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Bob W
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Thought I'd throw my two cents in. I have a lot smaller boat than everyone posting here. Its a 17' whaler so not too heavy. I was pushing it along just fine with a Johnson 2 stroke 6hp, but I was getting sick of sitting in the blue cloud. I tiller steer it so I'm right at the motor.
Two years ago I ordered a new Yammy 6 horse 4 stroke, but the dealer messed up and delivered an 8 horse. He couldn't return it so he made me a good deal and I got the 8 for only a couple hundred more than the 6.
I can't say enough good about the motor. It has run flawlessly for two years now. Its extremely quiet, clean running, and always easy to start. Gas consumption is ridiculous. I got a dinky little 10 litre tank with it and I planned on throwing it out as being too small. But after measuring my gas use per hour over the first summer, I found I used .50 to .6 litres per hour, or about 15-20 hours on the little tank. Thats at trolling speed and I only need about the bottom 10% of the throttle to troll with my boat.
Another big benefit over two strokes is throttle control. It has a very fine adjustment for speed, so you can pick the trolling speed you want and it stays there. My old two stroke had a horrible habit of wanting to either rev up or drop down at a certain speed and it required constant throttle adjustment.
My buddy has a Honda 9.9 hi thrust (on a 19' welded aluminum boat) and it pushes it just fine. He too has had an excellent experience with his Honda.
You cant go wrong with either a Honda or Yammy four stroke. I would stay away from the other brands in the small four strokes - I've heard of a few bad experiences with the small Mercs.
Cheers,
bob
Two years ago I ordered a new Yammy 6 horse 4 stroke, but the dealer messed up and delivered an 8 horse. He couldn't return it so he made me a good deal and I got the 8 for only a couple hundred more than the 6.
I can't say enough good about the motor. It has run flawlessly for two years now. Its extremely quiet, clean running, and always easy to start. Gas consumption is ridiculous. I got a dinky little 10 litre tank with it and I planned on throwing it out as being too small. But after measuring my gas use per hour over the first summer, I found I used .50 to .6 litres per hour, or about 15-20 hours on the little tank. Thats at trolling speed and I only need about the bottom 10% of the throttle to troll with my boat.
Another big benefit over two strokes is throttle control. It has a very fine adjustment for speed, so you can pick the trolling speed you want and it stays there. My old two stroke had a horrible habit of wanting to either rev up or drop down at a certain speed and it required constant throttle adjustment.
My buddy has a Honda 9.9 hi thrust (on a 19' welded aluminum boat) and it pushes it just fine. He too has had an excellent experience with his Honda.
You cant go wrong with either a Honda or Yammy four stroke. I would stay away from the other brands in the small four strokes - I've heard of a few bad experiences with the small Mercs.
Cheers,
bob
