Mercury Or Yamaha?

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Joe Bruno

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I will be purchasing a new 9.9hp motor for my MLB Chuck Huff in the next week or so. I have done all of the technical research. Now I need to know for you guys and girls. What are the pros and cons if you have any.
 
You may want to check on who actually manufactures the motor in question. I have heard for some small motors, they are all manufactured by the same company, and only the cowling and paint are different. I believe Mercury/Nissan/Tohatsu/Suzuki are all the same at small sizes. Maybe others, too. 9.9 may get you to the point this is no longer true.
 
Yamaha clearly has the name recognition. I have both; Yamaha & Mercury. Mercury has one distinct advantage if you are using an extended tiller handle. You can turn the tiller handle clockwise or counterclockwise to go in forward or reverse. You can NOT do that with the Yamaha. You have to do an extra step which requires you standing next to the engine and manually flipping a lever. Therefore in my opinion, Mercury is an easier engine to operate but, Yamaha has a better name. Both are great. Good luck !!
 
Joe, have you looked at the Suzuki 9.9? Suzuki builds a very good motor. I had a mercury 9.9 4 stroke and I had issues with the motor getting my sneakbox up on plane. The weight of the motor was a factor I even changed props to see if that was the issue. I ended up trading the mercury for the Suzuki and have had no issues.
 
that is not a problem because I am right next to the motor. the one thing I don't like is the neutral bypass switch so you can rev it a little on those cold days to warm up.
 
Who told you that Suzuki doesn't make a 9.9 Tiller in a short shaft ? Suzuki 9.9 HP DF9.9BS2
 
Buy either and be happy. Those plus Suzuki are the only OB I would run. All dependent on how close a reliable mechanic is for service on the brand.
 
I have owned Johnson, Evinrude, Honda and now Suzuki. The Suzukis are technology advanced the one big difference i see is that the zuki takes a little longer to warm up on cold mornings due to fuel injection and electronics. But it does start IMMEDIATELY. Mine is 25 hp.

I ran an older 9.5 Johnson 2 stroke on my Chuck Huff, a light motor. I did not like the fact that the rear deck would go awash easily so a light motor would be advantageous to you. I usually tip the scales at 200 lbs , 6 gal fuel can was replaced with 3 gal and placed under forward deck.
 
All my small motors are yamahas, albeit their bulletproof two strokes. I have been a yamaha guy through and through, but have 350 Mercury Verados on my fishing boat and they are amazing. They really made me come around on Merc.
 
I was in the marine bis. for 25 yrs. I made a ton of money selling Mercury outboards, however either one will get the job done. Go with the best deal. Good Hunten.
 
Craig F said:
All my small motors are yamahas, albeit their bulletproof two strokes.
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I don't own a ton of motors, but based on the near flawless performance of my circa 1990 Yamaha 15 hp 2 stroke, I have to agree. Just restarted after a minor amount of TLC after sitting since last January.

That said, so did my 3.5 HP Tohatsu that had been sitting for 2 years since last use. The Tohatsu does sound like someone rattling a dozen hammers in a steel drum when it runs--but it always runs.

I'm terrified that some day something will happen to these motors and i will have to upgrade to an EFI or 4 stroke and have motor problems like all my friends.
 
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