Larger boat discussion

[randlemanboater]

Has Suzuki gotten any better with corrosion protection?

https://treasure.craigslist.org/boa/...347424191.html

I really like the Ranger 250C, and I like the idea of a newer single 300 4 stroke.

I hear a lot of talk about Suzuki's being prone to corrosion, although my 14 year experience with my Johnzuki 140 has been nothing but positive.

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by randlemanboater

Has Suzuki gotten any better with corrosion protection?

https://treasure.craigslist.org/boa/...347424191.html

I really like the Ranger 250C, and I like the idea of a newer single 300 4 stroke.

I hear a lot of talk about Suzuki's being prone to corrosion, although my 14 year experience with my Johnzuki 140 has been nothing but positive.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy a Suzuki. They are no more or less likely to have a problem than any other major brand. While looking at boats during my search, every 2003 Yamaha 4 stroke made the point of saying that the exhaust (corrosion) had been replaced. I can say that my 140zuki looks a lot better at 14 years than my Merc150 did at 11 years, Tstat holes were a corroded mess.
But Yamaha and Mercury make good motors too.

[THEFERMANATOR]

As far as I know, Suzuki is still one of the worst for corrosion. They use ALOT of zincs in them to help deal with it. For a newer engine like that,vyou do have the advantage of knowing it should still be good, and you could keep on the flushing and protection. Yamaha is still the best from what I've seen. Yes there were some problem childs like the 1st big 4 strokes, but they have gotten those issues worked out(I know of an 05 225 that gets used strictly in salt water, only gets flushed via the flush hose hookup for 2 or 3 minutes, and that engine is great with virtually no corrosion). I don't have much experience with Honda, but I know Spare says they're the worst, and I would be inclined to believe him from the amount of corrosion that was on my 05 75hp that had very little use in salt water. And I would say Evinrude and Merc are top notch as well.

The biggest killer in salt water is lack of preventative maintence. Keep them flushed, change the zincs every couple of years, spray em down with corrosion block every month or so, and most any of them will treat you well.

[spareparts]

They seem to have gotten better, but its hard to say as there are far less around here than there used to be. Sea Fox flooded the market with Suzukis and the Bomb dealers were selling repainted Suzukis as Evinrude 4 strokes from 2000 to around 2005. Suzuki got a black eye around here not only for their corrosion, but for their crappy warranty and the way they handled it. I was getting pretty competitive prices on Yamaha engines till very recently. I now have a source of new Suzuki engines and am planning on going to Suzuki school this spring. Looks like I will be finding more out about them soon. Mercury still has the best corrosion protection Ive seen, but Im noticing now some sub assemblies on Mercs are corroding faster than other parts on them(lower units) that leads me to believe they are outsourcing some casting to other places since they closed down Stillwater. Since OMC/Bomb changed their casting in the late 90s I havent been impressed with their corrosion protection, hard to tell about the newer Bomb product as their are so few in this area(<50?). Yamaha does a decent job on their product, but I'm rarely able to get a Yamaha lower unit apart. Usually it comes apart in pieces. The 2 stroke Yamaha inlines corroded thru the cylinder head fairly often. Ive been doing my fair share of V6 fourstroike exhuast updates as well. Hondas are still alka seltzers in salt.

My father in law, was in the Navy, he told me there's nothing in this world that Salt Water or a Marine couldnt F... up

[BillTex]

Our last boat had a zuke on it...(year 2000). One of the best motors I ever ran; quiet,efficient, trolled all day.
I would not hesitate to run zukes again.


Bill

[randlemanboater]

Well if the guy ever returns my calls, text, or emails, I will likely go look at it and buy it if the pictures are an accurate portrayal.

[randlemanboater]

Well, my discussion of larger boats has concluded. After almost a month of trying to get in touch with the sellers of the Ranger 250c listed above, I finally got them. I drove down and checked it out, it was better than described, and I drug it back home from Florida.

It's a 1995 boat and 2015 300 Suzuki with 108 hrs on it.

I will put up some pics in the next few days when I figure out how again (post photobucket).

[phatdaddy]

Congrats

Imgur for photos

[SkunkBoat]

[randlemanboater]

These are mostly pics from the CL ad, except the last one that shows how HUGE the 300 Suzuki is.

It actually looks even better now after a good cleaning, I am very happy!