And Motorguide.

I have see the computer printouts from Coast Guard Honda's. One at 7500 and the other over 10,000 hrs. Both with no problems. Except they keep hitting the oyster beds with the lower units!

I've got an HPDI 250 and I think it's the best motor out there.

The Merc guys on here dogging the Yams obviously never owned a 2000-2002 Merc Optimax. They were nicknamed Opti-Pops for a reason. Mercury had to replace powerheads on nearly every one that was sold in those years.

I know early Yam SHO's also had problems with the oil pumps. I wown a 2011 SHO 250. It has been flawless. They sent me a letter offering to replace the powerhead at no charge and gave me until May 2017 to get it done. Fun & Sun just did it.

To be clear I have owned 20 Mercs and 6 Yams over the years. Had good luck with all of them. The Mercs are slightly faster on the same hull. For Two-Strokes I would go Merc all the way but Yamaha owns the Four-Stroke market. If you don't believe me, go down to the coast and see what's on back of 98% of all the offshore boats.

I fished with a guide out of Galveston last summer that had twin 225 Yams on his Contender that had 3,400 hours on them each. He told me all he had done was change the LU grease and the water pump impeller each year.

I fished with a guide out of Galveston last summer that had twin 225 Yams on his Contender that had 3,400 hours on them each. He told me all he had done was change the LU grease and the water pump impeller each year.

Most engines in their first 1-2 years of mass production.

Suzuki.

If you google any engine model you are going to find horror stories on the web. The people without issues don't post things on the internet. So you end up with an internet fueled confirmation bias. The HDPI's are great engines.