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North Star wrote:
On Jun 5, 10:07 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. No.. I didn't see that anywhere in the literature on Mercury motors. Dealer says it would cost a lot to substitute for a Yamaha. Says he used to carry both and didn't have problems with either model of outboard. The Legend people claim that they get a good deal from Mercury by carrying their line exclusively. The same is true at Bass Pro Shops. They are locked into Mercury motors. I've had two and they were both great motors. Not a single problem with many hours on the clock(s). |
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