Looking at your lower unit, that ain’t the first time you’ve run skinny.

Very observant

Suzuki 4 stroke for the win.

Best motor I ever owned. Johnson 150 Fast Strike. We did noting to it. Ran $6.96 Walmart oil. Never an issue.

Worst Mercury 200 Optimax. A number of issues. Compressor pump and Fuel pump…..twice. Lower unit. A couple of coils. A few other things. It either ran or didnt

I like 2 strokes , never will have 4 stroke boat motor.

Intruder Best Motor ever Built

Love my Merc four stroke. Starts easy, no smoke, runs quiet. Very dependable.

Dang Pat... I wanna go on a ride with you... Dan

this Yamaha 4-stroke 25 hp has traveled 2107 miles by water from Minneapolis to Albany,Ga, ...from Yankton,South Dakota 786 miles down Missouri river to St. Louis,....from Cairo,Ill. 419 miles down Miss river to Greenville,Ms.,.....920 miles down Ohio river from Pittsburgh to Paducah,Ky and 12 duck seasons on the Ark. river....and still runs so quiet you can barely hear it...couldn't ask for a better motor...

I just can't stand the smell of a 2-stroke anymore after having a 4. Spend a few years in the Gulf of America backing down on a 2-stroke and you'll switch to.

4 stroke for me. They are quiet, use less gas, use less oil, and have a good track record if you maintain like a vehicle.

I quit tournament fishing a few years back, so haven’t bought a new boat in years. My 2014 921 still has a strong running 250 Pro XS on the back. I’ve kicked around the idea of re powering to a 4 stroke but lots of 2 stroke Mercs running on every lake ya go to.

I’d like to have a quiet running 4 stroke but if it’s not broke I guess don’t fix it. I’ll keep running my old 2 stroke for a while.

I have a 98 Evinrude 150 on the back of my Triton TR-18 and it still runs good. I keep waiting for the shoe to drop and I will re-power. Weight will be a consideration, depends on wheter a 150 Merc 4 stroke weighs more than a 150 Merc 2 stroke.

Some boats were built before the 4 strokes existed. The extra bazillion pounds makes a difference, and when you're back in ten inches of water and you gotta go NOW that really makes a difference.

I've done everything short of a nitrous bottle to give this pig a shot at getting me out of stupid places I find myself, and it will never have the snap to get moving as quick as a proper two stroke. Poling two hundred yards until you can find another two inches deeper water to get out in is really low on the fun scale.

Mine was good although I had stator problems twice with it.