SUZUKI 20 HP DF20ATS2 OUTBOARD MOTOR

Description

The Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale here is a brand new 20 horsepower outboard with a 15 inch short shaft, remote control, electric start and power tilt. It is the small, light, fuel injected Suzuki for boats that steer from a console or a helm seat and have a standard height transom.

We hold it new in the crate, show the price on this page and ship worldwide. You send us your address, we send back a delivery quote, and you decide after seeing the full cost. No surprises at the port.

Is the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale the Right Shaft for Your Transom?

This is the first question to settle, and it takes a tape measure. Run it from the top of the transom to the bottom of the hull, straight down at the centreline. A reading around 15 inches is a short shaft transom. Around 20 inches is a long shaft transom.

The Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale has the S shaft, so it is built for the 15 inch case. Put it on a 20 inch transom and the propeller will sit in aerated water near the surface. It will cavitate, scream and push very little. If your number is nearer 20, you want the long shaft twin, the Suzuki DF20ATL2. A shaft is not something you can change later without cost, so measure twice.

Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale: Full Specifications

These are Suzuki’s family figures, which you can cross check on its 2.5 to 30 HP range page. If a spec matters for an engine room, a bracket or a survey, ask us and we will check it against the crate paperwork.

What DF20ATS2 Means

DF stands for Suzuki’s four stroke line and 20 is the output. The A marks the current small motor generation. T is power tilt. S is the 15 inch shaft. The 2 is the production series.

The missing letters tell as much. There is no H, so it is not a tiller. There is no E on its own, because the T already covers electric start in this family. There is no W, so the cowl is black. The Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale is therefore a console boat motor, with tilt at the switch.

Small Boats Where It Makes Sense

Aluminium runabouts and V-hulls

Fourteen to seventeen foot open aluminium boats with a steering console are the heartland. The Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale is light enough not to squat the stern, and it has enough punch to plane two or three people with gear.

Inflatables and RIBs with 15 inch transoms

Many small RIBs and sport boats use a short shaft. Fuel injection and light weight help keep the stern up. Check the transom rating and the boat plate, and note that many inflatables are rated well below 20.

Dive and tender boats

Dive operators like a motor that starts every time and tilts at a switch when the boat comes up on the beach.

Kickers on larger boats

On a bigger boat with a short transom, a remote 20 can serve as a get-home motor you control from the helm.

How the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale Feels Under Way

The two cylinder engine is smooth for its size and quiet at idle, with the exhaust going out through the propeller hub. Shifting is clean and the start-in-gear lockout prevents the engine cranking when the lever is in gear.

Fuel injection takes away the cold start games of older small motors. Turn the key, wait a second and it settles into an even idle. The Lean Burn system leans the mixture at cruise, and that is the reason for the better economy. How much you save depends on the hull and the load, and we will not quote an invented figure.

Power Tilt on the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale

A 20 horse motor is not heavy by outboard standards, but lifting it by hand on a rocking dock gets old. The power tilt on the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale raises and lowers the leg at the switch. It is helpful when you beach the boat, when you trailer it, when you need shallow water clearance and when you store the boat on a lift.

Use the tilt lock for transport, not just the switch. A hydraulic system can bleed down over time, and a tilt support is cheap insurance.

Rigging Checklist for the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale

• A side mount remote control box with throttle and shift cables.
• Steering cable or push pull kit and a suitable wheel.
• Key switch, harness and a stop lanyard fixed at the helm.
• Marine battery, cables, fuse and a way to charge it.
• Fuel tank, hose and a water separating filter.
• A propeller with the pitch your boat needs.

When you bolt the motor on, set the anti-ventilation plate level with the hull bottom. Run it once, then adjust. If the propeller loses grip in a turn, drop it a hole. If there is too much spray and drag, lift it.

Choosing the Propeller

The family uses a three blade aluminium propeller of about 9.25 inches in diameter, with Suzuki listing a pitch range of 7 to 11 inches. Your load, your hull and your top speed target decide the pitch.

Load the boat the way you normally use it and open the throttle in a straight line. If the engine cannot reach the top of its rpm range, the pitch is too high. If it exceeds the range, the pitch is too low. Small changes make a visible difference. Suzuki’s genuine parts and accessories page lists the propellers and service parts, and we can suggest a starting point for your boat.

Running In the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale

Follow the break-in section of the manual. Keep revs varied for the first hours, avoid long runs flat out, and change the oil and filter at the first service. With about a litre in the pan, the first oil change is cheap and the best thing you can do for a new engine.

Keeping the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale in Good Shape

• Flush with fresh water through the flushing port after every trip in salt or silt.
• Change the oil and filter yearly or by the hours in the manual.
• Replace the gear oil each season and look for a milky colour.
• Check the anode and replace it at about half size.
• Replace the impeller every two seasons, sooner in sand.
• Change fuel filters and use fresh fuel.

The Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale has overheat and low oil pressure warnings and an over-rev limiter. Treat a warning buzzer as a command to stop.

Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale Compared With the Neighbours

Against the long shaft ATL2, the only real difference is the leg. Against the tiller versions, the difference is where you stand and how you steer. A tiller motor is simpler and lighter on the boat. A remote motor leaves the stern free and lets you sit with the group.

Against the 25 HP, our Suzuki DF25ATS5 is the same layout with more power. Choose by the boat plate, not by wishful thinking. A hull rated for 20 should carry 20. For a manual, tiller choice, see the Suzuki DF20AES5.

Fuel Costs and Parts for the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale

Fuel burn depends on your boat, your load, your propeller and how you drive. Quoting numbers here would be guesswork. A fuel injected four stroke does use less than the old two stroke 20s it replaces and it leaves no smoke or oily smell.

Parts are easy to find. Filters, plugs, impellers and anodes are everyday items for any dealer who services Suzuki, and the engine design is simple.

Repowering a Small Boat

Before you fit the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale on an older boat, look at the transom. Press around the bolt holes and listen for hollow sounds. Replace tired steering and control cables and check the fuel lines. A new motor with an old fuel tank full of rust is a bad start.

Confirm that the old motor was 20 HP or less. If the boat was rated for ten or fifteen, a 20 is too much and you should look at the smaller Suzuki models in our 20 HP Suzuki category and nearby ranges.

Who Buys the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale From Us

Most of our short shaft 20 orders come from owners of small aluminium boats who want to move up from a tired two stroke or from an old carburetted four stroke. Next come boat builders fitting out new hulls, then dive and survey operators who want one dependable motor on a console boat. A few buyers order several at once for a rental fleet or a harbour service.

What they tell us afterwards is simple. It starts on the first turn of the key, it does not smoke and it asks for very little. That is what we hope for when we recommend the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale.

Matching the Boat to the Motor

A short shaft remote motor spans several kinds of hull, and the best match comes from three numbers: the transom height, the maximum horsepower on the boat plate and the weight the transom can carry. Hull shape and load decide the rest.

A flat bottomed aluminium boat planes quickly with a light load, and a deep V needs more power to climb out of the hole. A heavily loaded boat needs a lower pitch propeller than a light one. If you carry three adults, a cooler and fishing gear every weekend, set the propeller up for that load, not for a solo run in an empty boat. The Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale has the reserve for a typical load on a boat of the right size, and we are happy to talk through your hull before you commit.

Fitting the Remote Controls

A side mount control box holds one lever for both shift and throttle. It bolts to the side of the console or the gunwale beside the driver. Run the cables in smooth curves, never in tight loops, and leave enough free length at the motor to let it turn lock to lock without tugging.

Do one more check before the first launch. With the lever in neutral, the motor should start. In forward and reverse it should not. If it cranks in gear, a cable is out of adjustment. The start-in-gear lockout on the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale protects you, but only if the cable lengths are right.

Steering Choices

A small remote boat usually uses a cable steering kit with a small wheel, or a push pull system for a very short run. Both work well. Check that the steering arm has full travel in both directions with the motor tilted down. A motor that cannot turn all the way will bite into the transom or a bracket on the first docking turn.

Friction in the steering is easy to avoid. Use the right grease at the tilt tube and the pivot, and keep the cable clean and free of kinks. Hard steering at the wheel is almost always a dry joint or a bent cable, not a fault in the motor.

Battery and Charging

Use a proper marine battery sized for electric start and the power tilt. Fit a battery switch and a fuse near the battery. The alternator gives 12 amps of system output, which keeps a healthy battery topped up and runs navigation lights and a small sounder. If you add a chartplotter, a livewell pump and a stereo, fit a second battery and charge it separately.

A flat battery is the number one reason new motors seem to fail. Charge it before the first start and check it every month if the boat sits.

First Run Checklist

• Check the oil level and gear oil before the first start.
• Connect the fuel and squeeze the bulb until it is firm.
• Make sure the motor is in the water before you start it, or use the flush port with a hose and muffs.
• Watch for a steady stream from the tell-tale outlet.
• Listen for odd noises and check for leaks.
• Test shift and tilt, then test steering lock to lock.

Never run a new Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale dry. The impeller needs water from the first second.

Hot Weather, Cold Weather

In hot places, watch the cooling stream and check the impeller more often. Warm, silty water wears impellers quickly. In cold places, fuel injection starts the motor easily, but you still need to winterise before a freeze and drain the lower unit properly.

Salt Water Habits

The Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale is salt water rated and has multi-layer corrosion protection, but it still needs flushing after every salt trip. Wipe the cowl, rinse the clamps and spray a light corrosion inhibitor on exposed fittings. On a mooring, lift the leg out of the water with the power tilt.

Winter Storage

Flush the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale, change the oil, grease the steering and tilt points, stabilise the fuel and connect a maintainer to the battery. Cover the motor and store it as the manual advises.

Common Faults and Checks

Will not turn over. Check the lanyard, the neutral position, the battery and the terminals.

Turns but does not fire. Prime the bulb, open the tank vent and drain the water separator.

Weak tell-tale stream. Clear the outlet and check the impeller.

Poor top speed. The usual cause is a wrong propeller, or a motor set too deep.

Warning buzzer. Slow down at once and check coolant flow and oil level.

Warranty on the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale

Each motor ships with Suzuki factory warranty paperwork. Terms vary with your region and with how the motor is registered and used. Keep your receipts and service records and follow the service schedule. Ask us what applies in your country before you order.

Delivery Worldwide

The Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale travels in its factory crate on a pallet. We book freight to a port, an airport or your door, and you get a written quote before you pay for shipping. When the crate leaves, you receive tracking and export documents. If you have your own forwarder, we hand the crate to them.

What Is in the Crate

• Suzuki DF20ATS2 powerhead, midsection and gearcase
• Owner’s manual and warranty paperwork
• Factory mounting hardware

Controls, harness, steering, battery, propeller and tank depend on stock and are not always included. Ask us before you order and we will confirm exactly what comes with yours.

Before You Order the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale

• Measure the transom to confirm a 15 inch shaft.
• Check the boat plate for maximum horsepower and weight.
• Decide on remote or tiller steering.
• List the controls, cables and battery you need.
• Give us your country for a shipping quote.

Any doubt, ask. A short conversation before you order is cheaper than a wrong shaft.

Buying the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale From Us

Every motor we sell is new and the price appears on this page. You get a delivery quote for your country before you pay for shipping. We ship worldwide and prepare the export paperwork your customs office will ask for.

On an order we confirm stock, the exact model code and the shaft length with you. Our refund and return policy and terms and conditions explain the rules. See what other buyers say on the reviews page, read about us or go straight to contact us.

More Suzuki Motors to Look At

• All 20 HP Suzuki outboards
• Suzuki DF20ATL2, long shaft remote
• Suzuki DF20AES5, short shaft tiller electric start
• Suzuki DF20AS5, manual start tiller
• Suzuki DF25ATS5, 25 HP
• Suzuki DF15AS5, 15 HP
• All Suzuki outboards
• The full shop

Our blog carries more on rigging and care. Suzuki’s global marine site shows the whole range.

FAQ: Suzuki DF20ATS2 for Sale

Is the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale new?

Yes. New in the factory crate with Suzuki paperwork.

What shaft does the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale have?

A 15 inch short shaft, the S in the code.

Does the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale have power tilt?

Yes, that is the T.

Is the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale a tiller motor?

No. It is a remote model that needs a control box and steering.

How big is the engine in the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale?

327 cc, with two cylinders and fuel injection.

Can you ship the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale to my country?

Yes, we ship worldwide. Send us your location for a quote.

Final Word

For a console boat with a 15 inch transom that needs a light, quiet, fuel injected 20 with a tilt switch, the Suzuki DF20ATS2 for sale is the straightforward answer. It is easy to rig, easy to service and well supported. Order it today, or send us your transom measurement and boat details first and we will confirm that it fits.