North Australian FISH FINDER TM forums

Looking at motors interested to hear feed back on brands looking at the 70-80 hp range any info appreciated

On this forum you can expect 45% to recommend the Yamaha, 45% to recommend the Suzuki and the remaining 10% to go the Mercury or Evinrude or Thomatsu and you probably can't go wrong with any of them.

Yea no dramas there's a fair bit of difference in wait and displacement between them all

In my opinion, a larger displacement is desirable. For a given rated horsepower the engine should not be woking as hard and it should inherently have more torque and should equate to better longevity. More torque will give you greater "power" throughout the rev range. The trade off is usually weight and increased fuel consumption.

The this vs that comes up a bit here. below are two links to similar conversations regarding displacement.

http://fishingterritory.com/post246586.html
http://fishingterritory.com/post218942.html

Up here, dealer support for the yammy and the suzzie are both great, the others good. In the end, it should probably come down to your personal allegiance and the best deal.

Sweet cheers mate

Thanks mate interesting reading

I know i'll get slammed as there are many ETEC bashers here.

But over the years i have had a few ETEC'S and love them........................

The only down side is your trapped with one dealer here.

I would buy another one though if up grading again.

Cheers

Why not consider a Honda also?