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had a few tohatsu 2 stinkers for tender work that have all been epic but always run sterndrive boats in the past.possibly now looking for a 150hp o/b and have 3 on the shortlist, e tec, optimax, and new 150 mercury 4 stroke. anyone able to offer any impartial advice from ownwership expirience? all the net stuff is heavily biased american b
ks. should add boat is a 21 ft sports cuddy job to be used mainly for watersports and a bit of cruising stuff. thought the v6 of the optimax and e-tec may help the towing side of things. ruled out yamaha on problems i have heard/seen and suzuki from weight and corrosion.
ks. should add boat is a 21 ft sports cuddy job to be used mainly for watersports and a bit of cruising stuff. thought the v6 of the optimax and e-tec may help the towing side of things. ruled out yamaha on problems i have heard/seen and suzuki from weight and corrosion.Yamaha has been bullet proof for me, this was only on 50 hp size though, but hammered, no issues over 5 years.
not got much experience of modern mercury's or johnsons, but the old ones (I'm talking 20 years ago now, so prob not relevant) I have used were pretty poor reliability wise, the new ones seems to get positive reviews though.
not got much experience of modern mercury's or johnsons, but the old ones (I'm talking 20 years ago now, so prob not relevant) I have used were pretty poor reliability wise, the new ones seems to get positive reviews though.
Ok, I'm not impartial, but taking my day job out of the equation, I wouldn't use anything other than a Yamaha.
They're the market leaders for a reason, unrivalled reliability. Very high quality alloys and paints, by far better corrosion properties than any of the competitors. Very quiet, very fuel efficient and the F150 is a really nice engine. Owned one myself for a year or so.
Personally I wouldn't touch a 2 stroke, very hard to resell nowadays. I really struggle to sell boats with two strokes.
They're the market leaders for a reason, unrivalled reliability. Very high quality alloys and paints, by far better corrosion properties than any of the competitors. Very quiet, very fuel efficient and the F150 is a really nice engine. Owned one myself for a year or so.
Personally I wouldn't touch a 2 stroke, very hard to resell nowadays. I really struggle to sell boats with two strokes.
I've always found Yamaha stuff to be super reliable. Even the jetski's!
What about a Mariner? They seem good enough for the RLNI. (I know they're part of mercury, I think)
We have a "Spare" tender, at work, with a 50hp 4 stroke Mariner, and it's quite a nice thing.
I think they are all much of a muchness these days, just need to be thoroughly washed/flushed with freshwater, and sprayed with inhibiter after use.
Is it for the little fishing jobbie you have?
What about a Mariner? They seem good enough for the RLNI. (I know they're part of mercury, I think)
We have a "Spare" tender, at work, with a 50hp 4 stroke Mariner, and it's quite a nice thing.
I think they are all much of a muchness these days, just need to be thoroughly washed/flushed with freshwater, and sprayed with inhibiter after use.
Is it for the little fishing jobbie you have?
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