basstender10.6
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Last year I was at the New York City boat show, I walked over to the einvurde display and sarted to talk to a salesman. I asked him if evinrude was coming out with any motors under 25hp. He said they are working on something but he doesn't know. So this year I went to the boat show again. I turned around and saw what I thought were mercury outboards 2.5-15hp. As I got closer I realized that they were evinrudes. I was so happy because I was going to go up to a salesman and order a 9.9 for my boat. I started talking to a salesman about them. I asked him when they came out, and he responded in an angry voice.. "they will be available to the public in a month". The I said... "these are 2 cycles right?". He said no there are four strokes. Then it clicked.. I said "wait so are these Tohtasu's". Then the salesman started to explain that someone who worked for the company complained that they made no motors under 25hp (well they make a 15 but it weights 190 pounds and is a long shaft). So evinrude took action and now does the same thing mercury does. They are taking tohahtsu motors and putting their name on them (2.5-15hp).
Now, this does not look bad when mercury does this because most people dont know, and because most of their product line is four strokes. Evinrude does not make one four stroke model and this just makes the company look bad. The salesman was pissed off that they did this and apparently so are a lot of people who work for evinrude. He started to show me the differences between the motors that they make and the tohatsu's. The shift cable is exposed, the mounting bracket is thin, the throttle cable is make like crap, they are heavy, they dont follow under the 3 year 300 hours rule, and the parts are cheaper. And these were the exact words that came out of the people who sell these.
Anyone have any opinions?
Now, this does not look bad when mercury does this because most people dont know, and because most of their product line is four strokes. Evinrude does not make one four stroke model and this just makes the company look bad. The salesman was pissed off that they did this and apparently so are a lot of people who work for evinrude. He started to show me the differences between the motors that they make and the tohatsu's. The shift cable is exposed, the mounting bracket is thin, the throttle cable is make like crap, they are heavy, they dont follow under the 3 year 300 hours rule, and the parts are cheaper. And these were the exact words that came out of the people who sell these.
Anyone have any opinions?