25hp Yamaha 4 stroke

[K W]

Im pretty sure I'll be buying a brand new one. The question I have is, the guy at the dealership is swearing that the pull start is such a pain to pull and ranting on about it. All I have ever had on my jon boat is pull starts and I've never had one that was so bad to start besides having to pull it multiple times.. Anyone have any experience with these pull starts?

I'm going run my buddies who is a '10-'13 model he said so not sure if something changed.

Thanks in advance for any input


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[I make oil]

4 stroke 25 is a PITA to pull start. Get the electric start it's worth the extra hundred dollars.

[K W]

Thanks for the feedback oil


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[B-Stealth]

I too have always owned pull start 2 stroke 25's. A couple years ago I bought a 4 stroke Suzuki 25, it was PITA to start. Nothing was wrong with motor just took a lot of stones to pull start. You had to fully commit to every pull.

Save your shoulder and buy the electric start, or sell and buy a 2 stroke.