Re: Yamaha 4 stroke vs Honda
Scupbarron: I bought a 115 HP Yamaha 4 Stroke<br />one year ago. I used it this past year on <br />several lakes, fishing off the Outer Banks<br />and as a dive boat for a week in the Keys.<br />I have had no problems whatsoever. It is <br />quiet, produces almost no noticable exhaust and best of all is VERY efficient in gas usage - better than I expected.<br /><br />I'm the kind of person who flushes an engine <br />with fresh water after each day in salt water becaue I hope to keep it a long,<br />long time. - OBXboater
Thanks for info. I replaced my 1999 150hp 2-stroke Johnson with the Yamaha f115 ....engine is still in crate though. After 25 years, it's the First non-OMC outboard Ive owned(there was a brief stint inbetween with Merc junk...engine was toast in 1000hrs). My 150 ran perfect after 2800 hours but yearly fuel bill was between 3000-4000 dollars ..hope to cut that in half if not more. Power/speed wise to a 2 stroke, how does it compare? I got 32 kts outa the 150hp on a 22ft workboat ...which i never needed ...I have no need to go faster than 20kts, even then you need relatively flat seas for that. On this same boat I also had a 90hp ...squeaked 20 kts out, but had to run it hard to achieve that.
