Good Marine Mechanic?

[techo]

Hey Gary....what they asking for a gallon? I didn't know they sold bulk there. There has been some interesting discussions about bulk oil in the past too.

[Cajunangler]

Redbud, the reason I currently use a Mercury oil is that I swithced to a Mercury 200hp after the Yamaha blew. I neglected to mention that in my previous reply. No real reason other than I felt both engines had great reputations and I was able to find a last year closeout in LA on the Mercury. However, I can honestly say the Merc is a hotter engine than my previous Yamaha. Mercs and Yamahas can run the same props (or at least they could) and I attempted to run the same prop I had but the Merc wanted to turn over 6000 rpm's with it. I ended up going with a 4 blade prop in a stronger pitch to get the max rpm at 5500 -5600 as the book reccomends. And on the same boat I now run 70-72mph where I was running a max of 67mph with the Yamaha. And yes, these figures are with a gps.

Anyway, that's why I switched from Yamaha 2 cycle oil.

[Ealy]

Hey guys, Quicksilver is Mercury oil, just packaged differently. The Mercury oil is meant to be sold at official Mercury dealers whereas Quicksilver is sold in retail stores.

[Gary Lange]

I haven't asked them Tim! Give them a call and ask for Gary he can tell you what it is. 725-5714