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Strip, not sure why you want a four stroke. Do you have a particular reason in mind or just a case of four stroke fever??

If you have a good reason to want one, or lot's of extra money to spend -- then so far I am hearin good things about the new yammi 4 stroke 150.

On the other hand, if you are minding your budget or just want the best bang for your boating buck --
I believe that for the way you use your boat -- 10 to 15 mile round trips fishin Long Island Sound from a Connecticutt homeport -- you would be better served with a new 150 carbed 2 stroke, because you are not likely to put the hours/miles on a 4 stroke to recover the higher price with fuel savings. The money saved could be put to better use on a kicker or quality electronics (gps,ff,vhf or radar) or a nice tandem trailer for Cape Cod excursions to harass Macojoe. ;D

Oh, one more thing, Strip, if ya still have that original, rusty shift rod in your yami-- then ya should be in a hurry to upgrade.

I am hearing a surprising amount of good reports on Suzuki 4 strokes. A bunch of the people on the Fla Sportsman BBS realy rave on them. They cost less than the more well known brands and apparently hold up rather well. They also have a good warranty and service record.
Just food for thought!

[Mac_Attack]

AJ as I've written before here, I had a 40 HP Suzuki 2cy. *If the four stroke Suzuki is as good as my 40 then it will be a good buy. *

[stripminer]

SK,

You're making a lot of sense, I was just thinking that it would be nice to have a quiet outboard that was easy on gas. I cant get the Suzuki 4S for about 10K. I really haven't researched the 2S market. Is there that big a difference in the price? How much would a new 2 Stroke run me ??

- Tom

I dunno ... been tryin not to think bad thoughts ;)

[bigshrimpin]

StripMiner -
http://www.edsmarinesuperstore.com/yamaha.htm

$6499 + (tax or shipping) you should be able to use your existing controls from the Yamaha 130.

[stripminer]

WOW :o

Helluva lot better than 10 grand for a 140 4 stroke.

Strip, Given the current buzz about the new yami 4 stroke 150, and the hype about 4 strokes in general, I'll bet there are gonna be some nice fresh 150 carbed motors on the market for 3 TO 5 grand in the near future. :D

I'm still around guys. When I repowered my 86 a couple of years ago, I was real concerned about weight.
All the new motors were slightly heavier than the 200 merc that the boat came with. 150's were the same weight as the 200. A 4stroke would have had water coming in my cockpit. I went with the Yamaha 200 that was about 40 lbs heavier than the 86 merc.