no not you fuel econemy. you claiming that 4 strokes are more economical than dfi. i bet you think there faster too...

Never said they were more economical. Maybe they are. For the yearly servicing the 4 stroke will cost a little more to service than the DI motors. But you need to constantly by oil for the DI motors which is about $20-25 a gallon. BTW, I do not think 4 strokes are faster. When comparing speed you have to compare apples to apples for a given situation. I am not a fisherman on the bass circuit so I really do not care about blazing speed. For me, if I can get out the hole fast (which I can) and do close to 50 with a full load (which I can) that is all I need. As I stated before I had a 150 Hpdi on my old boat. Good motor. Now I have a 4 stroke. Again, based on my experience, I perfer the 4 stroke. I was once like you and kept talking myself out of buying a 4 stroke on my first boat. One last thing, the only reason I got the Hpdi on my first boat was because the dealer cut me a deal and knocked off $1,750 if I went the DI. If all things were equal or close to equal it would of been the 4 stroke hands down.

ok im not knockin the 4 stoke they are very good motors but, you claim that fuel consumption is less... at least you did. thats the only point that i am arguing is that di has less fuel consumption.

oops i meant to post that under jahosaphet, montak is my co-worker i acidently posted under his account...

I'll knock 4 strokes. A motor should not weigh more than I do. :D They just plain weigh too much.

You must be talking about the MERC 4 stroke Verado......I will take the little added weight for fuel economy, no oil, no smoke, no noise. Also, based on Yamaha weights.....the 150 4 stroke is actually 2#'s lighter then the 150 HPDI. On the larger motors the 4 strokes are about 8-10% heavier then the HPDI. 225 HPDI = 539# compared 225 4 stroke 583....
As far as CARB motors....well those are history. Yamaha still makes a 150 one.

No motor will out perform the XS series of motors from Mercury. And I mean the ones that come from Mercury Racing. In 2.5 years of fishing a 250XS 3 to 5 days a week I have had zero problems. If you try one you will be hooked for life.