Was there a deck port & STBD of the motor well?
I only have one on the port side and looks like no foam under it at all .
Did not know Yamaha was making a 4 stroke 8hp , I thought all mfg were jumping from 6 to 9.8 .
I'm going with the Nissan 6hp 4stroke longshaft, only 55lbs ,the 9's are all over 120lbs and my wife can't pull it from the well or up out of the cabin to put in the well , so we went shopping with rule " she had to be able to pick up motor and carry 20' without stopping ".
Those of you using a 4 stroke , where and how are you stowing it out of the well ?
I know with a 2 stroke you can lay it down any way, but with a 4 you have to keep the head elevated or oil runs into the head and locks up the motor .