New Yamaha 4 Stroke

[pair of jacks]

Just read an article in Boating Magazine about repowering and the problems of putting a heavy 4 stroke on an older boat not designed for them. Very interesting considering I repowered two summers ago and faced that very problem. I eventually went from a Merc Optimax 200 to a Etec 175 and lost about 75 lbs in the process. I'm very pleased with the Etec but was surprised to learn that apparently Yamaha has come out with a new lighter 4 stroke 200 that only weighs 487 lbs. which is just about what my old Opti weighed. So I guess there is hope that more options will follow for others like myself that have to repower and could not consider any 4 strokes due to weight concerns.