I recently bought a Alumacraft XB 200 bass boat with a Yamaha sho 175 on it. I asked the dealer to swap it out for a Mercury (thats all I ever owned) but he would not because controls and everything were installed. He was a Mercury dealer also.

He looked at me like I was nuts and said you will love a Yamaha motor and if you ever trade/sell Yamaha has the highest resale value, so he says?.

Anyhow, I only have about 30 hours on it and so far its awesome. I have read good and bad reviews on it just like on all the brands.

I was just curious if anyone has any first hand knowledge of these motors good or bad based on experience?

It is a 2019 model sho 175 4 stroke

Thanks for you're comments

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