Don't forget to consider who will service your motor. I have some friends that are guides who all ran yamaha 4 strokes at one point. They switched over to mercury 2 strokes (Pro XS) only because they were displeased with the service at their local yamaha dealer when it was time to get the motors serviced; they were not displeased with the motors themselves. I have also been researching the yammys and mercs to decide which one is going on my new boat (hopefully within the next year) and good service and support is something that I feel is important to consider as well. Every motor is going to have some issues at some point or another, no matter which brand you buy, so getting it back on the water quickly without too much hassle is a good thing.
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