I am running the same size prop on the Ox with my 200 Yamaha and I love it!! Much better then the 17 that was on there

Keep us posted how yours holds up. My buddy and his dad have them and so far they've changed 3 injectors, some kind of coil and now the Number 5 cylinder is gone in one. To make matters worse, Evinrude can't find his original paperwork and get this, said because of the high hours on it for being two years old, he must be using it for charters and therfore its no longer under warranty:oh: This is gonna get interesting...........

Even better: He went to his mechanic who is an evinrude dealer to diagnose a problem he had before the cylinder went, guy told him to run it hard and let it breakdown so he could send it off to Evinrude for a new one........

Did I mention this is gonna get interesting?????????

I don't like hearing that sh1t
I have been told that a lot of problems are do to dealers not stepping up to the plate
Hope it gets resolved for you guys

as well as improper dealer installation and dealer followup....I don't think either will be the case for you...

Willy my engine has been flawless , since I got rid of that jackarse dealer I bought it from ..... I want to post on of my yearly maintaince bills for you guys to see how on top of his game my new guy (3 yrs) now is.

dont forget everyone we generally get what we pay for ..... my modo is you want cheap you usually get cheap

In regard to the dealer situation there is another apparently common problem, the dealers are setting them Up to fall into the operating range on boats. BRP came out with a service bulletin to all dealers, every year, they must be set up to run what is called the optimum range, which is generally around 5600-5900 rpm with a normal load.
A lot of dealers do not want to play around prop wise or simply do not care.

dealers are everything with an Etec, thats why I don't recommend Etecs around here, you've only got two choices, neither one is that good. I can probably point you to 12 or 15 qualified yamaha techs around here,8 0r 10 Suzuki guys, 10 or 12 good mercury techs, only 2 or 3 verado guys. 4 or 5 Honda, and I'm only 1 of three or four guys stupid enough to work on I'O's in this area

" my modo is you want cheap you usually get cheap "

lumber, my dad used to tell me, if the only complaint you had about something was the price, you probably got a good deal.

Good luck Willie. I'll keep my Yamaha 4 stroke w/ 760 hrs, 3.6 mpg with 7 passengers this time of year. Only thing other than normal maintenence was replacement of "O" rings in the trim/tilt. A great local mechanic and dealer in our area helps too. It's a matter of personal preference. Get some hours on that puppy before you have to winterize it. Winterize is like a swearword to you guys up north. Yesterday our water temp was 92 degrees.

Will do my friend, how's the guiding buis doing for ya this year ?