Omar thanks for the thoughts..You've convinced me not to go with the electric start....I keep looking at outboards in 4 stroke that I can comfortably move around by myself...all the 15's I find run 114lbs+
the 9.9 Tahatsu is at 81 lbs and I think I can move that around pretty well...I hear that Johnson is supposed to come out with something "lighter" in the small engine this fall but no one seems to know for certain when...I got the itch and I need to fish...seems that I may be stuck with the 9,9.
John g