Well Folks, since we started all the confusion, we'll try to end it.
The motor actually says 9.9 Yammy on the cowl, so apparently we're good to go regardless of all the other stuff - including electric start.
It still DOES get along nicely, but not as well as before. Our beloved Pals at a local Dealership 'forgot' to de-tune the first '10' hp oil mix motor from the U.S. 15 hp standard as a favour.
Man, could she FLY! Actually a little bit too much for this elderly Dude. BUT we 'struggled' with the problem, simply to bug 'Hector' outta our Neighbour, who thought he had the quicker boat.
Those were The Days. Now we're back to the standard 9.9, blessed with electric start, and quite content to deal with the hardship of not being as quick. At our age, convenience rules.~
Hugs, Wordpecker
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