Pontoon Boat & Deck Boat Forum

I was hoping to get some advice or reviews have the opportunity to get a 2011 Evinrude E tech 115 24 ft pontoon boat looking for some opinions on the two stroke versus the four stroke any help would be appreciated

Ty joe

I have a 90 and it is economical to run. The problem for me is DYI servicing. Plugs must be indexed so you could buy plugs and 1 or 2 might not index. No refunds on plugs. Changing impeller is a pain because getting everything lined up includes the shift rod that connects under the powerhead.

I looked into getting an E-Tec and decided not to get one. There are marine dealers in Florida that refuse to work on them. Type "Etec problems" on a search and look at some of the issues.

We've got an etech and have run it for five or six years with no problems. Quiet, efficient, does what we want it to. Love the self-winterizing feature! No, we don't service it ourselves, but it only needs service every three years or 300 hours. Since we haven't had any issues, this has not been a problem.

I have an etec 115. what a nice motor compared to the 93 johnson 90 that was on the boat.