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Bought 1988 Montauk , 1988 90 Yammie last month. Hull in perfect condition, but the engine has 1000 hours on it and the owner said ne never used Ring free fuel additive. I was concerned about the engine so I researched the suzuki 4 stroke 70 hp and the 90 etech. Both had many pros and few cons. In the end it boiled down to the price. Suzuki won. (2006 installed. Used engine with 18 hours, full 6 year warranty. Guy traded for a 90 hp and I was in the right place at the right time
$6200 for everthing. New 2006 in box 7300 while on the phone and 7000 when i went t the Marina.)
Took her out for the maiden voyage last night and WOW! The suzuki performed waaay better than I hoped. ( Deep down inside I think I reallly wanted the 90. I previously owned anew 1985 Montauk with a Johnson 90 and traded that in for a new 1987 Outrage 18 /150 Yammie. As you can see Ive always been a fan of fuuly powering a boat). So going 30 hp under rating was nagging me. Not any more.
thanks for the info. Recently acquired a 88' 17 super sport. Has an 89 Johnson/envirude 90 that is running great now, but I am going to repower as soon as I decide what direction to go. I really want a four stroke for a variety of reasons but I am not sure I want to drop down in horse power to match the weight This particular whaler already seams a little stern heavy). Hard to get past not having the max horse power on the boat.
Problem is there is really too much information out there about repowering these boats for me to digest. I am leaning torwards a suzuki 70 because I have read some really positive reports. One of my previous boats had a Yamaha C90 and I loved that engine for its reliability. May just go back with that. Guess I will just see how interested engine dealers are at selling me an engine this fall/winter.
Four strokes are very quite, and seem very dependable, I never tried one on a Whaler, A friend has grandkids and a rubber dingy, almost every summer they "COOK" the small outboard on it, a few years ago, he put a "Suzuki" (2-stroke) outboard on it, so far they have NOT cooked it (to everyone's surprise). I really like the "E-tec's", they seem to be the good stepping stone between 2 and four strokes. Another friend has ALWAYS used the Carbon Guard fuel additive, he always gets 20+ out of his outboards (w/ reg maint.) I checked with many marine mechanics, and they told me that the fuel quality is so bad now, that they highly recommend the carbon guard, many engines came in this year with fuel related problems, I used the Carbon guard all summer, just checked the plugs, and they are squeeky clean, so I think that there is some validity to using the "Carbon Guard".
I am extremely happy with my 2000 Suzuki 60/4 on the Nauset....Quiet, powerful, efficient, and reliable. Would never hesitate to get another...but I don't think I'm gonna have to.....
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Standard Shaft = 15 inches
Long Shaft = 20 inches (L)
Extra Long Shaft = 25 inches (X)
Extra, Extra Long Shaft = 30 inches (XX)
Many engines, especially OMC/Bombardier list the length of the shaft in their model number codes on the engines using the (L) or (X) designation without the brackets L, X, etc......
