Thank u all for the input. Both Yamaha and mercury were both pretty close to the same price. And neither mentioned a wait period for availability. Must be getting caught up.
Mercury or Yamaha main motor
Ok dogs it’s time to get a new main motor for my 20’ raider. Currently has a 90 horse 2 stroke mercury on it. She pushes it just fine but is cold blooded as hell. And wanting to get away from 2 stroke oil. I have a 2020 4 stroke 25 horse Yamaha I’m putting on for a kicker”runs flawless”. Looking at a 115 since neither mercury or Yamaha sells a 135 that my boat is rated for. Both brands go from 115 to 150 with nothing in between. So in your opinion what is the best salt water motor. I fish salt 80 percent of the time. Thanks for your input. Good or bad
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What salesman are you? From Tigard or Milwaukee? Would like to come talk to you personally. Or you can msg me 503-459-8992 thanks
Bought the 25 for my duck boat 2 years ago and it run’s awesome. Finally own a boat I can fish the ocean with. So the 25 is getting a bay kit and being put on the raider. I like the thought of more kicker power if I ever need in an emergencyMy 20’ Hewes has a 2010 Yamaha F115 currently at 840 hours or so. By far most of those hours were in salt. Knock wood, it runs perfect and I would say has shown generally excellent corrosion resistance. Can’t speak to the Mercury. That’s a big kicker! It’ll control the boat nicely.
I’ve always ran Yamaha or Honda dirt bikes and Honda generators. Never a serious issue yet. I’m gonna talk to a Honda dealer too. The extra weight won’t be an issue as my boat is nose heavy. And that’s with nothing in the fish box or the front compartment. I put an 35 gallon bleed / crab barrel on the swim step to level it out. Only an anchor and nest up front. Thanks again for all the replies
Hmm. Never thought about that aspect of it. Thank u puffinWhen I sold my 130 hp Honda, the guy said man it sure is quiet and I was thinking man it’s three times as loud as when it was new that was with 2800 hours on the motor. I sold it for $2000 and replaced it with a 200 hp Honda. I told the guy if he ever had a problem with it, give me a call never heard a word out of him. That was 11 years ago the 200 horse now has 3100 hours on it. If you want the real story on outboard motors, look at all the military, Coast Guard, marine patrols people who make their living on the water every day and you’ll see a trend.
Well guys. I just did the bay kit on my 2021 Yamaha 25 horse and the in side was all white from corrosion And I rinse it after every use in salt. I’m not leaning towards Yamaha anymore. Sad because I really wanted matching motors. Oh well
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