Repower - 4 stroke Yamaha vs Suzuki

[Scott]

It didn't sound like you will be seeing that engine in that time frame. The dealer told us they have no info on that motor, and everything that was mentioned HE said was pure speculation. Like Chris said he felt that the motor would be seen at Miami I guess to be “unveiled”... but dealers wouldn’t see it for a time after that (no specific time). Again the speculation is that this is a brand new motor ... not one bastardized from the 90-140 block. I think he even mentioned they were not even sure of the cylinder config ( 4 5 or 6 cylinders). It was funny / sad as he was one of a couple of vendors we talked about that said to us that we would have more info on the motor before they did. We only got to talking to the dealer as we were checking out B.Potters pilot house on that "other" boat.

Honestly … I would wait to see how these engines fair … Why be the guinea pig.

[HatTrick]

I spent a lot of time earlier this winter struggling with re-power options for my '86 20' cc. I had one dealer tell me he thought Susukis had poor corrosion resistance, particularly with water pump bolts etc.. After I heard this I took Susuki off my list. Any truth to this? I settled on a Yamaha 4-stroke 150, figuring to move my batteries forward and eliminate the oil reservoir to minimize the effect of the extra weight over the stern.

[blackfin29]

I decided to buy the Suzuki yesterday from BayRacer in N.C., my main concern was the weight.I have not heard anything about corrosion problems but I guess I'll find out soon enough.

[Finster]

I'm going on me fifth season with my df115 and corrosion is a concern. There's a small spot where the steering linkage hooks up but no biggy.
BTW the boat stay in the water 8 months out if the year.

[dcobbett]

Finster,

What are you running the DF 115 on?

Regarding corrosion, has not been an issue on my 6 year old DF 70, but I was talking to a friend at the Providence Boat Show and he said he is concerned that he may have problems on his Evnrude/Suzuki 50 'cause he didn't know about a zinc in the block, so he never changed it for the first 4-5 years that he's owned the engine. The guy is an independent foreign car mechanic and he said he did a major overhaul on the engine last fall and everything was right up to spec.

I'd like to swap my DF 70 (tiller) for a 2005 DF 115, with a wheel, controls, etc. I'm getting prices around 7K; sound right? Any opinions, comments, etc?

[Finster]

dcobbett, I have it on a 20' Aquasport. As far as price goes there's probibly other guys here that are more in tune with that than me.

[pointshore]

Heggie,

Not sure where the Suzuki knowledge is coming from on all these comments about the Suzuki 140 vs Yamaha 150, but these
are the facts. Dyno Test Suzuki 140 / 138hp , Yamaha 150 / 148hp. Any motor coming from Japan is allowed a 10%
differnce in hp +/-. And you can be sure that the 150 Suzuki will not be out of the same block as the 140. The
140 block is already used for it's little sisters the 115, 90. Buy the Suzuki you get the six year warranty, you get
a timing chain not a belt. And you save two to three years
in fuel. And don't be afraid to use Atlantic Boats, he is
the largest Suzuki dealer in the country.

PS

[hedgehog1957]

Ended up buying Engine from DF140 from BayRacer Marine in NC. Ended up paying $8699 for engine, gauges, tach, trim guage,volt meter, (alum prop), (engine was $7800). Cost me $177 to ship to Fla, and no tax to boot. I would recomend John to anyone looking at repowering. Now just have to get boat & trailer from Sarasota to Chatham, Ma... It does not sound like shipping is getting cheaper... [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

[Jon G]

you can't go wrong with the Suzuki mine has 315 hrs on it in the last season and a half with not ever a hicup. NO corrosion and I just changed the water pump and foun NO corrosion too fifteen mins to change the pump they are nice to work on and run awesome.