Outboard

[WhiteJD4 1]

i am in the market in the next couple of months to buy a boat wonder which outboard do you all have on your boat ?

[SteveHTN 557]

I’ve always been a Merc man, but my last boat had a Yammie, and I couldn’t have been more pleased. Probably the way I’d go on my next one. 

[WhiteJD4 1]

What yam was it ? I have been looking at a triton 179 or 189 trx.

[BulletDeuce 402]

I’m a Merc guy, but ran a Yamaha. I’ve blown em both up.  Whatever I get next will be a Four Stroke. I’m afraid that two strokes are going the way of the DoDo bird and parts are going to get a lot harder to get in the years to come.

[Karma 42]

2 hours ago, BulletDeuce said:

I’m a Merc guy, but ran a Yamaha. I’ve blown em both up.  Whatever I get next will be a Four Stroke. I’m afraid that two strokes are going the way of the DoDo bird and parts are going to get a lot harder to get in the years to come.

yeah I dont think anyone is making them anymore.

[Buckeye83 129]

8 hours ago, BulletDeuce said:

I’m a Merc guy, but ran a Yamaha. I’ve blown em both up.  Whatever I get next will be a Four Stroke. I’m afraid that two strokes are going the way of the DoDo bird and parts are going to get a lot harder to get in the years to come.

You are right Wes! Our fearless leader at Morristown Marine has been working on my 2003 175HP Johnson and his mechanic has had a really tough time finding parts. Your DoDo reference is spot on. Go with a 4-stroke. 

[31Airborne 175]

+1 on Merc.  A 150 or 175 would go nicely on that Triton you have in mind.  The business model behind outboard engines will drive the market to 4-strokes exclusively.  No money and no time for maintaining duplicate supply chains.  It's just the smart move.