Thread: Evinrude E-tec 115 HO

how did you guess man you is smart!!!

handicrappie, my guess would be they are a good engine, because you can't find a used one for sale. I looked for one on ebay and craigslist for a few months. with no luck. from what I could find out about them. the 115 hp rude, is about 80 pounds lighter than all the other brands of same hp. and they have a special kind of piston rings, that don't have to be broken it at various speeds. if you buy a new one, it's good to go full throttle, right out of the box. cheaper on gas, and much quieter. try finding a used one on the net, and then look for a used one of any other brand, and they are everywhere.

Handi just order one and put it on your boat....And hurry up before the fish start biting

Originally Posted by Handicrappie

Anybody have any info or thoughts or reviews on this motor? Looking to maybe upgrade next spring and would like some info on THIS motor. Plenty of info on Yamaha and Mercury already but curious what thoughts if any on this motor. Thanks


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I have one of these motors, it blew up on me last fall, 4 days before the Crappie USA Classic. The Evinrude dealer fixed it in 3 days with a new powerhead. If you ask me I would stick with a Mercury! Period!!!

I'm gonna stick with Yamaha

What is wrong with you other motor, If ist running fine i would leave it alone, unless you have plenty of money and just want to spend it

Nothing wrong with my current motor at all except it is a 50 and my boat is a little under powered. Motor does fine though and tops out at 30mph. It will be a year before I'm in position to upgrade and i just like to have info on different options. If I do upgrade it will be a costly one but crappie fishing is basically my only hobby now and I like to have nice stuff so knowing how I usually do I will probably bite the bullet and upgrade. Gotta pay off my truck first and then we will see.....


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Originally Posted by crappie24

I have one of these motors, it blew up on me last fall, 4 days before the Crappie USA Classic. The Evinrude dealer fixed it in 3 days with a new powerhead. If you ask me I would stick with a Mercury! Period!!!

Sounds like excellent customer service and you were done right. What's the big deal? I've heard of some of the yammies taking months to get fixed