Quote Originally Posted by SeaRay View Post
I had a 1984 35 HP Johnson for 20 years and it never missed a beat. With all the changes that OMC went through I don't know about the new motors. I now have a 2000 mdoel 25 HP Merc and it has been flawless so far. Had to learn how to cold start it, but once I figured that our it has been gang busters.

Hey BRM, I was told that Toshiba builds the 25 Merc and 25 Nissan. Do you know if that is true or not?

SeaRay
Tohatsu has always built the Nissan. Nissan has never built an outboard, and Tohatsu and Nissan are identical engines. The Mercury is a Tohatsu built engine from the 30hp down. Tohatsu just contracted with BRP to build the Evinrudes from a 15hp down. They will be 4-Strokes. The ETEC 2-Strokes will go from the 25 up.


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