not a fan of merc motors , the dealer i bought this boat from is a merc and yamaha dealer . but i have heard good things on the suzuki and was wondering if it was worth the extra drive to go that route
I say go with the four-stroke. I have a 60hp Mercury {wish I'd opted for the 75hp) I purchased new in 2011. It's a really good motor and no oil and gas mixing but you do have to change the oil and filter like you do with an automobile. I can't speak of the other brands other than the 40hp two-stroke Yamaha my buddy has since 2007. Very quiet motor still.
not a fan of merc motors , the dealer i bought this boat from is a merc and yamaha dealer . but i have heard good things on the suzuki and was wondering if it was worth the extra drive to go that route
I have a F70 Yamaha on a 1754 PolarKraft and have had zero issues since purchased in 2012. Quiet, fuel efficient and trouble free. Also, service is readily available in my area. Absolutely would buy another !
the other evening i was at the ramp and this young man was putting his carp boat in and we talked for a little bit before i realized his motor was running , he had a yamaha
I ran a Yamaha on my Crestliner for 5 full seasons with zero issues.
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I like Yamaha myself and the track records speak for themselves . almost every guide I been with that has to depend on a boat motor for more than just a ride to ketch fish as in might die if you don't come back is running one .
in Alaska that's the main motor and to be sure if I had a choice it would be a no brainer for me .
that said I have buds that run the new Suzuki motors and they sure seem to be sweet .
I have heard service is an issue on the Suzuki motors and parts as well but as they become more mainstream that will likely fade.
not a fan of mercury myself but I know folks that run them and have ok results as well
I am pretty sure most of the 4 strokes just sip fuel from what I hear and to be sure probably any of the 3 mentioned motors would get the job done for you quite well .
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Have a 115 hp 4 stroke Merc and a 8 hp 4 stroke kicker, Yamaha. Both good motors, Yamaha is quiet and will run all day on a gallon of gas. I think if I had to pick between them I would buy a Yamaha.
I’m a Honda man. Great power and very quiet. Less maintenance than most others too. I have two on my Lund right now. Both four strokes. 90 main and 20 kicker for the hp restricted lakes. Love them both.
I have a Yamaha F115 on my dad's boat and a Suzuki DF140 on mine. Both are very quite but, both of us comment that his Yamaha, especially getting up on plane and running wide open is much louder than the Suzuki is. I have no idea why. As I said, both are quiet. I've actually left my big motor running for 30 minutes while tournament fishing. Not because I forgot to shut it off when I got to my trolling location but because I simply didn't hear it!
Another CDC member with a Suzuki 90 left his running, loaded the boat on the trailer, and then determined his motor was still running! Most of the 4 strokes are quite and no matter what you select, there will be a huge differenence over a 2 stroke. This is one of the main reasons that a lot of people shy away from the Evinrude engines. They are much louder than their 4 stroke brothers. I am not a fan of Mercury motors either (nor are many of my friends and family)
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Cozmo1975 as was said by some earlier, use the 3 L's of business...Location, Location, Location! Purchase at a location where you can get good service.
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