NOYB,
Did you consider a E-Tec instead of the 4 stroke, and what was your
reasoning behind buying the simpler, less complex, but HEAVIER 4
stroke, vs. the realitively new high tech, complex but much LIGHTER
E-Tec?

NOYB wrote:
The port engine on my Grady quit running while heading back in last week.
The problem was diagnosed as a faulty low pressure fuel pump. It's a pretty
inexpensive part, so I told the dealer to replace it and the five other ones
as a precaution.

But that same day, the owner of the dealership called to pitch me on
four-strokes. With my old motors as trade, and reusing my existing gauges
and binnacle, it became pretty cost effective to replace the old
two-strokes. I figured that the fuel (gas and oil) savings alone should
be about $3-4000/year. But more importantly, I'm going from a 5 year old
motor with no warranty, to a brand new motor with a 3-year warranty.

I may not keep the boat the 7 years it would take to recoup (in gas money)
the additional cost of upgrading. But if something major went on the
two-strokes in the next couple of years, I'm way ahead with the new engines.
Also, if I sell the boat in 4 or 5 years to upgrade to a different boat, I
figure it would be much more marketable with 4 or 5 year four-strokes, than
9 or 10 year old two-strokes.

I'll be sure to post performance data on the engines vs. the old ones once I
get past the break-in.

The new engines are twin Yamaha F250 four-strokes.

"Reginald P. Smithers" wrote in message
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NOYB,
Did you consider a E-Tec instead of the 4 stroke, and what was your
reasoning behind buying the simpler, less complex, but HEAVIER 4
stroke, vs. the realitively new high tech, complex but much LIGHTER
E-Tec?

Two reasons:

I'm sick of buying oil. The last thing I need is to have to buy $40/gallon
oil.

Grady's come with Yamaha's, so it will have better resale down the road with
Yamaha's.

"NOYB" wrote in message news:njGcg.1081
Two reasons:

I'm sick of buying oil. The last thing I need is to have to buy
$40/gallon oil.



You might feel sicker when you have to buy Yamaha's $25 oil filter for each
oil change. The manual recommends every 6 months or 100 hrs. WHICHEVER COMES
FIRST. It also says to change more often if you do a lot of low speed
running or trolling.

"Billgran" wrote in message
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"NOYB" wrote in message news:njGcg.1081
Two reasons:

I'm sick of buying oil. The last thing I need is to have to buy
$40/gallon oil.



You might feel sicker when you have to buy Yamaha's $25 oil filter for
each oil change. The manual recommends every 6 months or 100 hrs.
WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. It also says to change more often if you do a lot
of low speed running or trolling.

$50 twice a year? $100 for oil filters per year? Compared to 20 gallons of
E-Tec oil at $40/gallon, it's a no-brainer.