2004 Mercury 25HP carbed two stroke really a Tohatsu?

[lester]

Hello, I suppose the Guru will hold this answer. I am considering buying a 2004 Merc 25HP carbed, two stroke, elec start, longshaft remote locally from a friend and was wondering if this was in the line that Tohatsu made for Mercury? If so, can the simple 25HP-30HP conversion be performed on the gasket behind the carb like on the Nissan/Tohats or not? I checked the weight on NADA for this motor and was listed at 114lbs which seems much heavier than any 25HP that Tohat ever produced for a carbed two stroke in this HP. If Tohatsu makes this motor, what accounts for this extra weight? Sorry for so many questions and thanks in advance for the help.

 

[TGuy]

Re: 2004 Mercury 25HP carbed two stroke really a Tohatsu?

I'm pretty sure that Tohatsu didn't make that model for Mercury. They only started making the 25/30 hp models when it went to the 4-stroke models. I don't know if they made their own 25hp 2str or got it from someone else, but pretty sure it's not a Tohatsu made model.

 

[TOHATSU GURU]

Re: 2004 Mercury 25HP carbed two stroke really a Tohatsu?

If your in the U.S. the answer is a firm no. However, Mercury has been using the Tohatsu 25 2-stroke for many years in other markets.