Anybody know who manufactures the current Merc 75/90/115 four stroke
outboards?

On 5 Mar 2007 07:21:24 -0800, "rbstern" wrote:

Anybody know who manufactures the current Merc 75/90/115 four stroke
outboards?

Last I knew, Yamaha made and some of the components.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On 5 Mar 2007 07:21:24 -0800, "rbstern" wrote:


Anybody know who manufactures the current Merc 75/90/115 four stroke
outboards?


Last I knew, Yamaha made and some of the components.

They made the powerhead on my 2001 Mercury 115 EFI four stroke. The
rest is from Mercury. That may have changed. I remember reading about
some issues or lawsuits between the two companies.

On 5 Mar 07, "rbstern" wrote:
Anybody know who manufactures the current Merc 75/90/115 four stroke
outboards?

Until this year, Mercury used Yamaha powerheads.
But this past weekend I attended a boat show and noticed major
differences in the appearance of new Mercs and Yamahas. I quizzed a
sales guy and he told me Mercury is making their own powerheads now. I
haven't checked further so take that for what it's worth (I'm normally
a little skeptical of car salesmen selling boats). But there's a
definite difference in their appearance.

Rick

lid wrote:
On 5 Mar 07, "rbstern" wrote:
Anybody know who manufactures the current Merc 75/90/115 four stroke
outboards?

Until this year, Mercury used Yamaha powerheads.
But this past weekend I attended a boat show and noticed major
differences in the appearance of new Mercs and Yamahas. I quizzed a
sales guy and he told me Mercury is making their own powerheads now. I
haven't checked further so take that for what it's worth (I'm normally
a little skeptical of car salesmen selling boats). But there's a
definite difference in their appearance.

Rick


That is correct. I was going to respond to this post, but...

Harry Krause wrote:

lid wrote:

On 5 Mar 07, "rbstern" wrote:

Anybody know who manufactures the current Merc 75/90/115 four stroke
outboards?


Until this year, Mercury used Yamaha powerheads.
But this past weekend I attended a boat show and noticed major
differences in the appearance of new Mercs and Yamahas. I quizzed a
sales guy and he told me Mercury is making their own powerheads now. I
haven't checked further so take that for what it's worth (I'm normally
a little skeptical of car salesmen selling boats). But there's a
definite difference in their appearance.

Rick



That is correct. I was going to respond to this post, but...

Thank you for that important information, but...

lid wrote:
On 5 Mar 07, "rbstern" wrote:

Anybody know who manufactures the current Merc 75/90/115 four stroke
outboards?


Until this year, Mercury used Yamaha powerheads.
But this past weekend I attended a boat show and noticed major
differences in the appearance of new Mercs and Yamahas. I quizzed a
sales guy and he told me Mercury is making their own powerheads now. I
haven't checked further so take that for what it's worth (I'm normally
a little skeptical of car salesmen selling boats). But there's a
definite difference in their appearance.

Rick


Mercury and Yamaha got into a big lawsuit a couple of years ago. As I
understand it, Yamaha wnated to change the terms of the contract that
they had signed with Merc. Yamaha lost and that contract has now expired.

Capt Jack R..

Jack Redington wrote:
lid wrote:
On 5 Mar 07, "rbstern" wrote:

Anybody know who manufactures the current Merc 75/90/115 four stroke
outboards?


Until this year, Mercury used Yamaha powerheads.
But this past weekend I attended a boat show and noticed major
differences in the appearance of new Mercs and Yamahas. I quizzed a
sales guy and he told me Mercury is making their own powerheads now. I
haven't checked further so take that for what it's worth (I'm normally
a little skeptical of car salesmen selling boats). But there's a
definite difference in their appearance.

Rick


Mercury and Yamaha got into a big lawsuit a couple of years ago. As I
understand it, Yamaha wnated to change the terms of the contract that
they had signed with Merc. Yamaha lost and that contract has now expired.

Capt Jack R..


Merc's mid-range four strokes used to have the same displacement
powerhead as its suppliers. Now, they're different. That was the first
clue.