Hi, ya"ll! First post here.
I am looking at 115hp on new Tidewater 1910 BayMax. Been researching a little and Evinrude is interesting choice but I don’t know much about motors. Think I heard mention about being hard to find someone to work on the Evinrudes. Any input on motor or boat would be greatly appreciated.
Which one would be better in trolling situations?
Thanks, Rob.
I don’t know anything about the Evinrude motors, but I can tell you that the Yamaha 115hp is one of the best motors out there. I bought mine new in 2007 and have had zero problems. Personally, I wouldn’t buy any other motor. It’s extremely fuel efficient and as reliable as they come. As for the Tidewater, I have been nothing but impressed. My 1900 has been a great boat. Hope this helps!
Tidewater 1900 Baymax
115 Yamaha
I’m sure Evinrude has come a long way in the last few years and the new E-tec’s certainly do look good, but I had a brand new boat back in the mid 2000’s with a new 115 Evinrude…3rd trip out, a computer chip went out and had to get towed back to the dock. Fortunately we were pretty close to the boat landing and everything was under warranty, but it just left a bad taste in me for Evinrude. Now maybe mine was a fluke and I’m sure there are plenty out there who will swear by theirs and won’t buy anything but Evinrude…but I swore then the next boat I’d get would have a Yamaha and so far, I have had 0 problems…yet. But like I said, all the engines are probably about the same today with pretty much the same technology, so guess it’s just a personal thing. But I also think Yamaha is considered the leader in the industry for a reason…just my $0.02.
Over the years I have had a Mercury, Tohatsu, and a Yamaha, in my opinion Yamaha is the best on the market. My Yamaha is a 97, bought brand new in 98 and has never let me down. I can turn the key and it starts right up. With that said had a friend that had a E-Tec back few years ago, lets just say he now has a Yamaha. I will not buy anything but Yamaha, the only reason I had the other 2 was because they came on the used boats that I purchased.
15’ HIGH TIDE 40 YA
Buy a Yamaha and don’t look back— you wont need to.
ZX
Have had several OBs but like my Yam 115 best, had 2 stroke & traded to 4 stroke on 3rd year just over 1100 hrs. & only maintenance has been 100 hrs. oil, filter & lower unit oil changes. I changed water separator every spring right after initial start up & burn mid-grade gas recommended by dealer. Good luck with your purchase.
Cannot speak to the Evinrude, but can to the Yamaha. I had a Yamaha on my last boat and a new 200 on my new boat. Never had a problem with either… Would not consider anything else.
Yamaha 115 SHO.
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
A buddy of mine had the E-Tec a while back & he really didn’t like it & he said the oil was very expensive. That has been a while back so might be better now.
I had a F115 & had nothing but trouble out of it, hated that thing. I hear a lot good things out of them but maybe I just got a lemon. I have a Tohatsu now & love it. Cost less & have never had any issues with it.
Honestly most 4-stroke brands are going to be about the same. Probably best to go with who has the best cost, dealer / service quality, & best warranty.
I ran the ETec 300 on my last boat with a jack plate. Great motor, major torque and light weight. The oil is more expensive, but you use half of what you would otherwise. Also, you can program it to run TCW3 if you want, but it will use a lot of oil like the HPDIs. Mine also got amazing fuel economy.
Overall, if I needed a light motor I would buy another, but since I don’t, I have four strokes. IMHO four strokes always seem to out live the 2 strokes.
Oh, and if you buy the evinrude you better do your own work. They are easy to service but nobody around here wants to mess with them.
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Originally posted by bangstickYamaha 115 SHO.
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
I don’t think you can run a 20" shaft on that boat model. Maybe with a huge jack plate.
Is run the etec 115 or the Yamaha 150. I don’t think I would want a 115 yammie. Every boat I see with them seems to be underpowered.
I’ve had my Evinrude for a longtime. 2001 and I put a decent amount of hours. Trouble-free. You really can’t go wrong with an Evinrude V4 block. My neighbor has an Etec and his has been trouble free and I believe it’s a 2007. Only issues was finding a tech to do the plug swap since they have to be indexed, but you rarely have to service an Etec anyway and most of it can be done in the driveway.
“Wailord”
1979 17’ Montauk
90 Johnson
Wilderness Ride 115
Biggest consideration is who will be taking care of the engine. Your dealer is very important regardless of which engine you buy.You have far more choices with Yamaha than you do with Etecs, don’t forget about Mercury engines either( more dealers around here than etec dealers) Look at the weights of the etecs on their website. They are not as light as everyone thinks, the 4 stroke Yamahas list a lighter weight than the corresponding etec engines, up till the big V6 engines, then its only about 30 lbs difference
My friends @ Mercury are proud of their 115 and 150 ProXS 4 strokes.
Worth a look…
Suzuki is tough to beat as well
Be sure to include Honda and Tohatsu in u our analysis
I have 2 yams, 2 mercs, 2 5.7 inboards and an E Tec, it will run circles around the rest! The 250 E tec get about the same mileage as the 115 yam and twice the 200 merc. and the E Tec runs 87 octane unleaded all the time and Pensoil!
Hi was just in the market for a new boat. I did a ton of looking. The boat I ended up having wrote up was going to have a Suzuki on it. I ended up purchasing a used boat with a Yamaha. Ive owned merc, Yamaha and evinrude. Personally for what I do I think the Yamaha is the best on the market. Period. I was going with the Suzuki because of price. I could get the full electronics package for that motor and still was cheaper then the Yamaha. I was willing to buy a new Suzuki because of friends who own them, and the reviews seem to be really good.
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Originally posted by Geronimoquote:
Originally posted by bangstickYamaha 115 SHO.
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
I don’t think you can run a 20" shaft on that boat model. Maybe with a huge jack plate.
Is run the etec 115 or the Yamaha 150. I don’t think I would want a 115 yammie. Every boat I see with them seems to be underpowered.
I’ve had my Evinrude for a longtime. 2001 and I put a decent amount of hours. Trouble-free. You really can’t go wrong with an Evinrude V4 block. My neighbor has an Etec and his has been trouble free and I believe it’s a 2007. Only issues was finding a tech to do the plug swap since they have to be indexed, but you rarely have to service an Etec anyway and most of it can be done in the driveway.
“Wailord”
1979 17’ Montauk
90 JohnsonWilderness Ride 115
Well if you can’t, they offer a 25" model
http://2017newproducts.yamahaoutboards.com/?_ga=2.215202967.1019177918.1499118187-467344265.1450103977#shaft
Not sure how a boat “seems” to be underpowered but I do know my outboard gets me where I’m going (and back, which is more important) as fast (low to mid 40’s depending on load) as I need to get there. To each his own.
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
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Originally posted by P-KMy friends @ Mercury are proud of their 115 and 150 ProXS 4 strokes.
Worth a look…
I thought the ProXS models were two stroke outboards…?
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
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Originally posted by bangstickquote:
Originally posted by Geronimoquote:
Originally posted by bangstickYamaha 115 SHO.
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
I don’t think you can run a 20" shaft on that boat model. Maybe with a huge jack plate.
Is run the etec 115 or the Yamaha 150. I don’t think I would want a 115 yammie. Every boat I see with them seems to be underpowered.
I’ve had my Evinrude for a longtime. 2001 and I put a decent amount of hours. Trouble-free. You really can’t go wrong with an Evinrude V4 block. My neighbor has an Etec and his has been trouble free and I believe it’s a 2007. Only issues was finding a tech to do the plug swap since they have to be indexed, but you rarely have to service an Etec anyway and most of it can be done in the driveway.
“Wailord”
1979 17’ Montauk
90 JohnsonWilderness Ride 115
Well if you can’t, they offer a 25" model
http://2017newproducts.yamahaoutboards.com/?_ga=2.215202967.1019177918.1499118187-467344265.1450103977#shaftNot sure how a boat “seems” to be underpowered but I do know my outboard gets me where I’m going (and back, which is more important) as fast (low to mid 40’s depending on load) as I need to get there. To each his own.
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.