Yamaha 4 stroke - any good?
Submitted by Simo_ on Sat, 2015-03-21 10:04
Hi guys, my Merc motor is playing up so I'm looking at options for a new motor. Are Yamaha 4 stroke a good option?
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just a few
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/suzuki-or-yamaha
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/perth-outboard-dealer-recommendations-yammy-honda-merc
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/suzuki-4-stroke-outboard-motors
hornet42
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i would say yes.
Mate has a 7 year old 150 Yam 4 storoke 400 hours on it now he bought it new with boat. He gets 1.5 to 1.7 km per Litre at 21 knots pushing a 21 foot glass boat does own services not 1 fault never had any problems
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sea-kem
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Was pushed around by one all
Was pushed around by one all day yesterday Simo (250hp) in trying conditions, bloody beaut motor.
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Simo_
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Got one week before going on
Got one week before going on a six week tip, boat has been in the shop for 2 weeks because of alarms going off. Very annoying!
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aaasnapper
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They are currently the best
They are currently the best on the market.
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sunshine
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One word Brilliant
just shy of one nautical mile a litre ......that is a 225 on a 6.8 seaqest with two people and all the dive gear aboard .
and that is pretty much at any speed over 20 knots, drops off slightly at around 27 knots to 0.9 NM a litre .....cannot complain about that
Simo_
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Thanks for the info, I'm
Thanks for the info, I'm going to call the shop Monday and get them to put it on.
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jarrid
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Got a 300 on mine and hasn't
Got a 300 on mine and hasn't missed a beat. 340 hours now but only about 120 put on by me. Often forget to turn it off when drifting due to quietness. About 1km/l on a 7.5m westerberg
Brucesta
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Can't beat em Simo, I
Can't beat em Simo, I wouldn't have anything else. A bloody great motor
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petermac
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got a yanny
I have a 80 hp yammy on the back of my boat , I have had two oil leaks from the leg oil but the dealer fixed it both times (funny both times were after a sevice),would I go yamy again yes I would
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mercry
mercry are trying hard and doing well to rebuild there reputation about 8 years ago the "magic box" on my 90hp that I had on my razorline C/C died it was 12 months out of warrenty but mercury replaced it and payed the labor costs best thing was the had a new magic box there to karratha in 2 days
tim-o
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1600hrs
On my 115, and runs like new. Average around 1.8-2 kms per litre on my 6m aly. Service boats up north runnin yammys are doin 3000 plus before repower and the donks are sold to be used again
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thats quite true Tim-o,
thats quite true Tim-o, though a fairly common theme is gearbox failure around the 2000hr mark.
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Travisd
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Hahaha
yes is the answer to that one. Had a 60 enduro, f115, and now the f150
youll never hear a bad word about them .
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I hate the f**king things
Always in the workshop getting sorted out..pieces of shit they are refered to..only last for 300 to 500 hours if you can put up with them for that long..it is E-Tec we are talking about isn't it ???
Lastchance
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1500hrs on my 2008 model
1500hrs on my 2008 model 250hp 4st Simo, not a single issue, Ive done all of the servicing once it hit 300 hrs as well. Old Golden Spanners wanted $1200 a service here in sunny Karratha, so I do it myself - only costs $300-$400 depending if you do the thermostats and anodes as well as some Export cans.
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bsir
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Good
Ive had a 100, 200 and now a 250. All have been good and never missed a beat.
Simo_
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I've got a 5.4m trailcraft,
I've got a 5.4m trailcraft, would a 100hp 4 stroke be ok for this size boat?
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I get 30 knots out of my
RobertMc
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Personally I would rather a
Personally I would rather a little too much power than too little mate, you can always keep some in the bank for if you ever need it, 100 would prob be ok but I would go the 115 IMO
crano
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When you are going through
When you are going through south passage and the swell is up you would be happy to have another 15 HP
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holth
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The Price jump from a 100 to
The Price jump from a 100 to the new 115 yammie is pretty big. Youll get 32 knots out of the 100. Thats fast enough in a traily. I priced the 2 yammie up not long ago.Your tub will be fine with the 100.
Your cutting it fine getting a change over in a week then running it in before your trip.
Simo_
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yeah it is cutting fine on
yeah it is cutting fine on getting a new motor, not much I can do but. The Merc suddenly developed problems.
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bsir
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5.5
I had a 5.5 ali with 100 yammy, did about 33 knots on the calm days but mostly couldn't use all the horsepower that often. I think it was fine, We could pull up single skiers without problem.
If money wasn't an issue, id go 115 because I rarely hear people say "dam, I have too much power".
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5.5
I had a 5.5 ali with 100 yammy, did about 33 knots on the calm days but mostly couldn't use all the horsepower that often. I think it was fine, We could pull up single skiers without problem.
If money wasn't an issue, id go 115 because I rarely hear people say "damm, I have too much power".
sea-kem
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Could rear end weight be an
Could rear end weight be an issue? Not sure if there's a weight difference in donks or just stroking.
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Simo_
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Will most likely go for a
Will most likely go for a 100hp, I rarely go 30 knots atm.
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Luke
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Not as good as a suzuki but
Not as good as a suzuki but not too bad, id take one over an etec
Paul H
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Re running in prior to the
Re running in prior to the trip - had the same issue when I got mine - took it out for two runs of around 1 hour each before the trip just to get a couple hours on it.
Run in as per manual for first two hours and then you will be right after that to run normally as long as you
- vary the revs (rather than constant running on same revs)
- don't run WOT for more than 10 or so seconds (just to make sure it's propped/fitted right and getting in max rev range).
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Simo_
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Im going to Carnarvon after
Im going to Carnarvon after Shark Bay, I've already called a mechanic up there so I can get it in for a 20hr service
What is WOT?
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wide open throttle Simo.
wide open throttle Simo.
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I put a new f100 on my
I put a new f100 on my Stacer 525 last year been a good motor not a drama with it and get top speed of 35kt out of it so would be good size for ur boat