cud you say tat agian?

The fich motor ruined most buyers from ever buying a JOHNRUDE again.
Is there any comments on the the ETEC MOTORS?
All I have heard is positive remarks.

I think this is a Ford vs Chevy debate.

As said before they all make a highly technical and good product. I think the Merc XS may have a bit of a lead in speed, torque, and fuel economy.

I have an old 1977 Johnson. I love it. Simple to work on and been going strong for 30+ years. I will be in the market for a new boat and motor in the next year or so. I am going to have a problem decide which new motor to buy. I have a huge loyalty to OMC but the company no longer exists. I will have to decide what to buy. Looks like Yammy is the front runner but I would like a 2 stroke. I know they won't be making more 2 strokes. I guess what I am saying is that I will be strugling with a decision before too long.

My son has a 2002 18 skeeter with a 150 yhammer on it. It is a carbed motor. He reads the hammer fourms on BBCentral and the funny thing that Omc parts will fit Hammers ie. a omc trim motor at 1/2 the cost hammer one. I remember that omc suied hammer for a patent right law suit and won. When I pull the cowel of his hammer it looks like a 90 degree omc V6 with old style carbs.
Read the Yamaha engine fourms if you doubt this a BBCentral.

While I love the Yamaha corporation, there is no way I'll buy a 4 stroke if I can help it. I'm still running a 1980 V4 Evinrude and have no plans to change. When I get my new boat, it probably wont have a Merc On it...since my friend's 2007 optimax is already rattling like a kitchen in an Italian restaurant. It runs ok, but it's about to come apart. I'll probably look into the Etecs.

+1

ford or chevy?
motorguide or minn kota?
maryann or ginger?

my evinrude turns 30 this year, runs as good now as the day it came off the line, maybe better. Even though I have no formal mechanic training of any kind, nothing's ever broke on it that I couldn't fix myself.

I really like the E-tec 250 HO on my Ranger 520 but unfortunately i have popped it. Must say this though and this is the difference. It started knocking something awful on Fork during the Axtons tournament still got on pad though carried her in to Diamond Sports on Monday and was pre-fishing on Palestine Friday. That my friends is why E-tec.

Next boat E-tec.

ive have them both , i got a 200 johnson and a 40 merc , i guess ive been lucky never had a serious problem with any motor ive ever had

I have an '88 Evinrude 48 spl and love it. Bought it in '05 from a guy who just ran it and didn't know much about it, but it still ran ok. Once I linked & synched, timed, rebuilt carbs, replaced plugs, & decarbed, it runs like new. Seems to be one tough motor capable fo a lot of abuse. I did all the maintenance myself and continue to do so. Low part count and all easy to obtain.

+1 for the older Johnny-rudes, up to about 1990 anyway. My 1988 is one of the last with good old-fashioned tech with no oil inject or computers, etc., to worry about. I keep expecting something to go wrong that I can't fix myself but it doesn't happen. It may not be the smoothest or easiest to operate (you do have to know what a primer is for after all) but what I save in being able to fix everything myself more than makes up for any shortcomings. And I've even really enjoyed doing all the maintenance and adjustments myself...actually adds to my boating enjoyment.

So it's a Ford/Chevy type discussion, but I really like my older carbed Evinrude. 100's of hours of boating fun with it in the last 4 years.