I have a 98' yamaha 25 long shaft on a 15' alaskan smokercraft, I've probably got about 1000 hrs on it and the only maintenance I've done is plugs and gearcase oil. It gets out of the water fast and runs about 32-33 mph at top end. When I want to troll down it will idle all day without a hiccup. I can't imagine a better motor being built than a yamaha, I highly reccomend one!
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