Honda 5 hp 4 stroke loud

[Tiller the hun]

Do you Honda 5 hp 4 stroke owners find your outboards loud? I have one for a kicker and it is 3 times as load as my F60 Yamaha! It is at the point that I would rather troll with my big outboard.Is this normal for these kickers or could there be something wrong? If so, what?

[Orange Whip]

I have an 03 Honda 15hp and a 03 Honda 225hp. My 15 seems louder.

Can't say why.

[MarkG]

Yup,I thought so too.When I went to Canada last year,stayed at a friends buddy's summer house,we got to use his boat.It had a 5hp Honda 4 stroke kicker and I thought it surprisingly noisy . But worked ok otherwise,and pull started easily.