re: Why is it that saltwater guys hate mercury

Majority of work boats have Yamahas on them for a reason. 1st gen verados sucked, these new ones not bad, but fuel effiecency sucks compared to yamahas and Suzukis. Inside Yamahas intakes suck up too much shite and shut down, Optimax does much better in shallow water IMO. Again this year at pro ska out of fourchon last weekend I heard the merc guys worked thru the night, Yamaha guys were at Artie's chasing tail.