salmonkiller01
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As I search for my next boat I found a 25 whaler with 2004 200hp Hondas. Anyone have one? Reviews?
200 Honda reviews
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kaelc
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Should be fuel injected it looks like https://hondanews.com/en-US/release...223ba122004c34c6fc-honda-bf200-bf225-features
One of the northern members who used to do great youtube videos of his summer had a slightly newer 225 and the leg went.
I think they were pretty good, but maintenance is the most important thing for an old set of engines like that. A buddy just spent $2500 getting his US-importated Honda 135 running well, it wasn't on the coast but it was used in salt. If it's priced for a repower might be worth pulling the trigger.
One of the northern members who used to do great youtube videos of his summer had a slightly newer 225 and the leg went.
I think they were pretty good, but maintenance is the most important thing for an old set of engines like that. A buddy just spent $2500 getting his US-importated Honda 135 running well, it wasn't on the coast but it was used in salt. If it's priced for a repower might be worth pulling the trigger.
salmonkiller01
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Definetly not priced for a re-power. Need to chat with the seller and get more info I re-powered my boat as I thought 2005 was too old of power.
brutus
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Well mine is 2006 225, same block I think, nothing but good to say about it, ran fine for 5 years, put over 400hrs on it, but having an issue right now but will see if it’s worth fixing or repower, just got off the phone with the shop, could be a simple fix like a sensor, they need to scan it to see, low oil pressure or overheating, but it’s not overheating so ???
salmonkiller01
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Keep us in the loop. With todays engines you would almost think they need to have them able to read with a standard reader like cars. Points you in a direction wether right or wrong
brutus
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Ya I was told the only ones that can have the Honda chip reader is a Honda dealer, seen one on EBay few years back for 6k, good thing for me is maple marine does have one one but are waiting for a honda upload before it’s working, a month or so he said, he also told me overheat or low oil pressure, and I know for a fact it’s not overheating
Steplift
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We run from Rupert up to the work channel with a 225 Honda on a 21’ northwest jet Trolled on the Honda 9.9 fir 4 hours and only burnt 58 litres today. Awesome power very quiet to run only issue we run into was a few injectors got plugged and started putting fuel into the oil. Replaced them immediately and hasn’t been an issue since.
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brutus
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Lol looks like mine, the lower cowling in the center is a b… to close up properly
