Ficht 200 vs Hpdi 200

barnacle · #1 03-08-2003, 08:22 PM

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Trayder · #2 03-08-2003, 09:55 PM

Joe-

Welcome, I was wondering how you knew all of those specs. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

captbone · #3 03-09-2003, 12:32 AM

The 200 yamaha HPDI does not weigh 570. The 225 and 250 hpdi weigh that. The 200 hpdi is a 2.7 liter which weigh something like 470 lbs vs the 200 evinrude which is 3.3 liter weighs 530lbs. The new evinrude are great but in this catogory the Yamaha is the winner in my opinion. The 200 evinrudes are 225 and 250 just detuned. The yamaha is the same as their 150 and 175 hpdi. The HPDI yamaha are amazing engines. I would vote for them. They will give you better fuel economy than the 200 rude and only 1 mph or so less in speed. I would vote for twin 175 rudes before I put 200 rudes on. The 200 rude is just too heavy, if you go with the rudes then go with the 250s because it is the same as the 200 just a different program. And the 200,225,250 have a 60 amp alt but only put out 35 amp to the battery because the engine takes the rest before it hits the battery. Merc has the 60 amp, yama the 50 amp and rude the 35 amp.

barnacle · #4 03-09-2003, 08:10 AM

Where did you find that weight spec. at. I show the weight at 570. Sorry if I was wrong on that.

barnacle · #5 03-09-2003, 11:07 AM

Yamaha 200 hpdi is 468 lbs. I am sure the Evinrudes charging system is far ahead of the others. Evinrudes dual voltage 60 amp alternators, one side powers the engine systems and the other powers all onboard products. The other outboards do not due this. Alot of there output is consumed by the engines own system.

captbone · #6 03-09-2003, 03:27 PM

I have the 2001 catolog in front of me, I know that is when OMC made them but I dont think it changed. It shows the 200,225,250 3.3 liter as having only a 35 amp charging system. The amp is 60 amp but is regulated to put out only 35amp, the rest is for the motor. I think that it the exact same now as it was in 2001 just better quality control and testing, I think the only different is Bombarier is using a more aggressive market idea and telling everyone about the 60 amp alt (which is true just not completely truthful). Unless Bombarier changed the alt from 2001 I think that it is only 35 amp. The truth is that at that level it really does not matter anyway. To strain a battery system with the motor running anyway is very hard, with twins it is twice as tough.

captbone · #7 03-09-2003, 03:29 PM

The evinrude is a much more powerful motor in the 200 class (3.3 liter against 2.7 liter) but I would say that the weight is what would make me shy toward the yamaha.