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re: Why is it that saltwater guys hate mercury
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:08 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:08 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Fresh water guys like RPMs Salt water guys like reliability. Ford guys like comfort Chevy guys like getting shite done
What do dodge guys like?
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Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:09 pm to JAB528
Being made fun of for driving junk
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:09 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:18 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Being made fun of for driving junk
and then the fight started...
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:21 pm to JAB528
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What do dodge guys like?
being cheap
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:24 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
We have both. Dad has 04 saltwater optimax 150s, i have 04 yam 150 4 strokes. Mercs have already hade 2 cylinders rebored and gies into the shop at least once a summer. Ha to come in on one engine several times. Have had no trouble with yammis yet. Thats just my experience
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:34 pm to JAB528
Ford:
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Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:41 pm to RBWilliams8
My FIL has always had Yamaha and he's had everything from 50+ footers, 24' bay boats and bass boats... I usually take his advice with products bc he always does his research and buys the best shite.
This post was edited on 6/18/13 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:44 pm to RBWilliams8
Most properly cared for outboards, regardless of who made them, are pretty damn good.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:45 pm to RBWilliams8
I worked at Golden Isles Marina for 3yrs.
we had 200 boats in dry storage with 80%yamahas
the vast majority of problems were from the other 20%
we had 200 boats in dry storage with 80%yamahas
the vast majority of problems were from the other 20%
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:48 pm to greasemonkey
Im a huge Yamaha fan
funny thing is I have a 1993 150hp Evinrude that runs like a frickin top
funny thing is I have a 1993 150hp Evinrude that runs like a frickin top
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:51 pm to greasemonkey
My 2004 mercury saltwater has never failed me, always started and got me home with little routine maintenance and lots of hours.
I now also have a 2002 yammy on a different boat and for the last month it has been great. It was rebuilt about 6 months ago but the previous owner (Father in law) kept up with the maintenance
Im still partial to my original merc but have nothing bad to say about the yammys
I now also have a 2002 yammy on a different boat and for the last month it has been great. It was rebuilt about 6 months ago but the previous owner (Father in law) kept up with the maintenance
Im still partial to my original merc but have nothing bad to say about the yammys
This post was edited on 6/18/13 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:52 pm to HeadBusta4LSU
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Im a huge Yamaha fan
funny thing is I have a 1993 150hp Evinrude that runs like a frickin top
I love the carbed evinrudes but if I was buying new it would be yamaha, unless I was racing then it would be merc
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:53 pm to HeadBusta4LSU
I can speak for only Hopedale and Delacroix areas.....90% of workboats along the canal have Yamahas hangin on the back. Either they're all getting them for free or they buy what's working for others in the area.
Back in the late 90s and early 2000s I worked for a dealer that sold both brands; I wouldn't buy anything Merc today but my old boss who's still in the business says they've made some big improvements in certain HP sizes.
Back in the late 90s and early 2000s I worked for a dealer that sold both brands; I wouldn't buy anything Merc today but my old boss who's still in the business says they've made some big improvements in certain HP sizes.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:53 pm to greasemonkey
Carbed evinrude/Johnson's are tanks
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:55 pm to greasemonkey
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if I was buying new it would be yamaha,
Im buying a new boat in a few months and It will absolutely have a yammy
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:58 pm to Boats n Hose
I can tell you this on the saltwater side of it. I have seen 1 boat, yes that is 1 boat all year out here with a Mercury on it.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 3:01 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Carbed evinrude/Johnson's are tanks
They run the shite out of both of them up on the Great Lakes and that's pretty much the same setup as you guys in LA are running offshore. They'll also run a Suzuki and a lot of 4 stroke Hondas too, though.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 3:03 pm to CadesCove
I see more Suzuki offshore than I do Merc.
Posted on 6/18/13 at 3:04 pm to Boats n Hose
Saltwater (mainly offshore) engines have to be reliable enough to run for 36-48 hours straight while you're 120 miles offshore
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