90 hp Honda vs. 90 hp Yamaha

Ford or Chevy? Cummins or Duramax? Honda or Yamaha? I think I can shed some light here...

Buy a boat. Put a motor (or motors) on it. Go use it. If you have a dealer close by who services either, that may be a factor... but mainly: go use the boat.

Marty is a most wise man... burger-eating, cheek of tan... he bought the boat, he shows the smile... motor chugging, mile by mile... heed his words, his sage advice...he knows the joy, the water's nice... motor matters, not the make... enjoy the boat for goodness sake... blessings on this kindly man... boating guy with cheek of tan... judge him not for his motor... know the joy, to be a boater.

Best wishes,
Jim B.
 
One thing to consider is the charging abilities of both engines. I don't know what kind of electrical load you will have on the boat but the Honda has a 45 amp alternator compared to Yamahas 25 amp alternator. On long cruises or even short ones the Hondas larger alternator will save you some generator time.

Bill
 
That just goes to show how good my recollector is. I thought for sure years back the Fox and I did some good natured arguing about belts vs. chains. I'm losing it.
 
Hello,
Being a fan of Honda cars, small industrial engines, welders and generators I have to say Honda for the alternator charging and they had a pretty decent financing deal of less than seven percent on the whole enchilada (boat motor and trailer if it was Honda powered. I've owned both two stroke and four stroke Yamaha they are good motors also. In Mexico I don't believe I ever saw anything else besides Yamaha. Make sure the Honda you are buying is the new EFI (electronic fuel injection) model not the older carbureted one. What your local dealer can service is a plus for whatever you chose. Buy the boat! Damn the torpedos!
D.D.
 
Jazzmanic":1mtv6dsx said:
Joe,

Where are you getting your survey results?

Sea Wolf":1mtv6dsx said:
Preliminary survey results thus far:

Yamaha 10

Honda 1

Suzuki 1
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BTW, I vote for Suzuki!

Peter
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Peter-

I just started with the first response to the question at the top of this thread and then counted the recommendations up through the post just before mine which hadn't bee posted when I was writing it.

Do it yourself with a "Y" column an "H" column, and a gate tally. I had to add in the one Suzuki because someone suggested it also.

The results amazed me just as much as anybody else!

Was fun thinking back and remembering all the old brands that we've had to deal with in the past.

Jack in Alaska, in an email, added in a "Martin Outboard' and an "Archimedes-Penta Outboard", neither of which I've had the pleasure knowing or of giving a 1000 pulls to start each time, just like all the rest of the old eggbeaters.

I'm wondering if the Archimedes-Penta was a early Volvo product, or if it goes all the way back to Ancient Greece and Archimedes, the discoverer of the Principle of Flotation himself, who is reported to have run screaming down the street after jumping out of his bathtub, yelling "Eureka" ("I Found It") for all to hear when he discovered that a boat displaces it's exact weight in water as it floats according to Mother Nature's Laws of Buoyancy.

Somehow I think the visual image he presented of his naked self was so overwhelming that the scientific discovery was largely overlooked at the time. Maybe the most important derivation from this story, however, is the classification of men as "outboards" and women as "inboards" sometimes seen on yacht club bathroom doors.

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
I am rigging my next CD 25 with a Yamaha and a Honda at the stern, and Suzuki kicker just in case they both fail....I'm not taking any chances. I have a better idea: let's vote for the worst outboard ever made. My vote is for FORCE....happy motorboating fellas:)
 
let's vote for the worst outboard ever made. My vote is for FORCE....happy motorboating fellas:)
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Sorry, but my vote would be for Chrysler (who's design was used for the Force motors until Mercury started using their own design when the motors proved unreliable.)
 
May the Force be with you because if it's not you will be pulling that cord over and over again . what a P O S

I"ve had yamaha's best controls of all I've had 3 115'shp 2 were f-115 the other a 2 stroke

Suzuki best torgue bigger prop and gearset 90hp 4 stroke

Mercury almost the same as Yamaha the old 4 strokes not the new Verado's I've had the old 2 stroke 175 terrible fuel economy

Johnson lots of problems with a 4 cylinder 90 hp could never get it to run properly .

Of all the engines Suzuki the best motor Yamaha best controls my 2cents worth
 
I concur with Force and Chrysler as the WORST outboards. I still like the Yamaha main motor. I like my son's 1995 Honda Civic, but my wife's Nissan 2007 Altima much better (32 mpg on hwy and lots better horsepower and acceleration than her earlier 2001 Altima -- both 4 cylinders ) . My Cummins Diesel in Dodge 2500 pickup is the finest motor I've ever owned in a vehicle. It is nearly as good as my Johnson 80s vintage 2-stroke 7.5 horse kicker, my Stihl "Farm Boss" chain saw, but still not quite my Browning Belgian made 12 gauge Lightweight Auto - 5 or my Ruger .22 Single Six stainless revolver.
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C.W.
 
We bought our boat used with a honda 135efi. No problems so far wth over 400 hours and is a sweet running engine.It's basically the honda accord motor so it should have long term reliabillity.I have a yamaha 40 on a 14 footer I like also.
Alan on Simplicity
 
Well, I have the new Honda efi 90 and get great gas milage and can get up and go faster when fully loaded than others with other brands or power a few years older.
Does this make me a hot rod? I don't know, but the boat can take more HP and right now this is the only legal way to get it.
 
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