I know this is a very opinionated topic, but what is your choice for best outboard and why?
Merc? Yamaha? Evinrude? Other?
I know this is a very opinionated topic, but what is your choice for best outboard and why?
Merc? Yamaha? Evinrude? Other?
Well I think you will find a very strong Merc following on this board. I for one love my motor but won't claim it to be the best out there but the 250 Pro XS is hard to beat
My favorite is Mercury. I had a 250 HPDI Yamaha on the Champ and I just never trusted it. Seems you always had to change filters and the lower unit needed blue printed to run right-too big. While Ive owned Evinrude and Johnson, that was pre-Bombardier so I really cant comment on those. This is my 2nd Racing Merc but the first Racing Optimax...time will tell
Daryl, even though my boat is on the shelf right now with motor drama, i still like Evinrude Outboards. Eventually every motor is going to do what mine did, but that's part of the game. That and my motor has a lot more hours on it than most others do. That being said Trick's 250 Pro XS is the strongest motor i've ever seen. The mid-range on that motor is unbelievable and for it to push the 2 of us to over 76 is impressive and if he ever got the motor set to the right height and got the prop worked i can't imagine what that motor is capable of.
2019 Phoenix 921 Pro XP/2019 Mercury 250 Pro XS 4 Stroke
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Refer to the word "outboard" posted above.
It is an outboard.
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Refer to the word "outboard" posted above.
minnkota is an outboard. out the front
I like evinrude just because that is what was on my boat when I bought it. I am not a name man. Have not researched new ones to know what i am talking about, but I like anything that gets me to the hole and back quickly.
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That's not what the ramp lady said!
Wow, now we're gonna make fun of the mans Johnson!
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I had no part in it this time
Thanks for the feedback so far guys. I'm surprised....I thought there were more Yamaha fans out there.
Yea Daryl, get your post back, you da man.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lbkbassin »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yea Daryl, get your post back, you da man.
Thanks Speedy!
I'll stick a vote for the Yammie just because that is what I have.
I've owned two Yamaha's and two OMC's (Johnson Fast Strike).... never owned a Merc
Yamaha's have both been very dependable and haven't experienced any power head or lower unit problems
Johnson Fast Strikes required one lower unit replacement on the 1st and 3 lower units on the 2nd.... also had to replace the power pack on the 2nd Johnson several times
Merc had a very bad reputation 10 years ago, but seem to have really turned things around......
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2014 Triton 19XS ~ 2021 Mercury Pro XS 225 HP
I can't reply on the Yamaha yet, only had the motor about five months. I can say that I've had very good luck with both my Merc's and Johnson.
Mercury for me because I live like 5 minutes from Sandersons so easy to have worked on. I would not be real picky with any 2 stroke out there because they all seem to be good....well except for Yamaha's problems but like everyone else they will get it straight.
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