etec longevity,reliability and fuel/oil usage, honest opinions.

[myusernam]

And the tohatsu bashers - tohatsu make the merc 40 rebadged) and also the 15/18 (still). Their two strokes are excellent motors.

[stevej]

Mates etec 200ho on a 6m Haines uses 3-400ml of oil to every 100l of fuel cruising at 25-27 knots

1000 hr per year example....
They don't burn xd100 at 50:1
Quite a lot less. Depends on load and setup. Some owners may care to comment?
In 1000 hrs they would have 3 services which in theory should be cheaper as all u do is change plugs, decoke using engine tuner, and lower unit service.
In a fourstrokes you would have changed the sump oil 10 times. That's still a lot of synthetic oil. Also valve train adjustments, anodes etc.

[stevej]

And the tohatsu bashers - tohatsu make the merc 40 rebadged) and also the 15/18 (still). Their two strokes are excellent motors.

their two strokes are basic but very reliable engines
the 9.8 is prob the best aux engine at only 27kgs 10+ kg light then anything else

[scottar]

Mates etec 200ho on a 6m Haines uses 3-400ml of oil to every 100l of fuel cruising at 25-27 knots

Sounds about the same as mine on the Victory. If they are over propped or under heavy load (towing) by all reports they would use a bit more though.