OK...it got the best of me, had to look it up on the Ymaha web site. The F90 is a smooth and over weight 366 lbs, however the new F70 is 257 lbs, my 1998 two stroke is 281 lbs. Hummmm....if they get the F90 in the same general weight range as the F70 they will have a winner!!!

They might, they have some things in the pipeline. Next one to pop will be a redsigned F150, then probably a new F200.
You are right though, you can buy ALOT (for your motor) of Go Go Juice for 8k.

$8000/$4.25 = 1882 gallons fuel. Say you burn 15 gallons per trip that's 125 trips. :)

strick

Yes Sir Strick!! That's the same "Jethro" math I use. Like I tell dealers at the boat shows with the "greatest deals available" on new engines, I can buy alot of gas for that kind of money, however If I stick a rod out the side of the block, or it starts giving me trouble, we'll talk.

The $8k is for a 90hp, when you go up to the 250hp for my 'ol SeaCraft the price of poker goes crazy. Seems the 250hp Yamaha is around $2k - $3k higher than an e-Tec so that makes my decision easier. If I used it alot, like two trips a week on a regular basis, I could justify the expense before something goes wrong with what I have. Until then I'll just burn more gas.

Being poor sucks.

Seeya

I'm poor and a tight ass ! :)

I love my little 1998 Yamaha 130 saltwater series. When it dies I may get a 4 stroke but for now it pushes my 20 cc just fine. Off to try my new electronics Simrad NSS8 with structure scan!

strick

After three days of fishing last week the gas bills on my 90 two stroke are killing me. When do you hear the new 90 Yamaha might be available. This gives me time to work on the wife.

Yup they are premix and they don't have a freshwater flush. The only way to rinse them is to use ears. Hope you're keeping her on a trailer. Bullet proof motor though, easy to maintain since there is nothing to them.