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02-12-2006, 11:08 AM
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Re: Rude E-Tec
I have a 2005 Yamaha 4-stoke 150 hp (475 lbs.) on my 20 and it has plenty of power. The boat gets up on plane faster than with my old 1986 2 stroke and I do not have trim tabs. It took me three tries before I found the right prop though.
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02-12-2006, 11:41 AM
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Re: Rude E-Tec
HatTrick,
I'm looking for an engine and I have the usual concerns about weight/effect on the scuppers, etc. What year is your 20, and did you raise the deck? What type of scuppers do you have and how are they working with that engine.
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02-13-2006, 01:27 AM
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Re: Rude E-Tec
Strick and I were talking to the Triton rep at one of the boat shows out here. We were asking him about the Etec's and if he'd seen any problems with them. He hesitated for a while and told us that he'd already seen a few back come back to his dealership with blown powerheads. He then talked for another 10 minutes about how he thought Bombardier has made a huge mistake committing their future entirely on two stroke direct injection outboards. Only time will tell, but I'd call around and talk to a few Bombardier mechanics before you buy.
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03-05-2006, 12:45 AM
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Re: Rude E-Tec
A problem here and there but they have been pretty trouble free, and too all the Merc haters the Verado has been pretty darn good too. Everybody seems to hitting all cylinders these days, the last problems I heard about were the big Yammi's but they seemed to have fixed that.
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02-14-2006, 04:13 PM
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Re: Rude E-Tec
dcorbett,
I was concerned about weight also, but my other concerns were, local service availability, reliability, fuel consumption, and quiet. My boat is a 1986 20' cc, with the scuppers that go through the transom not down through the floor. I bought the boat second hand and as far as I know the floors have not been re-done. I moved two batteries under the console and took out the 2-cycle oil reservoir. The boat sits about 3/4 of an inch lower than before and the deck drains about the same. I put ping pong balls on the drains where they go through the transom (on the outside) but water still comes in when I stand in the corner. When the boat sits by itself the decks do drain. Hope this helps.
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'86 20 ft CC with 4-stroke 150 yamaha
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