BilletHead Posted April 1, 2019 Author Posted April 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, MOPanfisher said: We have a 50 HP Suzuki 4 stroker on a work boat at work, has never missed a beat. Had a 40 and now this 50. Nice and quiet and doesn't fume and smoke for mosquitos. Like a Wrench two stroker , BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
fishinwrench Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 2 minutes ago, MOPanfisher said: We have a 50 HP Suzuki 4 stroker on a work boat at work, has never missed a beat. They are fine motors. But when you're in the business of working on outboards you can piss people off by making them wait 2 months to get a simple part.....like a tilt/trim relay, voltage regulator, or a head gasket. The cliche "slow boat to China" wasn't just made up for no reason. It takes an eternity to get something from China or Japan.
fishinwrench Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 BTW, Mercury 4-strokes below 115hp are Tohatsu.
BilletHead Posted April 1, 2019 Author Posted April 1, 2019 4 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: BTW, Mercury 4-strokes below 115hp are Tohatsu. Yea I know my 60/40 rice burner was made over there. Mercury Outboards, 30 Hp and less, are made by Tohatsu in Japan. Mercury Marine builds 40, 50 and 60 horsepower outboard motors in Suzhou, China. Mercury also manufactures engines over 75 horsepower at its facility in Fond du Lac in Wisconsin. BilletHead "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
MOPanfisher Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 I will just have to keep my 90 HP Yama ha 2 stroker I guess. Can't afford a trade anyway. And the way this year is going a 1970 Evinrude 18 HP would be just as good. Daryk Campbell Sr 1
fishinwrench Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 17 minutes ago, MOPanfisher said: 1970 Evinrude 18 HP would be just as good. No problem getting parts for that one. 3 days max IF it isn't available locally.
fishinwrench Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 1 hour ago, BilletHead said: Mercury also manufactures engines over 75 horsepower at its facility in Fond du Lac in Wisconsin. ....with Tohatsu powerheads. Used to be Yamaha, but them and Merc fell out of love with each other, and to smooth things over Mercury dumped the Mariner line. BilletHead 1
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