Thread: Stratos boats

I ran a 20' 2001 model Stratos for 9 years. Absolutely no complaints. It was powered by a 225 Yamaha V-max. Back then they were well built heavy boats, tough as nails with a fast hull and great ride. That's a great model boat you are looking at, but I would be very skeptical of that evinrude. I've heard nothing but bad things about them. My advice is to look around more for something with a Yamaha, Honda, or Suzuki motor.


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Great boat with great reviews like Fessh's. Most I have seen them motors are money pits to say the least especially if they been run hard. Lower units weak and very expensive to replace or repair. Like Feesh said keep looking. Your boat is out there.


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Originally Posted by Cray

Great boat with great reviews like Fessh's. Most I have seen them motors are money pits to say the least especially if they been run hard. Lower units weak and very expensive to replace or repair. Like Feesh said keep looking. Your boat is out there.


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It has a new lower unit on it. Everything I've been reading about the 03's dont make em sound too bad.. I have read the omc ficht motors were junk but mainly the 150/175's. I'm going to go look at it Saturday anyhow and see how it runs out anyhow. We all know the guy it belongs to.


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Keep in mind what boat stands for:
Break
Out
Another
Thousand


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I have had real good luck with the older / earlier? model Johnson/Evinrudes, latest being a 90 model 200, parts are available & reasonable


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Love stratos. Hate omc.

Originally Posted by ducker

It has a new lower unit on it. Everything I've been reading about the 03's dont make em sound too bad.. I have read the omc ficht motors were junk but mainly the 150/175's. I'm going to go look at it Saturday anyhow and see how it runs out anyhow. We all know the guy it belongs to.


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My brother in law has a 175 'rude on his boat and has nothing but problems with it. I think most of the issues he has had have been with the ECU.

Originally Posted by rebranger

I have had real good luck with the older / earlier? model Johnson/Evinrudes, latest being a 90 model 200, parts are available & reasonable


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This one is a 03 225. Right when brp took over and supposedly fixed the problems in the small blocks and improved reliability in the bigger block.


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