honda99Strange issue. I bought a used Honda 9.9 over the winter. The seller said he had serviced it and it was running well. I went to test it and could not get it to start. No spark. Is 9.9-horsepower four-strokes pack just the rht amount of punch. An 8-horsepower four-stroke (Practical Sailor Jan. 15, 2004) may still struggle with a fully loaded