I have a mercury 25 hp. 2 stroke short shaft 2001 model with uncountable hours on it. It truly is an amazingly piece of equipment. I have also ran 250 PRo XS on Toledo, Rayburn and the red river bass fishing 100s and 100s of hours with very little if any issues that wasn’t self inflicted…mostly to the lower. Great motors.
I have a 92 140HP Evinrude it has always been very good until this year. Had to do fuel pump and new valve on the primer solenoid. I am planning to repower! It is rated for 150 so maybe I’ll find a F150 I can afford but might go Suzuki new. On last boat I had a 79 85 hp Evinrude and that thing was great it idled nice and was fast. It was very loud but never left me stranded.
I have an old Johnson 9.9 noted to be bullet proof. Pushing a 14 ft Lonestar. I had no real problems with it but it is loud at high speed. I also have a 1989 Evinrude 225 looper. It pushes a 1980 Hydrosports cuddy. VRO disconnected and ran good but hard on gas. I hope to use it again after not using it for several years. I plan of giving it a thorough going over before using.
My #1 was a 150 Promax EFI from mercury racing. I ordered it in 1996. I ran it with a jet pump on a flatbottom Express till 2007. I wrecked the boat and it got hot so I traded it in my dealer had just got a 225X in in trade. Ran it till 2016 and built a new jet sled with a 250 Pro XS. I used to guide and fish the rivers alot so to say that 150 Pro Max had 1000 hours on it at the least, with only doing normal spark plugs and fuel filter replacement was about it . I cant remember any electronic part failing on that motor. But I must say I have decent luck with most of my personal motors because the see alot of use. The rest of my family members are not so lucky I think because they dont use them enough and are not as particular about oil and fuel additives as myself. You probably understand that my outboards with jet pumps see quite a bit of abuse. You run a jet pump outboard in the upper 3rd of it RPM range all the time.
I'm glad you love Suzuki outboards good for you. I have a 2018 suzuki 25 hp. That thing has cost me an extra 800 dollars as to why you open it up for about a mile then falls on it's face and leaves you looking for a tow. Ten minutes later it will start and go about half that far and repeat. New high pressure fuel pump all new lines all new everything and until we drilled a bigger vent hole in my fuel tank caps and I'm guarded optimistic as it was September by the time we figured it out. On the other hand I have a Honda bf-90. It starts every time. I say go and it says where. That follows a 2007 bf-90 that was the same way
you always see old Mercury's at the boat ramps still going. even the old belt buckle mercury still going . why I run mercury. I have a Yamaha 115 4 stroke. I'm always working on that thing . my 115 mercury runs circles around it . Great video.
First, love the videos keep up the good work. However I am curious how the #10 spot on worst motors became the #1 on best motors because you were pretty passionate about your position on both lists?
The 50's & 60's 3HP and the 60's & 70's 6HP Johnson and Evinrude, & the as mentioned 9.9/15, these motors run & idle like fricken sewing machines. And for some grunt the late 70's early 80's V4, V6 & then the V8, thirsty yes but what a soundtrack. 🚤🌊 ✌😎🤙
My first boat had the 50 merc 2 stroke 3cylinder and you could just beat the crap out of that bad boy. It pushed my 16ft pro V tracker around 30mph with just me in it.
I've got a 93' model 2.5 Merc 150 xr6 and it has a million hours on it. Still runs 5600 rpm and pushes my 98 ranger 55mph. Almost every weekend from March till November! Should be top 5
@@Gunrunner223 my 99' 175 is the same way, has close to 1400 hrs on it and sees gets used heavily. I lean on the poor thing too, cut it no slack, but it hasn't let me down. Love these old 2 smokes!
Yeah, where’s the 3cyl OMC, the Merc Racing 300 X was a 3.0 with Offshore mid if memory is correct. Or did you mean 2.5X? 225 XS, 250 XS 2003 models with the 6250rpm redline, animals
2019 to early 2020 motors were #1 not late 2020-2021/2022.... and realistically probably 8 out of 10 covid motors are gonna be flawless but those other 2 are gonna be problem childs
I honestly never thought about your point made on #1... I grew up on my old man's 2 strokes and remember him yelling from the truck while I floated out to oblivion "give it gas, choke it, pump the bulb!"... now I sit down, touch the key and vrooom
I’m a Mercury die hard. The truth is there’s not a single bad motor on a transom anymore. All of them are solid. The difference is customer service and warranty.
Only true experts know that the 3 cylinder Yamaha 2 stroke outboards were the best ever. They were reliable, very powerful and had a huge range in horsepower. For example a 1992 60hp 2-stroke Yamaha 3 cylinder engine. Best ever, ask the fisherman, ask the ski boat owners. Greetings from the Netherlands
I am with you there. Much better than the F150 with rotting Exhaust and Plastic Balance Shaft Gears that made the list. Right from 1984 90hp Dad's first non OMC Motor, still rolling today. Also have it in 30hp version, and 130 V4 is almost as indestructible as the 3 cylinder ones, but not quite as dependable.
My Uncle still has his father's 1971 (maybe 1972) 3 cylinder 60HP Johnson outboard. In the family since New, and installed on my grandfather's red boat while at the launch ramp. It has 1000s upon 1000s upon 1000s of hours on it across 3+ boats over the last 50 years. Never had the lower unit replaced, or anything serious, and just beat on and kept going. Still got it stored in the garage, waiting for the next boat.
Dive in to the late 90's and early 2005 and then give us your take on what can be done on the lil 25's that alot of us lot loved running in the woods... Thanks guy...
Had a 150 fast strike on a 18 ft hydro sport. Fastest 150.on the water, in the repair shop every year I owned it. Have a new V8 pro xs, (2019) so far fantastic, amazing hole shot amazing top end, sips gas, Cruze at 50 at 4700 rpms
I’ve got one of those 25hp Mercs from the late 80s. I was given it for free, put a CDI and prop on it and it’s been flawless ever since. We also used the 15hp Evinrude on our steel hunting boats for years. They are a staple on ever lake you go to.
im sad my 175 200 225 250 efi didnt make worst or best ? WHERE DOES IT FIT ?? IVe put a 175 through stright mud duck hunting and going throught sloughts for years with logs and practically weeds hitting you in the face tortured overheated 100s if times still running around ... still on boats in every lake you go to while fishing how did they not make any spot ? and i can get a new power head for what 5k to 7k ?
They had a five year warranty that covered everything if I recall correctly. But I will stick with my 21ft 10in. Kevlar Bullet / 250 pro X Merc for now
I was with you until the pro xs came up. Around here pretty much every one of them on a used boat has had a new powerhead at some point. I was surprised to not see the 3cyl Yamaha motor on the list. I would also add the omc v4 motors, super reliable, they are still running all over the lakes today. The omc 9.9/15 absolutely deserves a top 3 spot, the last one i had was by far the smoothest idling and shifting motor i have ever had. It would literally slide in and out of gear like butter, in or out of the water.
i love suzuki, strong and reliable, over the past 8 yrs havnt seen one with a major failure, had several come in with cowling damage due to freight but overall price to reliablility, ease of maintance and easy to work on suzuki gets the W
@@TeamMarineService we mainly saw 150-200's not suzukis fault but cost cutting the shipping i feel was the problem. we have had suzuki bikes come in damaged alot from the same shipping company.
on his worst OB video he claims ALL motors made in covid were bad...2020 2021 give them time they will fail..here he praises the 2020 2021 suzuki as the best number 1...its a covid motor???
The bad ones are gonna be problematic plagued by issue after issues and the good one's are gonna be rock solid as usual. Think of it as "What if Mercury couldn't get their normal high quality pistons for 4 months...they gotta go somewhere...so they decide to have 4 months worth of pistons made by a new random chinese supplier" those are the motors that are gonna have issues.
Alright I’m gonna call you on #1, I think #10 on the other worst list was covid motors? Seems like #1 is covid motors! Unless that was covid boats on a different list, disregard
25-30hp Johnson on a lot of Jon Boats. Mine is pull start and I duck hunt every year and it starts in 2-3 pulls in the morning with temps in the teens, trolls as slow as you want to for Walleye’s. If it has any knocks is noise.
Thoughts on early Yamaha HPDI engines, specifically 300Hp. Seems to be conflicting opinions, as with most things, but from a tech/service perspective what have you seen?
Hey Andy, I’m not sure about the whole ranking order but your you’re pretty much on point with 225-250 2stroker Opti Pro, 50 three cylinder and the OMC 15hp owned them all and all of them were excellent engines fir their “time”. I think there could have been an honourable mention for the OMC 6hp another bullet proof engine and little brother of the 15hp also in my opinion the OMC 3cylinder 70hp not fast nor nothing technically advanced just found it to be totally reliable. Again the 6 and the 70 were both motors I owned from new “back in the day”. I haven’t owned one but I’ve read numerous reports on the Yamaha 150 4 banger, absolutely bullet proof, I have heard from a number of sources that claim with regular servicing it’s a 3000hr plus engine!
Hey what about the tahatsu TDi I have one for years and beat the s*** out of it always started I personally think it's a really underrepresented motor And really underrated where you're thoughts
They did have those junk power head in the late 90's and early 2000 models I ran several in the flooded timber and boat runs out the river bottom hardwoods and during those shit years the question wasn't going to blowup it was when and how far back out in the flooded green are you going to be when it blows....
What year are you talking with the Merc 25hp? I thought they were a big draw in the early 80's, like 1983. And the Evinrude/Johnson 15 HP; how about the 9.9? Don't they share the same block, etc, except for the carbs?
Still running my 2000 Johnson 70hp. Fast reliable and is the same motor as my uncles 91 evinrude 70hp. Both are still great runners and mine routinely outruns the new 115hp four strokes. Pro XS, Yamaha, Suzys doesn’t matter. Although I haven’t run into any SHOs yet.
Thanks for this video bud! I've been looking for a channel like this, new sub here for sure! I had an old 200 black max Merc on a 300 series Ranger that was bulletproof! I miss that thing!
Intruder Drinking the Gas! My bru Yamaha is great stuff! Les gas Jes 50hp MERCURY great stuff! 250hp Mercury XS runs strong but every 6 months fuel pump dead! 2.4 L XR2 Offshore Strong stuff! I personally love the 50hp YAMAHA D of H 6H4 6H5. 25,30hp Mercury Tohatsu Nissan 250hp Suzuki run strong On Commercial 3000-6000hours! 10w40 Shell oil
The best outboard of all time is the OMC big twin. Starting from 1951 until whenever they stopped making 'em with points. Still have my 1959 35 hp. Works great.
Evinrude gas line fittings are Sh...t You run the risk of leaning out engines rated at 90 hp and up. I converted my fittings male and female to merc but tgats complicated...
I have a question. So, my grandpa died back in 17, he had a 94 Lowe bass boat with a evinrude 50hp two stroke. I’m just getting into fishing since he passed and I think I’m going to get his boat back in the water.. he had it since new, just curious on how you view that motor or if you have had any dealings with them. I appreciate it
Evinrude / Johnson 1970 - 1988 70hp 3 cylinder 2 strokes are the greatest motors ever made... they are still everywhere "running" being more reliable than any of this new garbage.
No TXR250😮? Exhaust corrosion on some of the earlier models is noted but it is a motor that consistently provides 3000-5000 hours of service with minimal maintenance.
I just bought my first boat and it has a 2006 yamaha 90hp 2 stroke, it has 250hrs does anyone know if that’s a good motor ? I’m honestly really scared I did a mistake on my purchase
I have a 2007 mercury optimax 225 on my champion and it has started first crank every time and I have never done any work on it neither did my dad who gave it to me
Like the list, but up here in the NW I think fishermen would put the Yamaha t-8 on the list. It was bulletproof. I put a couple thousand hours on mine and never did anything except change the plugs and oil. In the low hp world this was the best.
I think the 3cyl Johnson/Evinrude’s are damn good engines as well as the V8. Great top 10 list!!
I have a mercury 25 hp. 2 stroke short shaft 2001 model with uncountable hours on it. It truly is an amazingly piece of equipment.
I have also ran 250 PRo XS on Toledo, Rayburn and the red river bass fishing 100s and 100s of hours with very little if any issues that wasn’t self inflicted…mostly to the lower.
Great motors.
surprised yamaha 90 2 stroke wasn’t on the list. those are little reliable beasts. that goes for all the yami 2T 3 cylinders
The Intruder/Fast Strike were strong underrated motors, but the heat soak/vapor lock issue was a pain.
The Evinrude Intruder story with the engineer breaking it in wide open was so awesome.
I have a 92 140HP Evinrude it has always been very good until this year. Had to do fuel pump and new valve on the primer solenoid. I am planning to repower! It is rated for 150 so maybe I’ll find a F150 I can afford but might go Suzuki new.
On last boat I had a 79 85 hp Evinrude and that thing was great it idled nice and was fast. It was very loud but never left me stranded.
Old 150 Johnson still hard to beat I've got a 86 model and love it drinks more gas than a hemi but runs every time
I have an old Johnson 9.9 noted to be bullet proof. Pushing a 14 ft Lonestar. I had no real problems with it but it is loud at high speed. I also have a 1989 Evinrude 225 looper. It pushes a 1980 Hydrosports cuddy. VRO disconnected and ran good but hard on gas. I hope to use it again after not using it for several years. I plan of giving it a thorough going over before using.
My #1 was a 150 Promax EFI from mercury racing. I ordered it in 1996. I ran it with a jet pump on a flatbottom Express till 2007. I wrecked the boat and it got hot so I traded it in my dealer had just got a 225X in in trade. Ran it till 2016 and built a new jet sled with a 250 Pro XS. I used to guide and fish the rivers alot so to say that 150 Pro Max had 1000 hours on it at the least, with only doing normal spark plugs and fuel filter replacement was about it . I cant remember any electronic part failing on that motor. But I must say I have decent luck with most of my personal motors because the see alot of use. The rest of my family members are not so lucky I think because they dont use them enough and are not as particular about oil and fuel additives as myself. You probably understand that my outboards with jet pumps see quite a bit of abuse. You run a jet pump outboard in the upper 3rd of it RPM range all the time.
I'm glad you love Suzuki outboards good for you. I have a 2018 suzuki 25 hp. That thing has cost me an extra 800 dollars as to why you open it up for about a mile then falls on it's face and leaves you looking for a tow. Ten minutes later it will start and go about half that far and repeat. New high pressure fuel pump all new lines all new everything and until we drilled a bigger vent hole in my fuel tank caps and I'm guarded optimistic as it was September by the time we figured it out. On the other hand I have a Honda bf-90. It starts every time. I say go and it says where. That follows a 2007 bf-90 that was the same way
Just got my first boat with a faststrike 175 on it needs some work but runs ok
I'm still running a 68 johnson 6 horse on my little rig.
What’s the best salt water out board 15 hose ? Thanks. Great video s
#1 Suzuki, #2 Yamaha, #3 Honda, #4 Tohatsu, #5 Mercury
you always see old Mercury's at the boat ramps still going. even the old belt buckle mercury still going . why I run mercury. I have a Yamaha 115 4 stroke. I'm always working on that thing . my 115 mercury runs circles around it . Great video.
First, love the videos keep up the good work. However I am curious how the #10 spot on worst motors became the #1 on best motors because you were pretty passionate about your position on both lists?
Good question! The bad covid motors (some have been mysteriously problematic) suck and the good ones have been great
No mention of the merc 2.5 efi. I really expected to see it at #1
one ?to you what about mercury 25 HP / 2 strock 1981 good motor as well? i appressiated Your answer
I'm kinda surprised the Yamaha 90A didn't make the list. Those things were (and still are) everywhere!
There were a ton that could have made the list...maybe a Top 25 should happen in the future
@@TeamMarineService here's the one I recently sold that my grandfather bought new in late 84. th-cam.com/users/shorts0nAx1q8FV14?feature=share
The 50's & 60's 3HP and the 60's & 70's 6HP Johnson and Evinrude, & the as mentioned 9.9/15, these motors run & idle like fricken sewing machines.
And for some grunt the late 70's early 80's V4, V6 & then the V8, thirsty yes but what a soundtrack.
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✌😎🤙
Ive heard you talk about the OMC 40-50 HP 2 cal. outboards as great motors
My first boat had the 50 merc 2 stroke 3cylinder and you could just beat the crap out of that bad boy. It pushed my 16ft pro V tracker around 30mph with just me in it.
The OX was an OX!
I personally believe 90s and early 2000s Yamaha 15 and 25 2 strokes should be in this list... they'll take anything you can throw at them.
Evenrude 70hp OMC mid 90s 2 stroke is really reliable.
What about the 2000s 150 EFI?
What do yall think about a 97 mercury 150 EFI?
The EFI's were solid motors
Really surprised the 2.5 EFI mercs didn't make the list.
I've got a 93' model 2.5 Merc 150 xr6 and it has a million hours on it. Still runs 5600 rpm and pushes my 98 ranger 55mph. Almost every weekend from March till November! Should be top 5
@@Gunrunner223 my 99' 175 is the same way, has close to 1400 hrs on it and sees gets used heavily.
I lean on the poor thing too, cut it no slack, but it hasn't let me down.
Love these old 2 smokes!
So know that you have had a full 2021 behind you, which brand did you see the least?
Yeah, where’s the 3cyl OMC, the Merc Racing 300 X was a 3.0 with Offshore mid if memory is correct. Or did you mean 2.5X? 225 XS, 250 XS 2003 models with the 6250rpm redline, animals
We're any of these older 2 strokes tatsuys
Best outboards ever made and still made is the Yamaha f150 still same motor they first out out other than cowl change its been that good
What are your thoughts on the merc 2 stroke 200 pro xs?
Opinions on a 2005 Yamaha f115tlrz?
Got a 18 6 150 murcuy champion low boat
Yamaha 90hp 2stroke, no doubt, best ever.
surprised there wasn't more yamahas in the top 3-5
I love my late 90s 70 yammer hammer
Number 9: Me yelling in my living room AMERICAAAAA!
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Well alk i can say in africa back in the swamps an way way back in deep country with no machanics and supplies the yamaha 25 two stroke is king
Mercury Opti-Max enuff said
Also how did the newer 40 hp Yamaha 4 stroke not make this list.
Johnson 9.9. Way better motor than the 15.
2021-2022 are Covid motors no?!? Thought all those are gonna have issues du to supply and manufacturing chalenges during Covid?…
2019 to early 2020 motors were #1 not late 2020-2021/2022.... and realistically probably 8 out of 10 covid motors are gonna be flawless but those other 2 are gonna be problem childs
@@TeamMarineService thanks for the clarification, got to say 20% is a pretty bad gamble still
I missed some G1 rudes
I run the absolute dog crap out of my Johnson Fast Strike 150. No doubt absolutely horrible on gas!!
I honestly never thought about your point made on #1... I grew up on my old man's 2 strokes and remember him yelling from the truck while I floated out to oblivion "give it gas, choke it, pump the bulb!"... now I sit down, touch the key and vrooom
😂😂😂 yeah I have several moments like that with my father
I’m a Mercury die hard. The truth is there’s not a single bad motor on a transom anymore. All of them are solid. The difference is customer service and warranty.
I agree. Except for the last generation Evinrude.
Got damn B Lat whats up 🤓
Nailed it
Only true experts know that the 3 cylinder Yamaha 2 stroke outboards were the best ever. They were reliable, very powerful and had a huge range in horsepower. For example a 1992 60hp 2-stroke Yamaha 3 cylinder engine. Best ever, ask the fisherman, ask the ski boat owners.
Greetings from the Netherlands
30DMH Yamaha 3 cylinder 2 stroke
The v4 also
And they were almost a direct copy of the 3cly omc
I am with you there. Much better than the F150 with rotting Exhaust and Plastic Balance Shaft Gears that made the list. Right from 1984 90hp Dad's first non OMC Motor, still rolling today. Also have it in 30hp version, and 130 V4 is almost as indestructible as the 3 cylinder ones, but not quite as dependable.
A 60hp SKI BOAT?
Are you high? 60hp on an aluminum rowboat won't get me out of the water on any ski or skis! Come on, man.
My Uncle still has his father's 1971 (maybe 1972) 3 cylinder 60HP Johnson outboard. In the family since New, and installed on my grandfather's red boat while at the launch ramp. It has 1000s upon 1000s upon 1000s of hours on it across 3+ boats over the last 50 years. Never had the lower unit replaced, or anything serious, and just beat on and kept going. Still got it stored in the garage, waiting for the next boat.
Got a Johnson 70 and it still runs well. Just loves getting up on the plane. Hates sitting and idling for a long time. Not the most fuel efficient.
I always wondered why the 85-140 horsepower OMC engines never make these lists and they are pretty tough and people put them on everything.
Yup..the v-4’s
seriously. you gotta be kidding. some of the best motors ever. The Yamaha's too. Same engines basically
You missed the 40/50 Yamaha 3cyl. Dealers to this day are still setting on ignition parts from the 90’s that they never needed
Have a 50 myself, and a 25.... beat the shit out of em and they just dont quit
Have any of you ran these outboards? Comment below and let us know!
Dive in to the late 90's and early 2005 and then give us your take on what can be done on the lil 25's that alot of us lot loved running in the woods... Thanks guy...
Merc 300x mentioned with Bridgeport and Merc 25 both great motors
Had a 150 fast strike on a 18 ft hydro sport. Fastest 150.on the water, in the repair shop every year I owned it. Have a new V8 pro xs, (2019) so far fantastic, amazing hole shot amazing top end, sips gas, Cruze at 50 at 4700 rpms
Still running a '98 Johnson FastStrike 150 on a '99 Javelin . . .
Ran the 25 merc for a long time. It didn't owe me anything. Finally put it in retirement for a 30 hp 4 stroke merc.
I think the 96 - 2000ish, 200/225 mercury efi outboards should have had a honorable mention.
I definitely agree . Awesome running engines .
Absolutely agree.
Bull Shit. Mercury Optimax. Best out board ever.
I’ve got one of those 25hp Mercs from the late 80s. I was given it for free, put a CDI and prop on it and it’s been flawless ever since. We also used the 15hp Evinrude on our steel hunting boats for years. They are a staple on ever lake you go to.
Have a 25xd and I'm hoping it'll be a great runner for us! Anything to keep an eye on?
Tell us the truth. We already know. Your "experts" on tv haven't watched any of the trial
Used to have a Johnson 115 Fast Strike. It was an awesome outboard aside from the warped float bowls.
Definitely the XR6 should have been on there. That thing was a rock-solid staple of Mercury Marine for close to 15 years
Had a feeling the Johnson/Evinrude 15 was going to be in there 👍🏼…still got mines..retired lol
I don't think I've ever found one that wouldn't run.
im sad my 175 200 225 250 efi didnt make worst or best ? WHERE DOES IT FIT ?? IVe put a 175 through stright mud duck hunting and going throught sloughts for years with logs and practically weeds hitting you in the face tortured overheated 100s if times still running around ... still on boats in every lake you go to while fishing how did they not make any spot ? and i can get a new power head for what 5k to 7k ?
EFI's were solid motors
I'm surprised Tahatsu outboards weren't on this list. Very popular on long island sound . Very reliable
Actually worldwide they are very popular for their reliability
They had a five year warranty that covered everything if I recall correctly. But I will stick with my 21ft 10in. Kevlar Bullet / 250 pro X Merc for now
I was with you until the pro xs came up. Around here pretty much every one of them on a used boat has had a new powerhead at some point. I was surprised to not see the 3cyl Yamaha motor on the list. I would also add the omc v4 motors, super reliable, they are still running all over the lakes today. The omc 9.9/15 absolutely deserves a top 3 spot, the last one i had was by far the smoothest idling and shifting motor i have ever had. It would literally slide in and out of gear like butter, in or out of the water.
i love suzuki, strong and reliable, over the past 8 yrs havnt seen one with a major failure, had several come in with cowling damage due to freight but overall price to reliablility, ease of maintance and easy to work on suzuki gets the W
We've seen them come in damaged too. Probably 5 or 6 cowling of all horsepowers
@@TeamMarineService we mainly saw 150-200's not suzukis fault but cost cutting the shipping i feel was the problem. we have had suzuki bikes come in damaged alot from the same shipping company.
on his worst OB video he claims ALL motors made in covid were bad...2020 2021 give them time they will fail..here he praises the 2020 2021 suzuki as the best number 1...its a covid motor???
The bad ones are gonna be problematic plagued by issue after issues and the good one's are gonna be rock solid as usual. Think of it as "What if Mercury couldn't get their normal high quality pistons for 4 months...they gotta go somewhere...so they decide to have 4 months worth of pistons made by a new random chinese supplier" those are the motors that are gonna have issues.
Alright I’m gonna call you on #1, I think #10 on the other worst list was covid motors? Seems like #1 is covid motors! Unless that was covid boats on a different list, disregard
Listen closely when we said motors produced from 2019-early 2020! ;)
Wow not one honda I've never owned a outboard i was thinking of getting a 30hp honda for a 16ft lund ssv 😮maybe i need to do a lot more research 🤔
Ain’t nothing wrong with a Honda. They are very reliable just not our favorite
25-30hp Johnson on a lot of Jon Boats. Mine is pull start and I duck hunt every year and it starts in 2-3 pulls in the morning with temps in the teens, trolls as slow as you want to for Walleye’s.
If it has any knocks is noise.
Ya forgot the 1984 Johnson 90 mine still run and will push the boat at 50 mph. That's a 2 stroke V4 90 degree motor. still running !!
Thoughts on early Yamaha HPDI engines, specifically 300Hp. Seems to be conflicting opinions, as with most things, but from a tech/service perspective what have you seen?
Hey Andy, I’m not sure about the whole ranking order but your you’re pretty much on point with 225-250 2stroker Opti Pro, 50 three cylinder and the OMC 15hp owned them all and all of them were excellent engines fir their “time”. I think there could have been an honourable mention for the OMC 6hp another bullet proof engine and little brother of the 15hp also in my opinion the OMC 3cylinder 70hp not fast nor nothing technically advanced just found it to be totally reliable. Again the 6 and the 70 were both motors I owned from new “back in the day”. I haven’t owned one but I’ve read numerous reports on the Yamaha 150 4 banger, absolutely bullet proof, I have heard from a number of sources that claim with regular servicing it’s a 3000hr plus engine!
Hey what about the tahatsu TDi I have one for years and beat the s*** out of it always started I personally think it's a really underrepresented motor And really underrated where you're thoughts
They are gems….keep quiet so you know you have the best!
Yamaha 25 hp four stroke got one in salt water and have never had a major problem with it and it’s like those 250’s it always cranks
Old 4 cylinder merc 50s were great
When is Suzuki going Release their new 250SS? When I contacted them a few months ago they said they were still testing.
Merc 25's rock!
They did have those junk power head in the late 90's and early 2000 models I ran several in the flooded timber and boat runs out the river bottom hardwoods and during those shit years the question wasn't going to blowup it was when and how far back out in the flooded green are you going to be when it blows....
What year are you talking with the Merc 25hp? I thought they were a big draw in the early 80's, like 1983.
And the Evinrude/Johnson 15 HP; how about the 9.9? Don't they share the same block, etc, except for the carbs?
OMC intruder motor would be alot higher on my list! Love those things!
Still running my 2000 Johnson 70hp. Fast reliable and is the same motor as my uncles 91 evinrude 70hp. Both are still great runners and mine routinely outruns the new 115hp four strokes. Pro XS, Yamaha, Suzys doesn’t matter. Although I haven’t run into any SHOs yet.
What boat is it on?
@@tintdr old 17’ Grumman (aluminum fishing boat).
1. Merc 2.5l EFI Offshore
2. Merc 2.5 EFI
3. Merc 2.5 Drag
4. Merc 2.5
5. Merc 2.5 S3000
6. Merc 2.5 Champ Race
7. JohnyRude V4's (gotta have a tow boat when running river racers).
Thanks for this video bud! I've been looking for a channel like this, new sub here for sure! I had an old 200 black max Merc on a 300 series Ranger that was bulletproof! I miss that thing!
Welcome aboard Tim!
Even if the new 250’s are COVID motors?
Yes! 9 out of 10 will run great but that 1 will be very troublesome
Intruder Drinking the Gas! My bru
Yamaha is great stuff! Les gas
Jes 50hp MERCURY great stuff!
250hp Mercury XS runs strong but every 6 months fuel pump dead!
2.4 L XR2 Offshore Strong stuff!
I personally love the 50hp YAMAHA D of H 6H4 6H5.
25,30hp Mercury Tohatsu Nissan
250hp Suzuki run strong On Commercial 3000-6000hours!
10w40 Shell oil
The best outboard of all time is the OMC big twin. Starting from 1951 until whenever they stopped making 'em with points. Still have my 1959 35 hp. Works great.
Evinrude gas line fittings are Sh...t
You run the risk of leaning out engines rated at 90 hp and up.
I converted my fittings male and female to merc but tgats complicated...
I have a question. So, my grandpa died back in 17, he had a 94 Lowe bass boat with a evinrude 50hp two stroke. I’m just getting into fishing since he passed and I think I’m going to get his boat back in the water.. he had it since new, just curious on how you view that motor or if you have had any dealings with them. I appreciate it
MERCURY XRi 200 still running today from 1995 never been rebuilt only the impeller gets replaced regularly this is 2024
29 year old motor
I’m surprised the Mercury 150 xr2 isn’t on this list, very highly regarded from my experience and from what I’ve heard
Yes, a very good motor, running one on my boat now, runs great.
Evinrude / Johnson 1970 - 1988 70hp 3 cylinder 2 strokes are the greatest motors ever made... they are still everywhere "running" being more reliable than any of this new garbage.
No TXR250😮? Exhaust corrosion on some of the earlier models is noted but it is a motor that consistently provides 3000-5000 hours of service with minimal maintenance.
Ox66 was a copy of the Johnson Evinrudes fact Yamaha was sued for copyright infringement
😮 2008 -150 Hp mercury efi < Thats what im running! Dont know what too think < where dose it Rank ? Ty
How is the Yamaha 115s?
I just bought my first boat and it has a 2006 yamaha 90hp 2 stroke, it has 250hrs does anyone know if that’s a good motor ? I’m honestly really scared I did a mistake on my purchase
Interesting that you don't mention the 40 to 50 HP 4 cylinder Mercury's,the 3 cyl Yamahas or any Honda. I think you missed the mark on those
Anyone know of any reputable Korean outboard brands?
We didnt know they made any?
Not mentioned but great motors.
Yamaha 90TLR 2 Stroke
Mariner 40 Magnum
Yamaha 2 stroke 3 Cylinder 25
Tahotsu Mega 25
Suzuki 140 4S
Honda 225 4S
Evinson 70 2S
I have a 2007 mercury optimax 225 on my champion and it has started first crank every time and I have never done any work on it neither did my dad who gave it to me
What do you guys think about the 1990 - 1995 Yamaha pro V , me and my uncles all run one my uncles all run one and it’s been nothing but good
Does the 200 Evinrude vindicator have much in common with the 150 intruder?
no completely different block.
Like the list, but up here in the NW I think fishermen would put the Yamaha t-8 on the list. It was bulletproof. I put a couple thousand hours on mine and never did anything except change the plugs and oil. In the low hp world this was the best.