Your Opinions Please...

[elpez]

Most mechanics will tell you they are "unfamiliar" with the Yamaha engines, that tells me they don't need repairs as often, I have a 20cc with a 150 Mariner with over 1200 hours which will get replaced with a Yamaha 150 HDPI or a 4 stroke, if it ever goes south!

[warthog5]

I'll contnue where Otto left off.
Motor Weights
Honda BF 150 = 485lbs
Yamaha F 150 = 475lbs
Suzuki DF 140 = 421lbs
and it has a timming chain unstead of a timming belt.
I have 2 Suzy's waiting. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[JohnB]

Mercury 250 offshore efi, 472 pounds....
On a 20', woooooooaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh......
Probably a little too much, but the weight of these newer 4 strokes is mindboogling. Better have a really solid transom.

[Bigshrimpin]

what about the yamaha 130 2-stroke? It's only 367 pounds and it's fuel efficent for a 2 stroke. I don't think it's available anymore in 2004, but I've seen leftover models advertised for around $5500 - $6000. Probably won't have the resale value of the 140 suzuki or honda . . . but who cares if you are planning on keeping the boat for 10 more years.

Maybe Hammer or someone else can post some stats. Just looking at the 130's performance bullitens on yamaha's site for similar size/weight boats . . . . seems like it might be a decent pick.

[Mark]

my 20'CC had the Yami 130 on it before the refit and that engine could really push that boat right along [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]