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 Re: Outboard engine durability
[Re: Ken A.]
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06/22/16 01:37 AM
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ezbassin
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Both Merc and Yamaha are great engines. I fished with a guide yesterday that has a Yam 300 Four stroke on his boat with 2,200 hours on it. All he has done is water pump impellers every year and lower unit grease change. Im surprised you haven't gotten a new boat with a 400 on it yet. LOL
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Re: Outboard engine durability
[Re: Gamblinman]
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06/22/16 04:14 AM
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Andrew Y'Barbo
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Some of the first SHO's did have an issue, but the newer ones seem to be great.
VRO's get a bad rap. More times than not, its something else that caused the failure. Agreed. Majority of the time it's a lean out. Hard to tell on a v4 or v6. Lot easier on a 3cyl. I mix 40:1 on my 56er. Hard to compare the old nasty engines reliability to these new clean burners. Pro xs and hpdi seem to cap out at 800hrs.
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Re: Outboard engine durability
[Re: ChickenRancher]
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06/23/16 07:18 PM
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bigbass94
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I have a buddy who says he has at least 1,000 hours on his motor. He owns a Champion/Mercury and I believe it's a 96'.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: Outboard engine durability
[Re: ChickenRancher]
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06/23/16 07:47 PM
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ShawnT
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There are a ton of boats along the coast with Yamahas and Mercurys that have over 1000 hours on them. I had an 01 Yamaha VMax on my bay boat and it had 600+ hours on it when I sold it 10 years ago and I know for a fact it is still running. No telling how many hours are on that thing now.
Last edited by ShawnT; 06/23/16 07:47 PM.
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