repower question...

[spareparts]

just curious, I noticed you haven't mentioned the 150 Yamaha, any reason why?

[Boston Habba]

Repowered with zukidf140. This is my second season. Could not be happier. I have dealer about 30 miles away in Salem Mass.

[phester]

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

[randlemanboater]

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.

[Mac_Attack]

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

[reyb]

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 :)

[randlemanboater]

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.