Yamaha F6 CMHS

Yamaha F6 CMHS : The 6HP Auxiliary Outboard Built for Dinghies and Tenders

There’s a specific kind of frustration that comes with an underpowered tender, the kind where you’re paddling the last twenty feet to your sailboat because the little engine you bought just couldn’t push through a headwind. The Yamaha F6 CMHS exists to end that problem. It’s a 6 horsepower, 4-stroke single cylinder outboard with 139cc of displacement, and it hits a sweet spot that a lot of small auxiliary engines miss entirely: enough grunt to actually move a loaded dinghy, packaged into something you can still lift with one arm.

Light Enough to Actually Carry

At roughly 27kg, or about 60 lbs, this is not a motor that requires two people and a dolly to get from the garage to the transom. An ergonomic carrying handle sits right on top of the cowling, so hauling it down a dock or lifting it onto a sailboat’s rail mount stays simple. Short shaft configuration, sitting at the standard 15-inch or 381mm transom height, makes it the correct fit for most dinghies, small jon boats, and inflatable tenders right out of the box.

Fuel System Built for Flexibility

Here’s where the F6 CMHS gets clever. It carries a built-in 1.1-liter internal fuel tank, enough for a good chunk of running time without anything else attached. But when a longer day is planned, an auxiliary external tank connector valve lets you hook up a remote tank and keep going. You’re never boxed into one setup.

Reliable Starting Without the Complexity

CDI ignition keeps starting consistent, pull after pull, season after season. Manual start means no battery to charge, no wiring harness to maintain, nothing extra to fail when you’re anchored somewhere remote and just need the engine to fire. Full forward-neutral-reverse gear shift gives you actual maneuvering control at the dock, not just an on-off throttle. Docking a dinghy in a crosswind becomes far less of an event.

Smart Oil Storage for Real-World Transport

A 3-position leak-free oil storage system means this engine can be stowed on its side for transport without oil finding its way into your truck bed or dinghy locker. Anyone who has dealt with a puddle of two-stroke mess under an old outboard will appreciate this detail immediately.

Rigging and Controls

For boats running remote steering or throttle setups, this engine pairs cleanly with a yamaha rigging kit a, giving installers a straightforward path to a full remote control configuration rather than a tiller-only arrangement. Worth asking about when you place your order if your build calls for it.

What You’ll Pay and Where to Buy

Compared to similar engines on the market, the yamaha f6 cmhs price reflects genuine four-stroke reliability without the premium markup of larger horsepower classes. Shoppers comparing the broader yamaha 6hp outboard price across dealers consistently find this configuration competitive, especially once portability and fuel efficiency are factored in.

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