"DownTime" wrote in message ...
"Woodchuck" wrote in message
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Must of been a Mercury mechanic! Yamaha makes a very good OB engine! Not
to
mention longer warranty, cheaper than the Black, last longer.

Actually he was a Yamaha mechanic, and came highly recommended/respected by
others in town. I have been very happy with the engine so far, I was just
curious to know if others, who maybe had much heavier boats had experienced
any problems.

Although, I think that I may be burning a bit more oil than when new. It is
in the shop for its next service interval, and I'll be chatting tomorrow
with them about checking on this.

run in is critical, i really cant stress this point enough.
i have seen more problems caused by incorrect break in then any other
reason. thanks to downloadable engine monitoring data this is easier
to point at as the problem. if your boat is propped correctly and you
never overload it, ie; unable to achieve max rpm, you should never
have to row.
plug fouling has been a problem with previous yamaha models. hotter
plugs and coil changes fixed this issue. it was only a problem with
motors that were trolled, idled extensively.