Where are the 2-stroke Yamaha's

[pscrabber59]

Trying to buy a older(90-98?) small(4-6hp) yamaha and i just don't see alot out there in my area(seattle, Wa) and when i do come across one they want a arm and a leg for it.
My question is did'nt Yamaha make alot of these little motors for the u.s. market?

 

[robert graham]

Re: Where are the 2-stroke Yamaha's

They're good motors and folks tend to hang onto them, and they don't depreciate much. I had a Yamaha 4HP that I paid $600 for, kept it 5 years and sold it for $600. Maybe you can find one on E-Bay. Good Luck!

 

[DADDYRABBIT1]

Re: Where are the 2-stroke Yamaha's

Yamaha did make outboards for other companies like Mariner in that year range your looking for. I agree and would try out Ebay.

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: Where are the 2-stroke Yamaha's

no one is going to sell something that's easy to store and will come in handy some day, for a few hundred dollars, when it would cost twice that to replace it.

One market, however, would be among the small sailboat crowd; someone may have upsized to a larger kicker finding the 4-6 is too small. put up signs at the yacht houses.

Your best bet is to get one attached to a jon boat rig, then sell the boat and trailer. Usually the cost of the whole rig is in the motor anyway. But I think you'll motly find mercs and gamefishers and newer OMC's rather than Yam's or Honda's.

 

[coolguy147]

Re: Where are the 2-stroke Yamaha's

good. i don't like yamys.