New Honda or Yamaha 150hp?
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New Honda or Yamaha 150hp?
I have new pontoon on order and the dealer is telling me it will be delayed a month or more if I stick with the Yamaha. I have no real reason to want the one over the other, both seem pretty good from what I have found on-line. We rented a pontoon last summer with 60 Yamaha really like it...very, very quite! What do you think? Thanks, Kelly!
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Re: New Honda or Yamaha 150hp?
You cannot go wrong with either engine. Don't wait!
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2006 Yamaha F225
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Re: New Honda or Yamaha 150hp?
Is the dealer a certified Honda repair shop? If so, I'd go with it. I don't believe I've ever seen a complaint on this site regarding a Honda.
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Just me, The Honda is a great motor but still I had more trouble with it than any other I have owned. In the first month the SS screen over the intake came apart and lodged in the carb holding them open at 3/4 throttle. Ever tried to load a toon at 3/4 throttle. 2 weeks later it dumped the water pump and in process it ruined a seal beneath the flywheel and allowed water to invade the starter Bendix. I didn't know about the seal until 3 years later when I started have all kinds of issues. Well it was out of warranty by then. I sold it as is and told new owner the problem. He had it fixed at a cost of 2,300.00
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Re: New Honda or Yamaha 150hp?
I have owned both brands never a problem with either few friends with the 150 yamaha an they love it! But I wouldn't wait! Remember if it comes in black send it back!lol
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I don't like our Honda 150
It's to damn quite. I know I'm gonna damage the starter trying to start it while it's already running thinking it's not. LOL
J/K We love or Honda Both are good motors. Don't wait
It's to damn quite. I know I'm gonna damage the starter trying to start it while it's already running thinking it's not. LOL
J/K We love or Honda Both are good motors. Don't wait
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Re: New Honda or Yamaha 150hp?
For use, 80% of our boating will be at a slow cruise around the lake. Minus a few GPS runs, after a proper break-in, of course! Anyway, other than brand loyalty can anyone think of a reason to buy one over the other?
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Nope, they are both top of the line 4 strokes. Love mine and the only reason I would go with anything else is if I wanted a 2 stroke which I don't
Rick
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Re: New Honda or Yamaha 150hp?
Lake what year Honda was that?? I have had neither but heard they are both good motors. Good point about who will service an their certification. All that stuff helps if warranty ever come into play.
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I'll go buy tomorrow and see how it effects the price. If the price is a wash I'll opt for the Honda...thanks guys!
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I still have nothing bad to say about my Mercury and it is made in America.
When I was shopping I walked through the shops of the dealers before I saw a salesman. I saw a pretty even mix of all the brands scattered around the shops in pieces. The mechanics I talked to seemed to agree, they all break and in the shops that did multiple brands, I wasn't really getting any strong opinions about who was most reliable.
I am 3000 hours on my motor with no major complaints
When I was shopping I walked through the shops of the dealers before I saw a salesman. I saw a pretty even mix of all the brands scattered around the shops in pieces. The mechanics I talked to seemed to agree, they all break and in the shops that did multiple brands, I wasn't really getting any strong opinions about who was most reliable.
I am 3000 hours on my motor with no major complaints
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Re: New Honda or Yamaha 150hp?
I have the exact same problem with my Yamaha VMAX 2 stroke. I put teh boat in the water for the first time Saturday. After starting if (for the first time this season) I had to walk back and look at the motor to see if it was running (and to check the pee hole). No sound at all and very little movement.Redneck_Randy wrote:I don't like our Honda 150
It's to damn quite. I know I'm gonna damage the starter trying to start it while it's already running thinking it's not. LOL
J/K We love or Honda Both are good motors. Don't wait
I love this motor.
Now mine is pushing 5 years old already (wow time flies) and it still runs like a top and is that quiet. I'm sure that whichever you go with it will be cool. (But I still love my Yammie)
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New Honda or Yamaha 150hp?
The local pontoon rental folks use a mixture of Honda's and Yamaha's. Their recommendation, either one, no problems with either. The dealer where I bought the Benny carried Yamaha's so I got the 150. Four years later no problem, pull it every spring for fluid's change and that's it. If I had to do again, I would buy either with total confidence.
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The only way I know that mine is running at idel is the water pressure gauge and tach
Rick
2008 JC Neptoon 25TT
115hp Honda 4-stroke
2007 Suburban LTZ
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I'm trying to get into the habit of looking at the tach before I even touch the key to start the boat.rrhodes wrote:The only way I know that mine is running at idel is the water pressure gauge and tach
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