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I am looking for a new 25 hp motor and am considering the E-tec. I have heard some very good things about it, but also some bad reviews a couple of years ago. I need a motor that is dependable. Can anyone give me their opinion on the 25 E-tec? Is there another 25 hp motor that is better? Thanks for any help.
I have a 2008 115hp etec and have never had one problem and wouldn't trade it for any other motor. I duck hunt with a guy who has a 25 and he loves it as well but I gotta say the old mercury 25 2 stroke is a tough little engine. I have one on my duck boat and beat the crap out it every year in the bayou meto, not to mention it's the best yoyo running motor ever built with the shift in the throttle.
Blue thunder has etec might pm him.
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Thanks for the info. Tight lines!
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Bill Burnett
870-635-0202
We sell XPRESS, EXCEL, and ALWELD Boats. Yamaha, Suzuki, Evinrude, Mud Buddy, and Tohatsu/Nissan Engines.
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I would call BRM and pick his brain and get some prices on various motors. With that being said, like every motor, it seems the E-Tec had it's growing pains when it first arrived. If you look back at history you will find the same things with the Optimax, HPDI's, FITCH, etc. Those issues usually seems to be more so with the larger displacement engines and you don't hear many negative comments about the smaller engines such as the 25 and 40hp. However, with todays technology trends I think it would be hard to beat a four stroke. Over the years I have ran traditional two stroke, DFI two stroke, and now four stroke. The four stroke has been my favorite. The manufacturers have really put a lot of work into perfecting them over the last several years and you rarely hear of issues with them. My :twocents
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Got a 25 etec. Mine has been back in the shop 4-5 times. Twice for sucking something up and blocking water flow to the computer. Once for a leaking oil tank. once for me getting a load of water somehow. I can be motoring along and if any leaves or trash is in the water it will accumulate on my prop and it will cavitate. Reverse to blow it off and go again for a couple of hundred yards and it will gather a load of trash again. Last sunday I was motoring down the lake and it quit. Either a load of water again or trash causing overheating.
Yamaha, four stroke, is all I can say. Best motor I have ever had, runs quiet, does not consume fuel, and has amazing torque and power.
I have had a 60 Hp e-Tec for 4 years. Injector did stop up one time and had to carry to shop. Use XD-100 synthetic oil and it's bout $50.00 per gallon.....course a gallon last a long time. Just thoughts......
I like the ETEC best of all the 25's. I've sold a bunch of them with very few problems. Every brand out there can have a problem, but there is no more with the ETEC's than any other.
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Bill Burnett
870-635-0202
We sell XPRESS, EXCEL, and ALWELD Boats. Yamaha, Suzuki, Evinrude, Mud Buddy, and Tohatsu/Nissan Engines.
Pro Staff, Southern Pro Tackle and Ozark Rods.
Member, Tri-State Crappie Anglers
a friend got a 25hp etec and loves it. Had it for over a year now and fishes Sardis ALOT. It has not let him down but the prop that comes on it is easy to bend when you hit a stump. Get a SS prop. hope this helps
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by SeaRay
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Bill Burnett
870-635-0202
We sell XPRESS, EXCEL, and ALWELD Boats. Yamaha, Suzuki, Evinrude, Mud Buddy, and Tohatsu/Nissan Engines.
Pro Staff, Southern Pro Tackle and Ozark Rods.
Member, Tri-State Crappie Anglers
Thanks for the info. To be honest, I would never have bought a Tohatsu engine because I am a child of the 60's which was OMC and Merc. I always had been an OMC fan (Johnson) but I bought a 2000 Tracker with a 25 HP Merc (Tohatsu I guess) on it and it is one super engine. I was skeptical when I got it that a 25 would plane off a 16.5" Bass Boat with a couple of guys but it actuall jumps on plane better than my 35 Johnson did. I had originally thought I would swap out for a 40 HP 2 stroke Yamaha (now that is one dude of an engine) but I am so pleased with the 25 Merc that it will be with me until one of us dies. Love going on 2 or 3 fishing trips and using about $10 worth of gas.
SeaRay
The early Merc 4-Strokes were Yamaha's. The EFI's are Tohatsu.
Big River Marine
Bill Burnett
870-635-0202
We sell XPRESS, EXCEL, and ALWELD Boats. Yamaha, Suzuki, Evinrude, Mud Buddy, and Tohatsu/Nissan Engines.
Pro Staff, Southern Pro Tackle and Ozark Rods.
Member, Tri-State Crappie Anglers
My 25 etec was stopped up again. Blew air back through it and started flowing water again. Third time and two were just motoring down the lake. Sucks trash and leaves onto the prop when i motor down the river.
i have a 25 tohatsu 4 stroke 2003 that i bought new .never had 1 second of problem with it. all the fish farmers and commercial fisherman used them down here in so.east ar. and the way they treat them i know they have to be good motor's to hold up !!!!!!!!!!!!