On 05/06/2012 7:07 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 5 Jun 2012 16:49:38 -0700 (PDT), North Star
wrote:

To power a thousand pound aluminum boat the boat's manufacturer and
the local dealer recommend spending another $4600 to upgrade to a 60
hp big foot 4 stroke over the 50 hp 2 stroke that is listed as the
basic pkg engine. I can understand this if you plan on waterskiing or
tubing but this seems a bit much for cruising. Dealer says the bigger
motor won't have to work so hard, is better in the hole shots and will
make the boat easier to resell in the future.
I'm thinking spending $2700 by upgrading to a 50 hp 4 stroke should be
good enough.
Too bad those Mercury guys aren't still here in this newsgroup.

If you are lugging the extra weight of a mid range 4 stroke around why
not buy the 60. The 50 is the same motor, throttled down by the
computer.
I am surprised they can even sell a 2 stroke these days.

I suppose you know that 4 stroke is a chinese motor.

In some places you can't buy a 2 stroke any more. But usually how the
two strokes get nailed is on emissions and not specifically on 2 stroke.
Makes sense too.

Which also means 2 stroke makers are under pressure to reduce oil
consumption and possibly at the cost of engine longevity. So for that
reason alone be good enough to consider only a 4 stroke.

Personally, I think 2 stroke should be banned for anything over 5 hp.

Who gives a damn if it is Chinese or other? I would think an
intelligent buyer would be more concerned on reliability, longevity,
fuel consumption, future service needs and other more higher priorities.

Interesting table in soem engines:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/outd...oating/1276841


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