mike rousseau

Your 75 is 150 pounds heavier then my 50...wow would have never guessed that much

It's an easy job to do yourself... Especially if you know someone with an automotive engine lift... Or you can use a "come along" and hang it from a tree... Or if you can get 1 or 2 other buddies to help you can do It by hand... I mounted my 50hp... Just me and a buddy....

From what I understand... You want you motor as high as possible without cavitating.... Normally... The cavitation plate lines up with the lowest point on your transom....

Lol Yeah.... Humminbird too... If I would have spent 100 more and got the step up from my unit... It would hook up as well... Instead of a $400 dollar gauge kit...

20 inch give or take an inch i guess.... just got back from my 20 hour service... this is what the paperwork lists was done changed oil and filter changed lower unit oil inspected: water pump; spark plugs; propeller and shaft; throttle control; shifter control; trim; all transom bolts and nuts tested unit with water muffs and rechecked oil ALL O.K. $131.05 parts and labor

I'm as high as I can go (bottom hole) without drilling again and it's perfect... My Honda was hanging on the backboard... There is easily a 2-3 inch difference between the 2 outboards...

cool

Thing is you wanna get it to the dealer for the first service because if anything is wrong you wanna catch it early before you do serious damage to your motor... Then after that do your own work... That's why Yamaha is 20 hours ( or 10 in your book) not 100-200-300 hours like other manufacturers.... It's only about $150 for the first service... After that I'll do my own oil changes etc...

It's a 20 hour service.... 1 hour under 2000 rpm 1 hour on plane at half throttle 8 hours regular use... But only 5 min wide open at a time 10 hours regular use And in the manual it shows all the points of inspection the certified Yamaha mechanic has to check.... There's a lot...

Not all of us want a 20 foot casting deck for a boat...Lol But some days it would be nice...

Nice facelift for the water wheels Paul.... That'll come in real handy... I've considered doing a similar set up to extend the front casting deck...

No gauges yet... Saw the digital round ones on eBay for $250... Dealer wanted $400 Might get one in a couple weeks

This one passed by while I trolled some walleye... Can anyone tell me what it's called and it's purpose Thanks

Oh yeah The pic

Got my new yamaha 50hp tiller friday.... Got home around 1:00-2:00... Had it mounted and in the water by 3:30 to start the break in... Did the first 2 stages of break in and half the third stage.... Then Saturday was the true test.... A 9 hour walleye tournament out of NY state... It ran great.... The extra power in the waves was helpful in keeping our speed... The "variable troll speed" feature is awesome... So quiet from 20-30 feet away the cooling water hitting the river is the only way you know it's running... And I love having a trim switch right in the throttle under my thumb at all times... And man... EFI motors start soooo nice... BTW... The tourny was our first in that area of the st.lawrence... We took 5th place with 13.5 pounds.... Lots ad great people involved and lots of prizes for everyone... It was held by the "st Lawrence river walleye association"

80-100 braid for casting 100 braid for trolling 50 mono for trolling

nice catch.... looks like a great night on the BIG O

when they were getting me a motor from the warehouse they found one with a 1 inch surface scratch on the cowling... so they asked if i wanted that one at $200 less... no brainer.... yuuuuup... ill throw a sticker on that... than i got an email the next day... he decided to throw in the prop for free... :thumbsup_anim: so far the people at clayton marine have been awesome... one more sleep...lol

Glad to hear your ok... And way to hang on for the ride... Ride em cowboy...

Super cool

Heres a pic of the handle.... Everything right where you need it... Can't wait to get my hand on it....

i use either 20lb mono or flouro leaders for walleye and it works great... just enough to handle the odd pike or musky... and tough enough to last a while bumping zebra muscles... but not so stiff that it messes up lure action.... 20lb berkly big game is my favorite...

well... i posted my outboard on kijiji saturday morning and it was gone sunday at lunch... way faster then expected... so i had to scramble a bit to find a new motor... i just had 3 phone calls back and forth with clayton marine in NY and i get my new yamaha 50hp tiller on friday.... super pumped to have the extra power and reliability that comes with a new motor... especially a yamaha... and the multi function tiller handle looks awesome... just so pumped to hit the water and try it out... ive never owned anything like this new... always second hand.... anyways... had to share... ill be dreaming about it all week...lol mike

I have a stainless prop from a 50hp Honda.... Will it fit a 50hp Yamaha...?

They are best in cold water Paul... Mid oct to mid June...