Zum
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Thinking I might buy new...Thinking
My old 86 30hp Mariner (Yamaha) is still going but compression is a bit low and if it were to stop tomorrow I have got my money out of it.
I down to the Mercury and Suzuki because the dealers are within a half hour,the Yamaha is heavy and the Honda has 3 carbs(if going new may as well get EFI. The Tohatsu looks good too but dealer 4 hours away.
I know there is a little 25hp Yamaha and am going to look at it as well, just hard to believe it will move a 1652 at 25-30 mph and plane reasonably. My boats rated 35 tiller or 60 console.
Anyone here running the Suzuki or Mercury 30hp...newer models?
Hope if I buy new, the lower units are strong...I do hit a few times a year...can't remember how to post pictures or I'd show my missing skeg and prop.
My old 86 30hp Mariner (Yamaha) is still going but compression is a bit low and if it were to stop tomorrow I have got my money out of it.
I down to the Mercury and Suzuki because the dealers are within a half hour,the Yamaha is heavy and the Honda has 3 carbs(if going new may as well get EFI. The Tohatsu looks good too but dealer 4 hours away.
I know there is a little 25hp Yamaha and am going to look at it as well, just hard to believe it will move a 1652 at 25-30 mph and plane reasonably. My boats rated 35 tiller or 60 console.
Anyone here running the Suzuki or Mercury 30hp...newer models?
Hope if I buy new, the lower units are strong...I do hit a few times a year...can't remember how to post pictures or I'd show my missing skeg and prop.