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Anyone running a decent size optimax? Got any advice on them?
Cheers,

sorry guys in the wrong thread, cant seem to change it

mates got one goes like the clappers, but sheesh its very noisey motor !!

Been runnin a 150 opti for a couple of years now, has its ups and downs. Got plenty of grunt, good on fuel I get about 1.6km for every litre of fuel. Down side its a big chunky sounding while trolling and having to keep the oil reservoir filled is a minor hassle. At full noise its not as quiet as a 4 stroke but its bearable.

While I have been happy with the motor so fair given the opportunity again I would probably go for a 4 stroke motor either a suzk or yammy in the same size.

Hi, i have recently bought a boat with a 200 optimax, its on a 6.2 centre cab Noble but still does 70 kpms WOT, it is noise especially at low speed but once it hits about 40 kms it sounds sweet. heaps more torque than a 4 stroke slides out of the hole with ease and the curve doesnt flatten out at high revs, obviously the oil cost is a consideration. i get about 1.5 km per litre on flat water at 45 ish kmph but this drops to about 1.2 kmpl in a bit of weather