mercury v yamaha 2 stroke

[sid_fishes]

at the moment i,m looking at a boat package with either the 2 stroke merc or yamaha, and i would like to know what poeple think of either motors. both motors are to be 90 hp models

thanks and cheers for the new year ian

[toymod]

personly i would go the merc, but I think these days all motors are pretty much the same. ;D

[1810B]

power heads are the same. Talking to Mercury this morning re prop for a 90 mercury. And would you believe only one dealer had any on the shelf. Had original size but not the new one. Rang Mercury back and gave the dealer a compliment

[familyman]

Think about this - Yamaha do all sorts of stuff ,Merc ONLY do boat motors.
cheers biased merc owner jon








ps if anyone wants to give me a new f100 yam I would grudgingly accept ;) ;D

[dicko1980]

I live in Townsville, and nearly all commercial operators in the line fishing industry use Yamaha. You only have to go down to the local wharf to see that Yamaha is the only motor most of them use. Yamaha make heaps of other products, and all of them are up there with the best in their class. Mercury may only make outboards, but I would choose a Japanese engineered product over a American one anyday.

I am biased towards Yamaha, but that's only because everyone I fish with in North Queensland owns one.

[toymod]

But thats normaly because yamaha is the cheapest not always the best ;)

[sid_fishes]

but the silly thing bout that comment is that the yammie is being quoted at $500 dearer. anyway thanks for the comments guys, cheers ian

[dicko1980]

Well if Mercs are so good how come none of the boys that make a living from fishing use them. A few hundred $ cheaper does not even come in to it when you have to depend on mechanical reliability to make a living

Go Yamaha

[Smelly]

Not to mention dependable saftey when out in the Big Wide Blue - Yamaha 4 ever!

[joeT]

I'd just buy a yamaha because I think they look better ;D

[steve_n]

Only had a new 60hp mariner (merc) and a new 115 merc in the last 14 yrs and never a problem. Touch wood. never had a yammie but dont hear any bad reports.
Steve

[vermin]

I went Merc, mainly due to my confidence in the Yamy dealers support (none). Could have went either way otherwise. Tohatsu wasn't out of the game either.

Merc hauls ass too. No problems yet :).

[dicko1980]

Yeah its a shame Vermin that the local support for Yamaha up here is not as good as the other manufacturers

[onerabbit]

Hi all, recently traded my old yamaha 90 (89) for a new mec 115, obviously there is a huge difference in power, but the toss was ( yam or merc ) reliabilility, was warned that the merc would be harder to start, but the merc would go harder. Watching other boats, the yams DO seem to start up better, my old 1 never failed, 1 touch of the key,where the merc seems to want to crank over a few times first, not good if you are already having problems, eg, ran a tank dry , or shitty fuel, however , no problems with the merc at all yet, goes like a demon, Muzz.

[Rod_Bender]

I purchased my new Yammy brand new in 2000 from my local dealer in T,ville. Prior I had the only mobile outboard mechanic come to my home to inspect my old 50 Merc that use to cause more troubles then a child in a house with ADD. I asked for his non bias opinion I guess because he doesn’t work full time at one particular dealer. He told me that he would buy a yammy every time and if you didn’t want to spend the little extra, try a Tohatsu second, but a long second he added. This information influenced my decision a lot. Secondly as already stated, many fishing charter guides rely each day on their Yammy. Many recreational user’s have one. I have never seen a boat with a Yammy on the back get a tow back to the ramp. Mines coming up to its 5th year, and not one fault has been experienced. I only service it once every 24 months as my mate who works at my local dealer in the service dept, said it’s not worth it and we do bugger all to them. I know a lot of people will be in conflict to this statement, but its only what I was told by the mechanic himself. I’d never have a Merc again, Yammy for life!!!!!

[88fishframe]

I had a 2001 90hp Yamaha on my cuddy cab and twin 2002 90hp Mercs on my Cat. Since then I have sold both boats but had no problems with either motors. Personally, I like Yamahas and would go that way every time given the choice. Maybe it was the colour, grey VS black, but the Yammie seemed to show less signs of corrosion.

[vermin]

at the moment i,m looking at a boat package with either the 2 stroke merc or yamaha, and i would like to know what poeple think of either motors. both motors are to be 90 hp models

thanks and cheers for the new year ian


I would say both motors are good and you should base your purchase on the service you expect to receive from the dealer (if $$ is not a major concern). A lot of people will say they had problems with Merc and a lot of people say they have had problems with Yammy. Others will comment that they have never had problems. I have seen boats being towed behind the coast guard having Yammy's and I'm sure boats with Mercs have been in the same predicament.

Other considerations that may effect your decision are weight and fuel consumption. You should be able to find data on that.

I personally went with the Merc but that had nothing to do with the quality of the motor or it's specifications.

My opinion only.

Hope this helps.

Vermin