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Old 12-12-2009, 02:06 PM
Fr. Frank Fr. Frank is offline
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2S Yamaha 200-225-250 motors between 1985 and 2005 are all between 397-437 lbs depending on year, shaft length, etcetera. I don't have specs on other years 'cuz my book was published in '06.
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Old 12-12-2009, 03:13 PM
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AWESOME<AWESOME>AWESOME> Love My 225 Like I love Seacraft.

I just went from a Honda 225 to a 98 merc 150... I did not run fresh water through it for two years. I know that is not good everyone but damn.. <could not Hurt that motor> I still own it and will not sell it.
Very quiet, sometimes I would forget I had it started.

Sensors do go bad, lower units are not cheap but none are. Four strokes will leak oil here and there if not properly maintained <as all outboards do.. Do not know the fill weight of the 150 but 225 is close to five ninety.. Gets scary with three men in the back of the twenty in chop, fishing

Really great on gas. Made my first crossing with it on the back of my twenty.

Love those Damn Hondas......
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Old 12-12-2009, 03:16 PM
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PS before I raised my transom. I always had water on the deck coming thru scuppers. I just lived with it.. Put self draining to the test.. Damn Good outboard.
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Old 12-13-2009, 09:14 AM
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I had an '06 150 VTEC on an 18ft flats boat until this year. It ran great - no problems at all. BUT - it is slow coming out of the hole and in shallow water I had to use the trim tabs to help it get out of the water. It has that variable shifting cam that takes it up a notch when you reach 4500 rpm - actually shifts the cam to a different set of lobes. Runs at 130HP below 4500 RPM and gets the 150HP rating running over 4500 RPM. Sort of frustrating trying to run right at 4500 - it would be shifting up and running away and thne coming back down - I was constantly on the throttle at that setting. Learn to run inder or over 4500 - but not at 4500.

Very quiet idle - several times I forgot to shut it down while I was on the bow fishing. I was told the 150 is the Honda Civic 4 cylinder engine block turned vertical - don't know that for a fact.

You are all right - very large profile and very heavy sitting on the transom. I would get comments like - "is that a Volkswagen mounted on your boat?" Had to move trolling motor and start batteries forward to try and compensate for the weight - still sat really low in the water.


I do find this: the guides and charter people run whatever engine they get get a sponsor to give them. The commercial trap and net guys run Hondas almost exclusively. That is in the southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida area - don't know about other areas of the country.
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Old 12-13-2009, 11:18 AM
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I service all motors, particuliarly like Yamaha, but as of late have not seen any major issue's with any of them, as far as working on them, the Honda has the easiest and best way to do service, accesability,mess, etc. The one's i have worked on have been good.
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Old 12-13-2009, 11:28 AM
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Hey Apnea,
Norfolk Marine used to sell and service Honda's if you're in the CBBT area. Don't know if they still do.
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Old 12-13-2009, 02:28 PM
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Thanks for all the replies.....good useful info...unfortunately, the person(s) selling the outboard is a scammer...but I will keep my eyes open for a good used or possibly go with a new 150 yamaha in gthe spring...I'm still in the process of restoring the boat so I'm in no real hurry....thanks again.
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