I have heard that this is the workhorse motor of the century. Is it true that it is really more powerful than 150, and with the right prop it is almost a 175hp?
your opinions, please?
NaClH20
Love mine. I have a 2005 (first year out). I have it on a SV 2400 Sea Pro which is rated for 300 HP. When I ordered it with the 150, the salesman thought I was crazy and called the factory. They didn’t want to sell it to me as a package until I signed off that I knew the boat would be slow and underpowered. I wasn’t worried about that as my wife never wants to go over 20 to 25 MPH. Ends up that it goes 43 MPH with me and 80 gallons of fuel. With 6 people and 40 gallons of fuel it still runs about 38 MPH. I have had no problems pushing a full load of 10 people with a ton of beach gear and tackle. It really does what I wanted as it runs 26MPH at 3800 cruise and gets great milage. Not the first problem to report and its been used hard now for 5 1/2 years. Just changed the water pump for the first time as a precaution. Hardly saw any damage but now have peace of mind. I highly recommend this motor, Just be careful at the dock. Its so quiet, you’ll try to start it even though it may already be running.
I love mine too! Mine is a 2005 also with right at 1900 hours. Plenty of power for my boat and pretty good mileage.
I have changed the water pump twice which was pretty easy. Both times the impeller looked good. The only problem that I have had was the balancer assembly. It completely came apart, but Yamaha took care of all the costs, even out of warranty. I service it myself every 100 hours including changing the LU oil.
“Miss Amanda”
-KeyWest
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-Yammy F-150
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It’s true that it is a strong engine.
Iain Pelto
Edgewater 185CC “Jumpin’ Bean II”
Native Manta Ray 14
Yamaha’s Flag Ship Engine. Do all the scheduled maintenance and use ring free. Just had my balancers done by Hanckel( Thanks Ben and Ryan) great customer service.Yamaha covers all the labor and parts… out of warranty… First Class
2004 F150 with 450 hours
Thanks,
Paul
GW 257 Advance
compared to my yamaha 150 carbed 2 stroke- i think they’re a dog.
Jeff Davis is my President
a 24 with a 150 won’t get out of it’s own way.
i call BS on 43 mph with 80 gals of fuel on board.
the only way it does that is on a trailer or by the speedo- and we all know they’re wrong.
Jeff Davis is my President
Great motor. I beleive its actually 162hp, but someone w/ tech data can chime in. We have a 28’ aluminum catamaran that had 115’s on it. Repowered with the 150’s and she is a totally new boat. Faster out the hole, faster cruise, faster top end all while being more fuel efficient.
Captain Steve Little
TowBoat US Charleston
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bad habit
hes probably pretty accurate
the 24 seapro bayboat with a 225 does just about 50, and the 225 only put out about 212 HP
sam
an f150 on your wahoo would be a perfect fit