Outboard Motor Brand ?

[megafish71]

There is no option for 7 Marine, if it didn't matter of the cost I'd have a couple of these engines and a boat to match.

[alukey]

4 stroke Honda.. My 130hp '07 has NEVER missed a beat, and very cheap to run on a 6M..

[captain rednut]

theres only one brand YAMAHA of course.

[swof63]

It depends on a few things for me.

Local dealer and service is an issue, the best motor with a cr*ppy local service agent is an unacceptable risk. All of the major brands make good motors these days, I would choose based on what I consider the better motor for the needs of the boat and the local representation.

I also like to go for the lower power for a given displacement. This means to me that the motor is under stressed and also will have higher midrange torque than a motor of same hp but at the top hp for the capacity of that range. Eg: my plate boat has a 135 opti, the smallest hp of the 2.5l v6, and the glass boat has a yammie f225, the smallest hp of the 4.2l v6.

Cheers
Craig

[trymyluck]

I'm looking at upgrading the 2stroke Johno atm and I was leaning towards the F80 from yamaha but would love a 90 honda or suk. Yamaha has a great finance deal and just noticed that honda has what seems a better deal @ 5.99%. Will have to wait on the details but the honda has its nose in front atm.

Mark

[MY ALIBI]

verado all the way

[novice23]

I was guilty of voting yamaha earlier on because i owned one..... but now having purchased a new honda there is really no comparing them. IMHO the HONDA leaves the YAMMI for dead for motor quality and dealer servicing.

[death_ship]

theres only one brand YAMAHA of course.

dont you like my honda jimmy? at least it doesnt squeek like my yammy did

[Bilopete]

Wow, I'm surprised with how many nominated a Yamaha! I have a Evinrude but I am keen to hear why people think Yama outboards are better!

[black runner]

Yamaha, Suzuki or Honda depending on HP required. Yamaha top of the list at the moment 'cause I have one and it does the business for me

Cheers

[OPTI]

Yamaha, Suzuki or Honda depending on HP required. Yamaha top of the list at the moment 'cause I have one and it does the business for me

Cheers

just wait till it poops a power head on your holidays ,and you get told by the dealer you have to wait for a month for a replacement.

[bigjimg]

Only a Merc Black on the back for me.Jim

[Johnwe1]

Evinrude ETEC. Had no problems with my twin 115hp. Low maintenace, plenty of get up and go.

[Noelm]

way way back when this was first started I made the comment that Yamaha was going to win easy (and it has turned out to be so), Yamaha just has the "name" but I have noticed in recent times, more than just a few people saying they will not have another Yamaha! why??? has Yamaha quality slipped a bit recently?, have the other manufacturers picked up their act a bit? or is it simply places like here that can relay a problem to the world with the click of a mouse? and before, dramas were only known to a mate of a mate?

[Si]

way way back when this was first started I made the comment that Yamaha was going to win easy (and it has turned out to be so), Yamaha just has the "name" but I have noticed in recent times, more than just a few people saying they will not have another Yamaha! why??? has Yamaha quality slipped a bit recently?, have the other manufacturers picked up their act a bit? or is it simply places like here that can relay a problem to the world with the click of a mouse? and before, dramas were only known to a mate of a mate?

dunno, never owned a yammy but maybe you influenced or skewed the result a touch? :-)