2 or 4 stroke ?

[Steve C.]

I'M about to pull the trigger on a new motor. I find myself bouncing between the 225 Yamaha 4 stroke and the 250 HPDI yamaha. ANYONE WITH ANY INPUT WOULD BE APPRICIATED.

[Briguy]

Steve,

Don't make a mistake that will haunt you for years and years! Why go with one motor when you can get 2 brand new Suzuki 140 4 strokes for the price of the overpriced yam's. You will get a higher cruise, more hours, better hole shot and dependability of having 2 motors. I love my little 115 4 stroke suzuki's and wouldn't trade them for the world.

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HA STEVE
I HAVE THE 225 YAMAHA EFI GOT IT 1 YEAR AGO JUST A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THEY CAME OUT WITH THE NEW 225 4 STROKES. NOW YOU REALLY GOT A CHOICE FOR ME I DIDN’T WANT TO BUY A 4 STROKE WITH JUST 2 OR 3 MONTHS OF OPERATING EXPERIENCE ON THE SALES MARKED NOW THEY HAVE OVER 2 YRS OF EXPERIENCE ON THEM PLUS THE NEW 250 HDPI WITH THEIR BIGGER BLOCK WHAT A GREAT CHOICE YOU HAVE. I HAVE FOLLOWED THIS RABBIT FOR A WHILE NOW AND FOR ME I WOULD GO WITH THE 250 FOR A FEW REASONS.
1. MORE POWER BOTH FROM 225 TO 250 PLUS THE 2 STROKES WILL REALLY HAVE A MUCH BETTER HOLE SHOT. THE FOUR STROKES ARE NOTED TO BE A LITTLE SLUGGISH GAINING RPM’S AND FOR A ONE MOTOR SET UP THAT COULD BE A ISSUE WITH A FULL LODE AND 4 PEOPLE ON THE BOAT.
2. WEIGHT I KNOW IT’S ONLY ABOUT 50-100 LBS LIGHTER BUT WEIGHT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE USING A NOTCHED TRANSOM WITH NO BRACKET.
3. I THINK COST IS ABOUT THE SAME THAT’S A WASH.
4. FUEL EFFICIENCY IF YOU TROLL A LOT MY GUESS THE 4 STROKE WOULD BE BETTER BUT FOR ME I DON’T TROLL THAT OFTEN SO 2 STROKE IS ABOUT AS GOOD.
5. THEN GUYS TALK ABOUT OIL BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO CHANGE THE OIL ON FOUR STROKES SO BOTH USE OIL ONE THROUGH THE GAS THE OTHER THROUGH MAINTAINS.
THE BOTTOM LINE I WOULD GO WITH THE 2 STROKE FOR ONE MOTOR SET UP ON THE 23’ SEACRAFT AND FOR ME THE ONE MOTOR SET US IS THE WAY TO GO.
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[barnacle]

Be sure to look at the Evinrude 250 DI. If you stuck on Yamaha then I would go with the HPDI over the 4 stroke. Im not a 4 stroke fan. To much upkeep to them. If you follow the owners manual you will see there is much upkeep to them. Ask your dealer how much it cost to adjust the valves and you will see what im talking about. These 4 strokes are not like your car. They are turning very high rpms. They must be serviced in order to live.

[Dave Hirshberg]

I heard the same thing a joe. When researching small 4 strokes the Suzuki Dealer told me that the Yam 225 4's have a lot of adjustable moving parts and that a service could be as much as $1500 . I'm not sure if that was for the pair or for a single but I'd call a Yamaha Service Mgr and ask him what the maintenance schedule is. I do think, however that 4 stroke is where everything is headed in the future.

[James Tackle]

I'm with Briguy.