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[QUOTE]NMG - 12/25/2011  4:13 PM

Thanks for the reply!

The weight was a biggie, especially being a tiller.  I also hadn't planned on spending the extra to get the full hydraulic steering for the Merc, so I thought that handling the 400lb. motor vs the 320lb. E-TEC would be noticeable.  I also really like the maintenance and "shop time" advantages of the E-TEC, especially the auto winterization feature.  One thing I really didn't like about my previous boats (50 4 Stroke Yami and 135 Honda) was using up weekends getting them serviced and of course the costs associated with that.  I think the E-TEC has advantages there.

I've also heard that the 75 E-TEC is quite strong, whereas I suspect the 75 Merc is REALLY detuned given that it shares the same platform as the 90 and 115.  I imagine the internals are very robust with the Merc, but I'm not sure if the power to weight ratio is advantageous.  I also suspect that the E-TEC could troll down slower by having the idle programmed down to the 600 RPM limit I believe it is.

When I looked at the relative light weight of the E-TEC and the other considerations, it just seemed to win out.  I hadn't really considered an Opti to be honest, because I thought that the weight was close enough to the 4 Stroke Merc that I didn't think it was that much of a penalty to just go with the 4 at that point.  I also hadn't really seen much info on the Opti's being a great choice for trolling, but I do plead ignorance on that one because like I said, I never really looked into them all that much.  When it came to the DI engines, I thought that the E-TEC was just a better setup than the Opti for an "overall" choice.

So anyway, that was my reasoning for what it's worth.  The weight and maintenance considerations were the two biggest reasons.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 12/25/2011 4:13 PM (#530070 - in reply to #530066)
Subject: Re: Need Advice on Boat Packages!!!

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Thanks for the reply!

The weight was a biggie, especially being a tiller. I also hadn't planned on spending the extra to get the full hydraulic steering for the Merc, so I thought that handling the 400lb. motor vs the 320lb. E-TEC would be noticeable. I also really like the maintenance and "shop time" advantages of the E-TEC, especially the auto winterization feature. One thing I really didn't like about my previous boats (50 4 Stroke Yami and 135 Honda) was using up weekends getting them serviced and of course the costs associated with that. I think the E-TEC has advantages there.

I've also heard that the 75 E-TEC is quite strong, whereas I suspect the 75 Merc is REALLY detuned given that it shares the same platform as the 90 and 115. I imagine the internals are very robust with the Merc, but I'm not sure if the power to weight ratio is advantageous. I also suspect that the E-TEC could troll down slower by having the idle programmed down to the 600 RPM limit I believe it is.

When I looked at the relative light weight of the E-TEC and the other considerations, it just seemed to win out. I hadn't really considered an Opti to be honest, because I thought that the weight was close enough to the 4 Stroke Merc that I didn't think it was that much of a penalty to just go with the 4 at that point. I also hadn't really seen much info on the Opti's being a great choice for trolling, but I do plead ignorance on that one because like I said, I never really looked into them all that much. When it came to the DI engines, I thought that the E-TEC was just a better setup than the Opti for an "overall" choice.

So anyway, that was my reasoning for what it's worth. The weight and maintenance considerations were the two biggest reasons.

Edited by NMG 12/25/2011 4:15 PM