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Posted by souweine on 03/24/08 - 10:42 AM

Me again... I hope to make my powering decision soon.. so hopefully the motor questions will stop :)

How about the Mercury vs. Yamaha 4 strokes? Slight weight difference, how about real world problems? Is the Yamaha worth a couple of hundred over the merc?

Thanks again!

Posted by Jeff on 03/24/08 - 10:51 AM

Jeez Josh,

Decisions, decisions. :D

Honestly do you have a local dealer that you prefer to work with? One that is really trustworthy, honest, and provides great service? If so pick the brand he sells. I would let that decide which motor to buy. There will be very little difference between these motors. Every motor has it's problems and you could find anecdotal incidents of problems for each all over the internet.

Edited by Jeff on 03/24/08 - 10:52 AM

Posted by souweine on 03/24/08 - 11:55 AM

Jeff,

That's part of the problem. I have a great merc and yamaha place nearby.

Horrible for me.... ;)

I am leaning towards the merc... its about a $800 difference.

Posted by Phil T on 03/24/08 - 2:46 PM

Since the dealer service is not an issue, how about the cost comparison for rigging? If you plan to do it yourself, price out all the gauges, cables, throttle etc and see where you are.

Hope this gets you to the trigger.

Posted by Davidk on 03/24/08 - 5:13 PM

I just had the 100HP Yamaha installed. I'm splashing next weekend. Maybe I can give you my impression then.

Posted by joninnj on 03/24/08 - 7:10 PM

David,

Me again as well... If you are looking at a few years used could be the same engine, Yamaha made the Merc 4 stroke power heads for a few years up until a 2005 or so ???:o may be off a year or so... The bandy new ones are a bit different.

the best

Posted by souweine on 03/25/08 - 4:56 AM

The merc I am looking at is an '05.... is there a way to tell who made the power head?

Posted by joninnj on 03/25/08 - 7:23 PM

Hi Joshua,

If I were to guess, I would say the 05's were merc's but I am really not sure. I assume that you are looking at a 90 HP 4 stroke... The Yamaha forum would be a good place to ask... You will need sign up and join. http://www.yamahaoutboardparts.com/ This is sponsored by boats.net.

The best

Posted by jvz on 03/25/08 - 7:53 PM

Always had Yamaha for outboards ... through the years,.... 40 on the 13, 90 on the Montauk and the 150 on the Outrage. They have been fantastic ! Good luck with your decision ...

Edited by jvz on 03/25/08 - 7:54 PM

Posted by wrangler on 03/26/08 - 9:40 AM

#10

The most dependable motor picked overall was Yamaha, Honda was second.
Look at the govt and police boats in your area. What are they using for 7 day a week continous service? They go out a lot more than weekends.
Mercury is the only US make but Black Anchors as they are called here are not seen on the govt, state and city boats. BRP, Yamaha and Honda. No suzuki or merc's.