my opinion of verados has more to do with the way Brunswick operates rather than than the product itself(all though it is big and heavy). If you have a verado, your are locked into a dealer(gotta have the DTS), and it had better be a good one. There is some aftermarket companies finnaly makeing some support for them.
As far as the Yamaha 150 four stroke, it is an excellent motor, the water taxi here has over 5000 hours on theirs. The only problem with the 150 is they are bringing a premium $$$. If I were going to put a 4 stroke on my V, it would be a 150 Yamaha. BTW, the power head on that motor is a Ford Focus motor, if you ever tear one down, they have Ford logos all over the parts inside, Yamaha builds it for Ford. I have started to see corrosion issues with the oil pans and the powerhead gaskets, it ends up leaking water into the oil and trashing the motor.
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