Haha yes I read about what happened, and that's very unfortunate, but I'm glad everyone made it back to dry land safely. There is only one guarantee with boats and motors-no matter how much or how little you pay for them, they will all eventually break at some point. I have never really been a mercury fan to begin with, and when I started pricing the Yellowfin 24 i was originally looking at the Yammy 350. My main concern with the 350 yammy was that it had to have a special external steering system set around the outboard to turn the motor! I haven't had any experience with anything like that before and I honestly didn't care for the way it looked. I water tested one with a 300 verado and i was thoroughly impressed and felt like the motor satisfied all of my needs. Also, I have been told that the YF 24 drafts a little better and rides a little better with the 300 verado compared to the yammy. I don't know if that is accurate, it is only what I was told. I have gotten to take quite a few rides now in a YF 24 with the 300 verado on the back in all types of conditions and I have been thoroughly impressed with it so far. I would be really curious to know though if anyone has any experience with the YF 24 with trim tabs on it, and how they affect ride and performance compared to no trim tabs?

Also, does anyone have any experience with the YF 24 with the 300 Yammy? Performance numbers? Fuel burn?

Try pinging Reelinlife at yellowfinonly.com - he has a 24 with a new 300 4.2 Yam.

Mark Hughes with Hackberry Charters has his 24 YF with a Verado 300 for sale here on the site. He has been very happy with it and is ordering another one with the Verado 300 Pro. I believe he has had his boat up to around 63. Another one of my neighbors in Hackberry has a white one with a Verado. I do not know anyone that has one with a Yam but like you I would love to hear some details about it.

Regarding my Verado, I just think it is too heavy for a Haynie (even though some folks have them including me) but from a weight perspective it is probably fine on the YF or a Shearwater.

yeah I've heard the verado is too heavy for Haynie.

I've heard good things about the Yammy on the YF. Supposedly making a new 300 SHO with 25" shaft to put on them that will make that boat move!

Casey,would you know the price of that yf in hackberry?

I think he said they were asking 62k :eek: out of my price range but sick boat!!

Thanks skeeter I may try that. And if they make a 300 SHO I would definitely be interested in that as well. I've been very impressed with the 250 SHO so far

Here you go on the 4.2 L Offshore Yam. Same block as the SHO, different LU.