'99 Suzuki DT150 opinions...

[THEFERMANATOR]

They are good engines, but ALL SUZUKI's suffer from corrosion issues(YAMAHA does as well but they use a better zinc bonding system to compensate for it). You MUST watch out for corrsion in the gear case where the exhaust comes out on the V-6 SUZUKI's, this is the weak area in ALL of there V-6 SUZUKI 2 strokers. The price does seem high for 10 year old 2 strokes. I would spend the money and buy a good manual and get somebody to help you set your current MERC up first if it was me.

[reyb]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

They are good engines, but ALL SUZUKI's suffer from corrosion issues(YAMAHA does as well but they use a better zinc bonding system to compensate for it). You MUST watch out for corrsion in the gear case where the exhaust comes out on the V-6 SUZUKI's, this is the weak area in ALL of there V-6 SUZUKI 2 strokers. The price does seem high for 10 year old 2 strokes. I would spend the money and buy a good manual and get somebody to help you set your current MERC up first if it was me.

Good to know about the corrosion...thanks.

I have a Clymer manual on the way and consider myself fairly mechanically inclined, so I'm hoping I can get it running in a decent manor.

"THEFERMANATOR" I frequent "TheDieselPlace.com" often and saw your name there and knew I saw it somewhere else....it was from here on this website. :)

[THEFERMANATOR]

I don't frequent the place much anymore. I spend alot of time at dieseltowingresource though. Alot of the DP guys went there after the place got bought out.

[phatdaddy]

ditto on the corrosion issue, i think some of them are made out or "fizzies". california might be as salty as the gulf coast(I notice a lot of west coasties have painted trailers, last about a year down here), so it might not be an issue. i think what you have to decide is the boat worth it. i bought my 83 boat in 90 and was able to use it trouble free for 2 years, then it started overheating and i could not stop it. i changed everything in the cooling system, took it to 2 area dealers and still ran hot, no matter how much money i threw at it. the third season i had a boat that i was afraid to use. i wouldn't go unless another boat was along and was afraid it would let me down the whole time i was out. i had enough time in the boat I knew i would keep it a long time. i decided (actually my wife insisted) that i either get a new motor or get rid of the boat and get one we could use. i bought a new motor in 94 and 15 years later i'm still loving it.

long story, short message. find the hull you want and get a motor you can trust. lotta guys think we're crazy for putting $10,000 in a 20 year old boat.