Speyfitter
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Hey Fellas - going to be buying a new 25 HP outboard next year for a new boat. I've always gravitated towards Yamaha - sort of the equivilent in my mind to the Toyota of outboards (I come form a Toyota family as well including a family member who works at a Yota dealership). I also used to have a 20 HP 4 stroke Yamaha on my last boat (14 foot welded V-bow) that was a great motor, light weight, quiet, no issues, etc.
Anyways, here I am shopping and I see Yamaha has come out with a new 2 cylinder with counter balancer 25 HP 4 stroke outboard that has been well reviewed. BUT, BUT, it's still got a carb. I notice the Tohatsu and it's variants (Merc, Nissan, etc.) are cheaper in general, and come with 3 cylinders, AND EFI. Now some limited reading I have done suggests that EFI is not neccessarily THAT great in the smaller motors - that the problems with carb jets blocking up from fuel could also become an issue with the smaller injectors on these motors. My biggest concern is quality - I maintain things very well but I don't want a "lemon" motor. If money was not an object, perhaps, would you choose the Yamaha carbed motor over the others? I notice Suzuki just came out with a new EFI batteryless 15 and 20 hp 4 strokes that are quite light but I wonder when Suzuki will put it on their 25 hp motor, etc. ? Same with Honda, who is also carbed if I'm not mistaken in the 25 HP segment. Thoughts?
Anyways, here I am shopping and I see Yamaha has come out with a new 2 cylinder with counter balancer 25 HP 4 stroke outboard that has been well reviewed. BUT, BUT, it's still got a carb. I notice the Tohatsu and it's variants (Merc, Nissan, etc.) are cheaper in general, and come with 3 cylinders, AND EFI. Now some limited reading I have done suggests that EFI is not neccessarily THAT great in the smaller motors - that the problems with carb jets blocking up from fuel could also become an issue with the smaller injectors on these motors. My biggest concern is quality - I maintain things very well but I don't want a "lemon" motor. If money was not an object, perhaps, would you choose the Yamaha carbed motor over the others? I notice Suzuki just came out with a new EFI batteryless 15 and 20 hp 4 strokes that are quite light but I wonder when Suzuki will put it on their 25 hp motor, etc. ? Same with Honda, who is also carbed if I'm not mistaken in the 25 HP segment. Thoughts?