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| Ive ran both and the Yamaha 4 stroke is (IMO) the best motor on the market. IMO reputation is everything and as far as Im concerned Yamaha will always have that over Mercury (somebody even said that some mercs may have yamaha power heads. that says it all) Yamahas customer service in my experience has been so much better (to me at least) than mercs. One of my clients this year was a guide from Alaska. he said they run a few different kinds of motors at the resort, but when it gets really,really cold they only use the yamahas. From what he said they have never had a problem with reliability.
Have I had problems with my yamaha 4 strokes? Definitely! I spend over 250 days a year on the water and troll for months at a time.I have a T8 kicker but dont even bother using it for trolling. I had a problem this year with the fuel system on my 03 115. Motor wasnt under warranty and even if it was the warranty doesnt cover the fuel system (neither does mercs) yamaha replaced the entire fuel system free of charge when it was determined that there MAY have been a problem with some of the injectors.No arm twisting was involved..I just gave him the facts and he made the right decision..
As for the power steering,Its unneccasary on the 90 (IMO).. Regardless of who owns the rights to what, its still gonna cost around 2 grand for the upgrade. IMO whats going to happen in the near future is that Yamaha will design there own steering system that will surpass that of which is already on the market.Not to mention they will make it more cost effective.
Is the merc 4 stroke a good motor? Yep. I have a buddy who has a newer 115 4 stroke merc and loves it. When we fish together we bicker about everything BUT whos got the best motor. Its never come up once. We're both just happy that our motors are running well and thats that.
No matter what 4 stroke motor you buy, if you dont let it warm up before running hard, change the oil regularly or run some sort of fuel stabilizer/injector cleaner year round your going to have problems down the road. | |
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