Gene Kearns wrote:
y'all have forced me to go it alone on this one. My 1987 Gulfstream
had twin 1986 Yamaha 150s installed. I realized that they would not
last forever and in order to dispose of them while they still had some
commercial value, I elected to go the 4-stroke route.


I did a lot of research and decided to go with the most cost effective
motor I could find that had the least negatives.... I got no real
negatives on Suzuki and I got the best price by FAR from a local
dealer for the Suzuki 4-stroke 140 HP engines.

New gauges, new controls (compete), new engines, and new props.....

I hope I did the right thing.... I'll be posting the results as I get
them.....

Any thoughts??



Perhaps this has changed, but not so long ago, Suzuki dealers were among
the weakest of outboard dealers in terms of facilities, training,
investment, knowledge, et cetera. The word was, if you couldn't get a
big-time franchise, you went with Suzuki. That may not be true any
longer, or it may not be true for your dealer.

I'd want to inspect the repair facilities, the parts department and I'd
want to know about parts inventories.

You might want to talk to any owners of larger cataramans, which seem to
mate up with pairs of Suzukis fairly frequently.

Good luck.


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"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:45:28 -0400, "Ðon ßailey"
wrote:

Boat Clinic does seem to have their act together.

I got mine from Barry Adkins (Blackbarry Marine)... next to Marine
Mart.

I think they've opened up a 2nd branch on OI too.


The Stewarts cleaned out the old "hardware" building (victim of
Lowe's, I guess) and it will soon be for (perpetual) rent retail
locations. So.. they had to move from that location closer uptown. I
did notice a new storefront with there name on OI... but, I was
advised away from them because they were slow in getting to repairs...

I mentioned Boat Clinic because my Dad has had some service
work done there (he knows little about outboards) and
they were courteous and prompt with him. They could have
taken him for a ride if they wanted. He has an 80's model
50hp suzuki. Quite the dependable little motor it is.



I hope these work well for you.


Thanks.

btw,

What became of the old yamys??


Almost unbelievable. They sold, controls and all, on eBay. I got
almost $3,000 for them FOB and they went to the West Coast of Canada.
Locally, they are worth about $1800.

????? huh??

Did you have to pack up/ship those rascals yourself?




I will be curious to learn how the 140's 4-strokes stack up
(power wise) against the 150's.


This is still out for study. I haven't got a lot of hours on them yet
and there are some issues with rigging, but I don't think I'll be able
to tell a lot of difference. They use very little fuel, compared to
the Yammys.

Sweet.



There is some lag in getting on plane that might not be
desirable in a ski boat... not a problem for me. I think I will need
different pitch props, before I know the final result....

db~I may do the same thing some day.






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Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Southport, NC.

http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/cavern/
Homepage
http://www.southharbourvillage.com/directions.asp Where
Southport,NC is located.
http://www.southharbourvillage.com/autoupdater.htm Real Time Pictures
at My Marina
http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats Rec.boats
at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide

My brother got the 140 Suzuki awhile ago. He loves it, and it's had zero
problems. I've seen several tests comparing the 115 (same engine) to the
Yamaha, Honda, and Mercury 115's...and it always came out on top. I believe
they're offering a 6 year warranty on that motor, too.




"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...

y'all have forced me to go it alone on this one. My 1987 Gulfstream
had twin 1986 Yamaha 150s installed. I realized that they would not
last forever and in order to dispose of them while they still had some
commercial value, I elected to go the 4-stroke route.


I did a lot of research and decided to go with the most cost effective
motor I could find that had the least negatives.... I got no real
negatives on Suzuki and I got the best price by FAR from a local
dealer for the Suzuki 4-stroke 140 HP engines.

New gauges, new controls (compete), new engines, and new props.....

I hope I did the right thing.... I'll be posting the results as I get
them.....

Any thoughts??

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Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Southport, NC.

http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/cavern/
Homepage
http://www.southharbourvillage.com/directions.asp Where
Southport,NC is located.
http://www.southharbourvillage.com/autoupdater.htm Real Time Pictures
at My Marina
http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats Rec.boats
at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide