Honda Marine Sport & Recreation

Honda BF60 getting water into the engine – I bought a Honda BF60 brand new because of Honda's reputation and have had it serviced at the same dealer 100km from my house since new. I had a… Read more

blown fuse in the engine in its first 12 months of owning it and a split fuel line in the forth year which my mechanic said was a fault and it was replaced under warranty, these were the only times I have been stranded which is not great but I still had faith that the trusty Honda wouldn't let me down. Prior to taking my boat for its service this year I checked the oil was ok (bit dirty) and just took off oil cap and noticed some white / brown paste inside oil cap. When I arrived at my service my boat mechanic pulled a pipe off the back of the engine and saw some white/brown paste in the tube and said this engine is stuffed and that Honda have had this problem on several engines where water or moisture is getting into the system and he would do whats required to fix the engine under warranty as he has with previous clients out of warranty. My boat is outside warranty and Honda don't want a bar of it. I would think that a Honda engine serviced for its whole life would have a design life longer than 9 years. Apart from the two issues above the engine has never missed a beat. I am looking to upgrade to a new boat and engine and after Honda have flat out refused to assist in the repair, I would not buy another Honda engine. I have mates that have Yamaha's & Suzuki's that are the same age and older and have not had any issues at all.

My BF-15 Honda – No issues after over 100 hours of use on my 15' x 60'' wide jon boat. Only issue I had is some kind of insect built a mud home in my gas overflow… Read more

line that comes out beside the water output line. This caused overflow gas to flow into the crankcase making the oil level high. Easy fix, with a call to my local Honda dealer, with about 10 minutes of my time. Highly recommended because it is light, powerful and so quiet that I fish most of the time with it running.

Warranty is as worthless as the outboard – Long story short just avoid Honda Marine altogether. Their dealers have no interest in really helping. They just want to take carbs off and clean… Read more

them. When you're at the end of your tether and reach out to customer service at Honda Marine they don't listen either. Joyce was the person I'm speaking about specifically. Completely missed details that I wrote in email and told her clearly over the phone.

I'm stuck with a 3 year old outboard, under warranty but can't get any help from Honda Marine and their dealers. Having to do my own repairs and pay for parts is just depressing. Don't buy Honda

Love this motor – Starts easy , even when I leave it sitting for 6mths. Puts my 4.3mtr Alloy boat up on a plane with two Large Adults in seconds. Quiet enough to enjoy a conversation , and drives for hrs on very little fuel .. would buy again in a heartbeat.

Way too Loud! Leaks oil – Rediculously loud! Like 4 times as loud as my Parsun 5.8hp 2stroke... leaks oil everywhere if not kept upright. Also no reverse, have to spin the… Read more

motor around. I will give it it one thing and that is that it had exceptional fuel economy. But seriously it's like having a lawnmower strapped to the back of your boat... I couldn't handle it. On a more entertaining note our house was broken into and the outboard was stolen. I was not upset to see it go, in fact I was laughing for days about the fact that the thieves car would be full of oil HAHAHA! used insurance money toward Parsun 5.8hp, and I love it.

Unreliable and no confidence using in it – Brought brand new and very unreliable. Stops intermittently without reason and takes 20 pulls to restart. Sometime starts 2nd pull but sometimes upto… Read more

20. My son had to be rescued by a nearby tender otherwise would have been gone with the wind. Definitely isnt easy starting as the packaging says.