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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. |
