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My dad is thinking about buying a brand new bass boat. He is looking a boat with a 60hp Mercury four stroke on it. Looking for some input on these new Mercury 4 stroke. My dads is type of guy that holds on to things. So he is wondering if the new 4 stroke motors would be a long lasting, dependable, worry free motor.
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I don't do Merc tho. Yamaha, Tohatsu/Nissan, and Suzuki. I just quit Evinrude.
BRM, doesn't Tohatsu make the smaller Mercurys? I had a 25 Merc that was made by Tohatsu and it was rock solid for 14 years and still going strong when I traded it.
If I was looking at a solid motor I would go with the Yamahas. They are hard to beat.
BRM will treat you right with the best rig for your needs.
A good dealer is as important as the motor in most cases.
Yes, Tohatsu makes all the Mercs from the 30 down. One reason I don't need Merc. I have the Tohatsu.
The Yamaha is the stuff. A bit more money, but a NICE engine.
You sure need to hook up with BRM. He is going to treat you right and give you good info.
We have a couple of 4 stroke mercurys at work. The 25hp has been a great motor. No issues at all. The 40hp is the complete opposite. It has been nothing but trouble for us. Anything an everything that could go wrong with a motor had gone wrong with this one. We could have bought a new motor with all of the repair money we have spent on it. I will NEVER buy a mercury motor again. As others have said, go with the Yamaha. They are great motors.
Bought a Yamaha 70 4stroke last year. Love it. See BRM he will not steer your wrong. Don't know price comparisons, but a few extra bucks won't make much difference if you plan on having it long term anyway.
I have to ask why did you quit Evinrude? I will pass your info on to dad. Thank you sir.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
Just didn't need the evinrude with the Tohatsu being a 2 stroke fuel injected engine for a lot less money, and a 2year longer warranty. Had a few issues with them also. Now that the new Suzuki 4 stroke 25's and 30's are lighter than the evinrude 2 stroke and are now 3 cylinder instead of a 2 cylinder, I didn't need the evinrude small engines either. All of the Suzuki engines are Battey Less Fuel injected engines which means they are the only EFI engines you can get in a manual start, or that will still run if your battery dies. The electric start smaller engines also come with a pull start on them too. [emoji4]
BTW, I've sold over 400 Suzuki's, and have NEVER had a single warranty claim.
Suzuki is the king of the duck hunters outboards around here. Its king to the 2nd power on a havoc.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine
I love the Suzuki's. I also sell the Havoc boats.Quote:
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Wish Tim would build a side console crappie boat.Quote:
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I have had Mercuries and hated them both. Had a yamaha 30hp 3-cylinder and LOVED it! I wanted a bigger boat, and Lowe had the floor layout that I wanted. And guess what, If I wanted a motor different than a mercury then it was gonna cost me 4+ grand plus. So I went and talked to a boat motor mechanic, and asked him which motor he worked on the most. He said Mercury 2-strokes. So i had my dobber down. I asked him the difference between 4-stroke yamaha and a 4-stroke mercury. He told me he culdnt tell a difference in what was coming in between the 2 name brands in a 4 stroke. And pretty much told me that neither yamaha or Mercury was having many problems with their 4-strokes. He also let me know that parts, fuel filters, pumps, etc were alot cheaper with the mercury. So I went with a mercury. Havent had any problems so far and have used my boat alot since I bought it in March. But I am scared to death of my Mercury and the first time something does happen to it im going to cry, but Im giving them benefit of a doubt this time. We'll see what happens. I sure wished I knew about Big River Marine at the time of my purchase, I hear about how great the customer satisfaction is with him. My next purchase will be thru him!
Had a mercury 4 stroke since 2004.........never had an issue in the least.
I've not seen many issues with any of the 4 strokes.
Check out BRM for sure, he will treat you so many ways I bet you will find one you like! !!!! Have always done me right on a couple of boats! !!!!!!
Bill shoot me a price for a 15 & 25 Suzuki with electric start. I am looking for a new motor for my 15 foot Wareagle. Thanks
The new Suzuki 25 is awesome. Lightest engine in its class and it's a 3 cylinder instead of a 2. Lots of torque, and power to the prop. It's a Niiiiice engine.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePro
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