Looking at a boat with a 2000 Yamaha 115HP

[pappastratos]

Looking at a boat with a 2000 Yamaha 115HP, are these good motors ? what do I need to check ?
Also, are there any Yamaha guru's like there are on the Johnson/E-rude page ?

[altobugman]

I had one for 10 yrs and never had it worked on ..... not ones prolly the best motor yamaha has ever made.. i now have a 200 that has been in da shop 2 times in one year for maint and a new lower unit due to the original owner.....

[Sigma]

I have owned two of them. Good motors just do a compression test, inspect the lower unit and oil after a test drive on the lake and give the whole rig INCLUDING the trailer a good inspection.

You can also make sure it's charging by checking the battery with a volt meter when it's not running and when running

[slapshot]

I had one on my old 19' bay boat. Mine was the standard carbed 115. It wasn't a bad motor. My only complaint was it was hard to start when cold sometimes. The only problem I had with it was a power cable to the starter failing.

[Sigma]

?<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slapshot &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I had one on my old 19' bay boat. Mine was the standard carbed 115. It wasn't a bad motor. My only complaint was it was hard to start when cold sometimes. The only problem I had with it was a power cable to the starter failing.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You mean the red cable under the cowl from the relay to the starter or another one?

[slapshot]

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sigma &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">?

You mean the red cable under the cowl from the relay to the starter or another one?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, I think that was the one.