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    Mercury,Yamaha,Suzuki... market share

    Does anybody knows what is the market share of outboard engines companies in the US and in the rest of the world? I know that Mercury is a leader with about 32% of the market in US, and the Japanes companies have around 56%. Yamaha is on the second place with 30%, Suzuki has about 12%, Honda 10%...
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    Trim question

    What increase in speed can I expect if I better adjust trim position of my outboard? Currently my outboard is in middle-central trim position (I didn't change factory adjusted trim position).<br />I have Honda BF20 with manual trim installed on small Quicksilver inflatable and no GPS (so I can't...
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    Propeller question

    1) Does anybody know what can I expect (I mean rpm and max. speed) if I increase prop pitch from 9 to 11? I have Honda BF20 outboard installed on inflatable with prop 9-1/4x9 and want to buy 9-1/4x11. I've only found on this forum that one inch bigger prop diameter means approximately 200 rpm...
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    PWC durability

    I will appreciate if anybody can share own experiences regarding durability of PWC. I'm considering buying new 4stroke PWC (probably Yamaha FX160 or Honda Aquatrax maybe Kawasaki STX 15F), but I don't what can I expected (number of failures pro year, overall quality, duration span...). I'm very...
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    Known problems with Honda BF 20

    In summer I bought brand new Honda BF 20 and it runs perfectly for about 70 hours.<br />I know that this engine is new on the market (from last year), but I would like to know if anybody can report any problems with this model (weak points...).
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    Durability of direct-injected 2-Strokes

    Somewhere on this forum (of course that I can't find it again) I've found that modern direct-injected (under high pressure) two strokes are not durable. Since many famous 2-stroke outboards are direct-injected (like for example Mercury Optimax, Evinrude FICHT-RAM and E-tec, Yamaha HPDI and...
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    Experiences with brand new Honda BF20 (manual start with tiller handle)

    I just want to share my experiences with boat and engine I bought before summer holidays, while it is first boat and engine in my life. <br />In July 2003, I bought new Honda BF 20 - manual start with tiller handle. Since I've sent the post in this group before, lot of people told me not to do...
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    Honda BF30

    I am considering to buy new Honda BF30 4 stroke outboard (hand start,tiller handle) for my inflatable. Could anyone post me experiences with that engine (I mean reliability,weaknesses, durability...). Many thanks for your answers.
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    Experiences with Honda BF30

    I am considering to buy new Honda BF30 4 stroke outboard. Could anyone post me experiences with that engine (I mean reliability,weaknesses, durability...). Many thanks for your answers.
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    Quicksilver Heavy Duty 430 course stability

    I would like to buy Quicksilver Heavy Duty 430.Could You please confirm me, that boat has no problem with holding stable course (like YAM 430S from Yamaha inflatable division) if I put 30PS on transom.Stable course depends of deep-V hull. Thanks for your answer.
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