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View Poll Results: Which outboard would you choose? | |||
Yamaha 4 stroke fuel injected | 30 | 73.17% | |
Evinrude E-Tech | 6 | 14.63% | |
Suzuki 4 stroke fuel injected | 5 | 12.20% | |
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the great engine debate!!
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Have you considered the Tohatsu?
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I have, and i know they are very popular around the Lake Charles area, but here in new iberia there aren't any dealers and you don't see anybody around here running them. I just really don't want to go 2 hrs out of my way if i have a potential problem that needs dealer assistance.
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how do the tohatsu's compare in price to the others?
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Go to the tohatsu website. They have a dealer locater. There is no stock 40hp motor even close to the tohatsu. Compare FACTS. Yamaha 40, Mercury 40, all 45 cubic inch motors. There is no replacement for displacement. Not sure about the others, tohatsu has 5 year warranty. The dealer will remove the restrictor and turn it into a 50hp motor and they are available in any configuration, ie:short, long, electric start, power trim, remote, tiller.. Need I say more. Lafayette is 20 miles from New Iberia. Black's Marine is a tohatsu dealer. If I read the Suzuki website correctly, their 40 is available only in long shaft.
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What you need is an old white Force, them were the best motors ever. Run forever.
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I didn't realize there was a dealer in laf. I know tohatsu still makes 2 strokes and 4. How do they compare against each other.
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I bought a 50hp Tohatsu from Black's not much of a price difference from Lake area Marine. Really like the motor so far.
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Look at the work boats small cabbed oil field boats etc. Those boats are sued every day and they get their abuse. Companies and free lance gauger/pumpers pay close attention to whas the most reliable out there. Years ago it was merc and thats all ya saw every one using from crawfishermen to Company boats it was all merc. That changed pretty quickly when something even more rugged and reliable came out. Nuff said.
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Thats the reason im wanting yamaha. I work on a boat and all we run are yamaha and PUNISH them. All the crabbers, fishermen, and oilfield workers all run yamaha. However, they are all 250's.
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Tohatsu by far
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Listen to Cajun Christian. He knows.
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I wouldn't go back to a 2 stroke, I'm sure the same would be true for 2 verses 4 stroke 40hp comparison. The fuel consumption difference makes it a no brainer. My son has a 2 stroke 25 Nissan on his 1844 tunnel. We fished all the same spots one day in the Burns. He was by himself, my wife was in the boat with me. When we got back to the launch he was running on fumes, I had burnt 2 gallons. I've heard the new Tohatsu 40 four strokes are slightly faster than the Tohatsu 2 strokes. I haven't run one yet myself though. |
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