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Posted on 7/11/20 at 5:06 pm to
Posted by upgrade
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 5:06 pm to
Because that’s how the evinrude motors that they copied were built.
Posted by Popths
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Posted on 7/12/20 at 7:04 am to
I remember the old Mercury in-line 6 cylinder engines. 115 and 150’s. Boy were they tall.
Posted by GoAwayImBaitn
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Posted on 7/12/20 at 8:04 am to
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Because that’s how the evinrude motors that they copied were built.


Good point

I guess Yamaha liked that OMC design and figured it was proven enough at the time so they went with that. Back then they weren't as innovative as they are today and were more into copying a design and making small tweaks here and there leading to some improvements
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