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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: huntnnw on March 05, 2015, 12:54:11 AM

Title: Tohatsu 50/35 jet?
Post by: huntnnw on March 05, 2015, 12:54:11 AM: Anyone have any exp or ridden in a sled powered by one?
Title: Re: Tohatsu 50/35 jet?
Post by: BigGoonTuna on March 05, 2015, 04:23:32 AM: i'm curious as well. i really like the specs on them(lighter than a 40/30 yamaha).
Title: Re: Tohatsu 50/35 jet?
Post by: huntnnw on March 05, 2015, 01:56:59 PM: The dealer told me it blows the Mercury 60/40 out of the water. Plus the merc is 71lbs heavier. I was also told it's actually only 28 hp at the jet on the merc.
Title: Re: Tohatsu 50/35 jet?
Post by: Skillet on March 05, 2015, 02:09:30 PM: Good motors. Nissan outboards are just rebranded Tohatsu's for about 25% more $$.

Nissan
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nissanmarine.com%2Fproducts%2Fimages%2Fnsf50_2.jpg&hash=37bfbcc98d0634e433cfc79a3faa96abe1f693bb)

Tohatsu

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fambermarine.net%2Fimages%2Ftohatsu%2F50_4st.jpg&hash=681ea3b17b4235ac927698ff222bb3b5beb58b7a)
Title: Re: Tohatsu 50/35 jet?
Post by: huntnnw on March 05, 2015, 05:24:12 PM: Dealer told me they build the Nissan line.. Some of the mercs too
Title: Re: Tohatsu 50/35 jet?
Post by: BigGoonTuna on March 06, 2015, 07:21:59 AM: Quote from: huntnnw on March 05, 2015, 01:56:59 PM
The dealer told me it blows the Mercury 60/40 out of the water. Plus the merc is 71lbs heavier. I was also told it's actually only 28 hp at the jet on the merc.
i guess in all fairness, the merc and yamahas are 4 strokes, the tohatsu is a direct injected 2 stroke. i've seen those 60/40 mercury motors and do a double take every time, they're about the size of an older 90!
Title: Re: Tohatsu 50/35 jet?
Post by: Skillet on March 07, 2015, 01:48:19 PM: The pics I posted above are of the 4 stroke line. I assumed the OP was comparing apples to apples.