E-TEC vs Four Stroke

[19seacraft88]

It is the same mold, purchased by a company in south Florida. They now call it Blackfin.
Al

[Yamtt125]

To save money on oil, buy it from a place that buys the oil by the drum. It will be cheaper than buying individual gallons. All you have to do if bring a small gas can to them and they'll fill it up for you.

[mjquatt]

Thanks for the info guys. This should help me make a descsion

[eggsuckindog]

You can't run regular oil - period, DI motors oil differently and crankcase temps are higher. A close friend replaced a Merc 150 with a new '03 DI 200 (close to an Etec) almost threw out the back on the water test, after he was warned LOL, but he says its amazing the difference. The guy has 2 more of the same motors a 225 and 250 in the box 7 tr warrenty

[Jon G]

go over to www.thehulltruth.com and do some reading on the e-tec. I was interested in them and theres a few not so happy customers with them to my suprise. I love my 140 Suzi but I wanted to keep an eye on the e-tecs for next time.

[Scott]

go over to www.thehulltruth.com and do some reading on the e-tec. I was interested in them and theres a few not so happy customers with them to my suprise. I love my 140 Suzi but I wanted to keep an eye on the e-tecs for next time.

Dont know whats being said over on that site ... But this months PowerBoat reports has some very interesting test data that involved six 150 hp motors (four- four strokes and two - two strokes) Including The Honda, Suzuki, Verado, Yamaha ... Plus the E-tec and the Optimax. Dont think it was E-tecs day

A 32 blackfin @ 60 + mph ??? The 14 or 15,000 lbs Blackfin boat with 12 foot beam?...got to be a different boat. The boat almost draws 3 feet of water !!!

[PipeDreamsMarine]

A 32 blackfin @ 60 + mph ??? The 14 or 15,000 lbs Blackfin boat with 12 foot beam?...got to be a different boat. The boat almost draws 3 feet of water !!!

Scott.. yeah its true.. The 25 and the 32 are being built by Salt Shaker. I was talking with Jon Maggio (Joe's son ,who owns SS) and he said the same things. Take out the motors and struts and change the lay up with new hi-tech stuff and she pushes real easy.. I haven seen one with E-tecs just Yammie's.. here the link to the web site http://www.saltshakerboats.com/home.html
Some real nice shots of the 32. THey made it look like the 27 that was built in the 90's that was a walk around

[Captainkass]

i have a friend building one of these hulls i we speak, the company is just starting to build these hulls, my friend is down there pretty much every day.