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#192456 - 03/30/03 10:32 AM 225 Honda or Yamaha 4-stroke?
Dan L Offline
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Registered: 02/21/03
Posts: 6
Loc: Ferndale
I think my old Mercury has bit the dust. If I repower (ouch) would like to go with the 4-stokes to get away from burning oil. Any body have any experience with either of these engines?


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#192457 - 03/30/03 07:18 PM Re: 225 Honda or Yamaha 4-stroke?
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Registered: 05/06/01
Posts: 2959
Loc: Nisqually
Both are good choices right now. Yamaha seems to be getting all the awards lately though. what
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#192458 - 03/30/03 07:50 PM Re: 225 Honda or Yamaha 4-stroke?
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Registered: 02/06/03
Posts: 462
Don't own either personally but all the charter and commercial guys that I have seen in the past year from Oregon to Canada are running the Yamaha's. They are extremely quiet and fuel efficient. Haven't heard any mechanical complaints.

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#192459 - 03/30/03 11:20 PM Re: 225 Honda or Yamaha 4-stroke?
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Registered: 07/04/99
Posts: 727
Loc: tacomca,wa,pierce
more yamaha dealers around than honda so if promlems do come up easier to find someone to work one yamaha
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#192460 - 03/31/03 01:18 AM Re: 225 Honda or Yamaha 4-stroke?
SteelieDan Offline
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Registered: 09/12/01
Posts: 39
Loc: Richland, WA
FYI, I saw an article in Boating magazine a few months ago which says that the Merc. 225 is actually a Yamaha under a Merc. cowling. And apparently the black cowling somehow made the Merc. quieter than the Yamaha (which also ran quieter than the Honda, btw.

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#192461 - 03/31/03 09:06 PM Re: 225 Honda or Yamaha 4-stroke?
Dan L Offline
Eyed Egg

Registered: 02/21/03
Posts: 6
Loc: Ferndale
Thanks guys for the replies. Made a couple of good points especially number of Yamaha dealers around. Think it will be a grey monster.

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#192462 - 04/01/03 10:18 PM Re: 225 Honda or Yamaha 4-stroke?
mikvin Offline
Parr

Registered: 08/15/99
Posts: 66
Loc: seattle wa
I just got a pair of new Yamaha 225 four strokes and they absolutely rock. The fuel econony and peformance in these new four strokes is awesome. Going through the locks a couple of weeks ago everyone with inboards was taking about how quiet they were and how clean they run. Well worth stepping up to. I can cruise my 30 plus footer at 40 mph and get 1.5 mile to gallon.

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