"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"Butch Davis" wrote in message
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No, "lucky" IMO was a minor factor. The ETECs seem to be a pretty good
motor with better than average reliability. They certainly are strong
and have good HP to weight ratios.

They still burn oil. Expensive oil.





I've moved myself over to "regular" four strokes because of that, because
of the quieter operation of four strokes, and at the moment because of the
fact that I've had no problems with my Yamaha 225.

Why futz around with oil if you don't have to do so?

When I was burning Yamalube, the stores/marinas selling Yamalube were never
open on Saturday/Sunday...and closed before I got off work during the week.
If I was planning an extended trip, and forgot to get my wife to buy the
stuff in advance, I had to pay $30/gallon at West Marine.

I can only imagine how hard it would be to track down the XD-100/200 stuff
for those E-tecs. And then they want $40-50/gallon for it!

I absolutely love my new F250's. Quiet, much better on fuel, and the top
end is 3-5 mph faster than the 2-strokes they're replacing.