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re: Evinrude Etec-anyone own one?
Posted on 2/12/14 at 4:50 am to HeadBusta4LSU
Posted on 2/12/14 at 4:50 am to HeadBusta4LSU
The small ones seem to be very good. I'm not familiar with the big ones.
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Posted on 2/12/14 at 6:02 am to OhFace55
Damn son you gots lots of boats
Who around baton rouge works on them, is there a dealer around? I think I have maybe seen a total of 2 etecs at marinas
Who around baton rouge works on them, is there a dealer around? I think I have maybe seen a total of 2 etecs at marinas
Posted on 2/12/14 at 6:05 am to HeadBusta4LSU
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I was about 2 hours from buying a shearwater and the guy got cold feet at the last minute and decided to keep the boat.
Would that Shearwater happen to have been white with a F300 hung on the back?
Posted on 2/12/14 at 6:07 am to Fifthstring
No but that sounds nice. It had a 250
Posted on 2/12/14 at 7:44 am to HeadBusta4LSU
If I were buying a new motor for my rig id go etec or opti. Just personal preference tho. Yamahas are great motors too but they aren't the end all be all like everyone treats them.
Posted on 2/12/14 at 7:52 am to tilco
Optimax? You must be a freshwater fisherman 
Posted on 2/12/14 at 8:00 am to tilco
quote:When the high majority of shrimpers and crabbers have Yamahas on the back of their boats, that's all the convincing I need.
Yamahas are great motors too but they aren't the end all be all like everyone treats them.
This post was edited on 2/12/14 at 8:01 am
Posted on 2/12/14 at 9:07 am to HeadBusta4LSU
My ex-gf's dad had a 60 Etec on an aluminum hull. During a summer I put 400 hours on it, with no problems other than over tightening the oil tank cap and cracking it.
The next boat he had was a 23' Gulf Coast with a 225 HO Etec, put 1500 hours on it in a year and a half with no problems.
Then we broke up, I miss fishing
ETA: The 60 got about 4mpg running wide open all the time, the 225 got about 2.5 running it mostly wide open.
The next boat he had was a 23' Gulf Coast with a 225 HO Etec, put 1500 hours on it in a year and a half with no problems.
Then we broke up, I miss fishing
ETA: The 60 got about 4mpg running wide open all the time, the 225 got about 2.5 running it mostly wide open.
This post was edited on 2/12/14 at 9:08 am
Posted on 2/12/14 at 9:11 am to HeadBusta4LSU
It's probably a great motor if you don't fish when it's below 42 degrees. If you do I hope you've got a good trolling motor...
Posted on 2/12/14 at 9:13 am to texastiger38
I've only ever had a yamaha and it has been great. 25 tiller handle.
With that said, I would look at the Suzuki's. My buddy has 70 on a 17' express and it runs like a spotted assed ape. Not to mention, it's the quietest motor I've ever been around.
With that said, I would look at the Suzuki's. My buddy has 70 on a 17' express and it runs like a spotted assed ape. Not to mention, it's the quietest motor I've ever been around.
Posted on 2/12/14 at 9:13 am to HeadBusta4LSU
I've got a 2007 60hp Etec on a 18' flats skiff. Love it.
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