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Question about boat motor #5063630 07/07/10 07:26 PM
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I have found a boat I really like and it has a Mariner 225 EFI motor with 400 hours on it, I have heard alot of bad things about a Mariner motor. I dont know anything except what I have heard, I need some feedback from people who have worked on them and owned them.

Are they good or should I stay away from that boat.

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A Mariner is a Mercury. Good motor if it has been maintained. Get it checked by a tech first, but I would not hesitate buying a Mariner.


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Re: Question about boat motor [Re: HasBen] #5064110 07/07/10 08:54 PM
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yep what the birthboy guy said

Re: Question about boat motor [Re: hopalong] #5064630 07/07/10 10:39 PM
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You *heard* from idiots...sorry to be blunt, but anything over 40 hp is exactly the same as Mercury. 40 and under mariners prior to 94 were yamaha, mercs were tohatsus.


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Originally Posted By: Pat Goff
You *heard* from idiots...sorry to be blunt, but anything over 40 hp is exactly the same as Mercury. 40 and under mariners prior to 94 were yamaha, mercs were tohatsus.


Nicely said!


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