reyb, what's your price on the 150 E-tec? Curious.

I am VERY pleased with my Johnzuki 140. (Johnson stickers on a Suzuki motor)

Pushes the V 40 mph, gets 5 mpg, quiet as a mouse, and......I don't pour oil everywhere when having to fill up the oil reservoir.:beer:

I went with the E-tec because of a dealer being nearby and at the time they offered an extended warranty. Many of e-tec problems are dealer errors, make sure they a reputable. Before my e-tec I had a Zuke 40 great motor no problems with it for 18years. Weight is no issue with the E-tec 150. Good Luck! Billy Mac :beer:

spareparts: I didn't consider a yamaha because some posts I've read here and there
were not favorable(e.g. reliability, weight). However, I'll take a closer look.

phester: I've been looking around for a while and I seem to recall that the e-tec was
around $12k. I haven't looked recently so it might be cheaper. I did try to
find a more recent price but haven't found it yet.

A 140hp sounds appealing but I wonder if it would be enough during those times I have
4 250-pounder guys on board :)

5 year warranty right now with the e-tec and a free I-command guage upgrade for free untill december i believe.

man reyb i must commend you on not thinking yamaha outboards are the messiah is the boating industry.

I have had over 1300 pounds worth of humans in mine with no problem....you can tell you are loaded more, but it pops right up and goes.....I think it has to do with the gear ratio....2.59 to 1.

I didn't try a top speed run with that many people onboard, I'm sure it would have a slower top speed.

Just another thought of mine,my E-tec was made in Wisconsin. Keep our jobs here. Billy Mac :beer:

I'd go Yamaha first then E-tec. The Yamaha is probally the most reliable. The 150 in both their 2 and 4 strokes are best on fuel and both are a tie for power and fuel use.

i hate to knock your opinion, but i have to say that yamaha is no comparison to the etec 150 on power. they are tic and tac with reliability.
i see it everyday overhere, if i had had to rely on paying people by just working on E-tec's i wouldnt have much in service. fuel use like you said will be close. but when your trim motor goes out yamaha will want $500 plus and BRP will be around 200 for the exact same part with different connections on the end.
plus i dont like to feed my engines rice.

Found the following website that has a comprehensive list of outbaords. It seems that the 150 outboard in the different makes is roughly the same at $9k. The Suzuki 140 is $7k.

http://www.edsmarinesuperstore.com/y...tor_prices.htm

I'm in agreement with buying "Made in USA". I wonder if the Suzukis are made here since I've seen the reference to "Johnzuki".