If Merc's suck then so do Yamaha's,because Yamaha builds almost all Mercs Four strokes .

Even so the Merc Jet is a two sroke was does that have to do with a Pump falling apart ? Outboard Jets builds all the jets for everyone . Merc ,Honda , Yamaha and you name it , they build it for them .

How come all the big name guides run Mercs ?

If you compare Mercs to Yamahas dollar for dollar they are not less expensive . What does that say for the other brands ? Does that make them cheap as well ?