Yamaha or Mercury
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:48 am
I’m getting ready to order a boat in a couple weeks. Leaning towards ordering a yamaha on it. Just curious what the feelings are for one over the other.
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I own an Evinrude and have never owned either the Mercury or the Yamaha. Word on the street is both are quality products. I've heard that pretty much every repair shop is qualified to work on a Mercury, Yamaha not so much. Think about who will be doing your repairs and whether or not they are certified to work on your motor so you don't have to drive to Timbuktu to get repairs done.Water_Dog wrote:I’m getting ready to order a boat in a couple weeks. Leaning towards ordering a yamaha on it. Just curious what the feelings are for one over the other.
That's a tough one with both companies putting out some fierce 4 strokes. I think Monte stated it well that if your local service center is specialized in one over the other then that may be the swaying point. If it were me, I would lean into the Yamaha solely based on the fact that they have been in the 4 stroke game for some time without any big recalls or claims. But man that is a tight race, maybe a negotiating point on the total package if you can get Lowrance, ghost and merc for a combo deal discount that would be enough to change my mind.monte300 wrote:Water_Dog wrote: Think about who will be doing your repairs and whether or not they are certified to work on your motor so you don't have to drive to Timbuktu to get repairs done.
I’m in Redding and take my boat now to Calvin at Redding yamaha for service so that’s not an issue.monte300 wrote:I own an Evinrude and have never owned either the Mercury or the Yamaha. Word on the street is both are quality products. I've heard that pretty much every repair shop is qualified to work on a Mercury, Yamaha not so much. Think about who will be doing your repairs and whether or not they are certified to work on your motor so you don't have to drive to Timbuktu to get repairs done.Water_Dog wrote:I’m getting ready to order a boat in a couple weeks. Leaning towards ordering a yamaha on it. Just curious what the feelings are for one over the other.