Suzuki or Yamaha? And why?

[THEFERMANATOR]

I HATE saying it, but I would go for a YAMAHA. I LOVE SUZUKI outboards, but they are PLAGUED with corrosion going all the way back to the beginning. They have tried adding in all kinds of zincs to combat the issue, but it still boils down to they use cheap aluminum. YAMAHA on the other hand uses decent aluminum AND proper zinc placement to combat the issue so long as you do your part and keep up with your maintence. The YAMAHA 150 is a heck of an engine from what I've heard. Theres a member here who had one, and had nothing but positive to say. You could also look at there new 175/200 as they are nearly identical in weight to the 150 if you want some extra giddyup for the calm days.

If I was looking for the perfect match, I would have to say a 2.5L OPTIMAX would get my nod though just to throw a monkey wrench into the equation.