Thread: Help on Finding Yamaha

It looks’ like I may being needing a different outboard. My old Mercury 115 HP in shop now running tests on it. Where would be a good place to get a deal on a 115 HP Yamaha 4 stroke? Will probably buy new for warranty but wouldn’t be against buying a low hours used one. Thanks in advance for your help.

Good luck,,,, but 14k in hand will help

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Anybody have experience with a 115 HP 4 stroke Suzuki?

Originally Posted by Kelvin

Anybody have experience with a 115 HP 4 stroke Suzuki?

Very good motor.

Look at what's used in la. Or coast .

Lots of them being used now , great reports

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[QUOTE=Machine;4090333]Very good motor.

Look at what's used in la. Or coast .

Lots of them being used now , great reports

Thanks for the reply, been doing a lot of looking, tough to find a used one.

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Originally Posted by Machine

Very good motor.

Look at what's used in la. Or coast .

Lots of them being used now , great reports

Thanks for the reply, been doing a lot of looking, tough to find a used one.

Yep, used motor is normally a problem motor , but if you're lucky enough to get a repower but most of those have a bunch of hours .

Know several guys with Suzuki and love them , if I need a new motor it would be my 1st choice

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Originally Posted by Kelvin

Anybody have experience with a 115 HP 4 stroke Suzuki?

Commercial fishermen near here are moving to Suzukis. There is good dealer support near here for them now too.

My thoughts on outboards (worth exactly what you are paying for it) is it is about 60% the outboard and 40% the dealer support for it. No sense in buying something that you have to drive a crazy distance to get worked on.

Not sure how it works around you but closest to where I live I have a shop that does Johnson/Evinrude/Mercury and one that does Yamaha/Mercury and an independent guy that works on "US" motors but wouldn't touch my yamaha. Immediately around me there aren't many suzukis on boats. Go west of here 100 miles and they are popular. Same with Honda. Not many honda's immediately around me but go south 50 miles or west 100 and you see them.

If you get to looking at the suzuki look at the 140 as well. Compare the gross weight of it to the 115. Somewhere in their offerings they are the same or very similar weight but you can go up hp. I can't remember if it 90 to 115 or 115 to 140. HP to weight ratio is what I would look at and do the best you can there compared to the mercury you are taking off. It would be pretty sweet if you could get into a 140 and it be the same or less weight than your current 115.

UN fortunatly my boat will only handle a 125 hp or I would look at the 140.

Originally Posted by smashdn

Commercial fishermen near here are moving to Suzukis. There is good dealer support near here for them now too.

My thoughts on outboards (worth exactly what you are paying for it) is it is about 60% the outboard and 40% the dealer support for it. No sense in buying something that you have to drive a crazy distance to get worked on.

Not sure how it works around you but closest to where I live I have a shop that does Johnson/Evinrude/Mercury and one that does Yamaha/Mercury and an independent guy that works on "US" motors but wouldn't touch my yamaha. Immediately around me there aren't many suzukis on boats. Go west of here 100 miles and they are popular. Same with Honda. Not many honda's immediately around me but go south 50 miles or west 100 and you see them.

If you get to looking at the suzuki look at the 140 as well. Compare the gross weight of it to the 115. Somewhere in their offerings they are the same or very similar weight but you can go up hp. I can't remember if it 90 to 115 or 115 to 140. HP to weight ratio is what I would look at and do the best you can there compared to the mercury you are taking off. It would be pretty sweet if you could get into a 140 and it be the same or less weight than your current 115.

Nope.
What's up with your Mercury 115? I love mine, it's been tough as nails.
The new motors are as high as giraffe ears.