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| Looking at possibly re-powering from my 08 115 opti to a 150 four stroke. Obviously if I change brands all my controls and gauges would have to be changed. If I stay with merc and just opt for a four stroke will I need to change my controls and gauges from my opti?
Tired of the 600-700 bucks a year on oil |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | wow that's a lot of oil. what's the weight difference have you seen your boat running with that motor? |
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| Not concerned with weight difference. Boat is rated for 175 so no issues.
Yep, about ten 4 liter jugs a year at 65 bucks a pop. Better off putting that cash towards a new motor.
About 5 grand in oil since boat was new.
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Location: MN | Is my math right 50:1 mix rate times 10 gallons of oil a year your burning 480-500 gallons of gas a year? |
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| If you stay with Merc your controls will work.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | And that little peanut of a Merc 150 is a sweet motor. |
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| Before retiring, I lived in Fond du Lac for a number of years and I know the Merc folks were really proud and excited when the newest 150 four stroke was introduced. They talked about how it was a really solid motor and still was the lightest in its class. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | The Mercury 150 4 stroke is great motor, you would be very happy with it. But paying $65/gallon is crazy. My local marine has it for $40.95 a gallon or $34.95 a gallon if I buy it bulk. |
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| kjgmh - 12/15/2015 9:07 AM
The Mercury 150 4 stroke is great motor, you would be very happy with it. But paying $65/gallon is crazy. My local marine has it for $40.95 a gallon or $34.95 a gallon if I buy it bulk.
I'm in Canada Eh!! |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | So...in USD, you are roughly paying about $46 per gallon of oil...
a little more expensive than USA...
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| Go with a four stroke! You will never go back! |
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| If you fish large Canadian lakes, putting on between 40 and 50 miles a day is a regular occurrence, and then there are the days when you boat over 75 miles. It will not take long to recover the extra cost of a four stroke motor. A little less torque, a slower hole shot but great general performance without the need to add oil on a regular basis. In addition, four strokes are quieter, and some believe they are better suited for trolling (if that is a concern). After 10 years with a Yamaha F225 and averaging over 50 days of fishing and more than 2000 miles a year, I think I saved about half the cost of a new motor. So when the time to repower comes, I will buy another 4 stroke. I think you will be happy with the Merc 150 four stroke. Good luck! |
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| Got a price on yammy just for s&*^$ and giggles.
My first born, right arm and my wife.
I need my right arm. |
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Location: Grand Rapids MN | When I re-powered my last boat in 2010 I replaced my Mercury 75hp two stroke with a 115 4-stroke. I checked out both Merc and Yamaha which I ran into the same sticker shock. I will say the two Merc dealers were far apart with $10.5 for an Opti and $11k for the 4-stroke, while across town (small town) an Opti was $7.2k and $7.5 for the 4-stroke. The Yammie dealer wanted $11.5k and the cost of new controls was huge. I bought the $7,500 Merc4-stroke, kept my controls, and $100 electrical harness block. I know Yammies are nice but man it was tough to justify that much more cash.
Now I have a new boat this year with a Merc 150 4-stroke and it's a very nice motor. Great torque and power. |
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Location: Grand Rapids MN | Also you will like the fact that you don't have to worry you forget oil or didn't realize your jug was low; especially when you're not near any resorts or towns. |
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Opti to Four Stroke