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Best 4 stroke?
« on: February 03, 2013, 08:23:29 PM »
Looking for the best 15 hp for the money, evinrude,yamaha,or honda? suggestions?
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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2013, 08:37:11 PM »
Yamaha

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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2013, 08:38:20 PM »
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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2013, 10:53:15 PM »
I'd go Yamaha or Evinrude.  Love the old Evinrude/Johnson 2-strokes, they last forever.

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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2013, 09:50:50 AM »
Love my 15 hp Yamaha 4-stroke! Sweat little motor, trolls at idle all day 0.4 mph with my 13 ft Smokercraft. No need for a trolling motor, and will do 26 MPH on a plane, with four adults in the boat.
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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2013, 10:22:40 AM »
 :) I like my Yamaha 15, if I were to do it again I'd go a 20 hp, on a WC14 Lund, it was like $300.00 more for the 20 is all.
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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2013, 10:23:49 AM »
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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2013, 10:36:20 AM »
What are you using it for?  Kicker on a larger boat or a main motor on a smaller one?

Yamaha, Honda and Merc rule the roost in the 15hp 4S world.  Depending on the application, don't think you could go wrong with any of these as long as you get an FI model.
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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2013, 10:43:35 AM »
:) I like my Yamaha 15, if I were to do it again I'd go a 20 hp, on a WC14 Lund, it was like $300.00 more for the 20 is all.
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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2013, 02:02:25 PM »
What are you using it for?  Kicker on a larger boat or a main motor on a smaller one?

Yamaha, Honda and Merc rule the roost in the 15hp 4S world.  Depending on the application, don't think you could go wrong with any of these as long as you get an FI model.

A 14ft gregor plan on fishing bay,river and lakes, . New top of the line 4 strokes just seem to be so outrageously expensive these days. If I could only find a used one for half price with low hours. I'm leaning towards a Honda since I previously owned one.
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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2013, 03:01:14 PM »
Yamaha hands down. Had a 9.9 Honda that was a pile of junk. It never did run right.  :twocents:

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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2013, 03:08:41 PM »
I wonder if a yamaha 10 horse would push a 14 ft aluminum with 2 people,a dog and gear well?
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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2013, 04:59:10 PM »
I wonder if a yamaha 10 horse would push a 14 ft aluminum with 2 people,a dog and gear well?

I highly doubt you'd even get on plane.

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Re: Best 4 stroke?
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2013, 06:20:45 PM »
Yamaha!

 


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