Steve Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 (edited) Yamaha builds a fine motor. All motors work in nice conditions. (or should) Go to Niagara / Queenston ramp in January through March and have a look at what everyone is running. another example of 10:1 Yamaha / Merc. Edited January 7, 2014 by Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 My Verado runs flawless in negative temps while trolling for Musky in December on GBay.... if we can break enough ice to get her in the water that is. That said.. it's on my boat and quiet. If I could have got similar at the time in Yamaha I probably could have been swayed either way. My fishing buddy, with pretty much identical boat, runs a 225 Yamaha. Again it runs flawless... although he does pull it out of the lake by the end of October.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bacon Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Yamaha makes a good motor but I am pretty sure that Merc outsells them in North America. Merc is owned by Brunswick that also owns a good chunk of the boat manufactures so I don't see that changing any time soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 yeah I am tired all the Yamahas I have to tow in every year, I think they should charge tow tax up front when you buy them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captpierre Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 If you check in the Carribean, mostly Yammies for sure. Might be due to more dealers/service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Almost most if not all the commericial barges I see out of Honey Harbour run Yamis'... Coincidence? lol Edited January 8, 2014 by BillM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhaman Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 If you check in the Carribean, mostly Yammies for sure. Might be due to more dealers/service? You hit that nail on the head! Yamaha's dealers and service is worldwide. Merc is more of a North american thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I love yamaha, just bought a brand new one this winter, my quad is a yamaha as well. Excellent power equipment, however in no way do I believe that they outsell merc 10-1 in the outboard market. Perhaps worldwide as was mentioned. I have never seen a yammi under tow myself, but most boats I see being towed in are older and poorly maintained, and anything poorly maintained will fail. I've owned merc, mariner (yamaha block) tohatsu/Nissan and Johnson/Evinrude as well as yamaha of different sizes over the years on various fishing and duck boats. They've all been pretty reliable, but then I maintain things. I do believe that the yamaha/Honda products have much greater longevity, but that is personal opinion your mileage may vary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancur373 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I gots a yamaha guitar. Pretty sure they outsell Merury in that dept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancur373 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Best Yammie of all time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I gots a yamaha guitar. Pretty sure they outsell Merury in that dept. Ha! I bet your right!! I have an old Yamaha too, but prefer my Taylor. Ya don't see many of those black engines down home do ya? I wonder why that is?? I know there's none around our town at all. Mostly Yamaha, and older mariners (also Yamaha). See the odd Honda now, and a few E-tecs....but no black ones. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancur373 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Don't remember seeing any Merc's. and I grew up on a island solely reliant on fishing off the south coast of Newfoundland. Almost all yammies then BRP. with the odd honda and mariner mixed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Freddy Mercury really beat up his Yamaha guitar. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 When a big boat company decides what motor to put on their boats other than getting a brand name they go with what company will sell them the motors cheapest simple economics. Art That's probably the biggest factor. I've seen enough guys doing the 1,2,3...101,102 pulls or running the starter til the batteries dead with black anchors. Obviously some is due to no/lack of maintenance. My Honda ran without a hiccup for 16 years and then needed some gasket work and a thermostat. The mechanic that did it was amazed at the inner workings, still like new, almost no wear. That motor is in the garage and waiting for one of the boys to get a boat. I wanted to get another larger Honda(40) but the dealer I used before seemed to be having more interest in goofing around with his buddies in the shop. I went to the local Yamaha dealer, appropriately welcomed, clued into the brand differences and bought the same size 40HP for about $1000 less than Honda with better features. The electronic idle/troll control was one of the features Honda didn't have nor did the Honda 40 come in a tiller model, it's an accessory. Reliability was excellent with the Honda, unfortunately they are falling behind with the upgrades. Hopefully this Yamaha will keep me happy as long as the Honda did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 I'm sure you'll be happy Fisherman. Good buy for sure. My hunting partner bought a 40 yammy tiller 2 years ago and I'm in love with it. I have a yamaha built mariner 40, and like your Honda, it's been bulletproof for the last 20yrs, and still a great engine, but I think it's time to upgrade. Those yammies are sweeeeet! S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 In 2013 I went from this 22 year old Merc 90 two stroke that I bought new in 1991. To this 2013 Merc 115 four stroke. Gotta say that I love the fuel injection and how nicely this engine runs compared to the old carburated motors do. Starts easier in freezing temps too. Oh, and the gas mileage is awesome as well as the Smartcraft gauges with troll control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Wish I was out doing this with my Yamaha right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Mercury or Yamaha, Chevy or Honda the debate never ends. I don't know anyone that invests thousands in any consumer product and admit they hate it and made a mistake choosing it. We never want to admit a mistake. Can anyone tell me what BRP stands for? I can't find what that acronym means even on their corporate site. Did I hate I hate acronyms LTP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Bombardier Recreational Products Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 I'm sure you'll be happy Fisherman. Good buy for sure. My hunting partner bought a 40 yammy tiller 2 years ago and I'm in love with it. S. I bought the same motor.. never a hiccup and couldn't be happier. So quiet too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captpierre Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Wish I was out doing this with my Yamaha right now. Just get a barrel, Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Bombardier Recreational Products Grazia Roy, I knew you would know. So are they tied to Canada or is Bombardier owned offshore now as well? I don't get out much you know, and if it wasn't in our weekly paper out here from Caledonia (the Dunnville paper shut down) before I went back online last year I wouldn't have heard anything. The Hamilton Spectator only covers Toronto news now. Thanks Roy. Keep up the great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 It's still a Canadian Company. Here's some history on it. http://www.brp.com/en-ca/company/history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 Can anyone tell me what BRP stands for? I can't find what that acronym means even on their corporate site. Did I hate I hate acronyms LTP. BuRP, they also make Can-Am a.k.a. Canned Ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie Posted January 11, 2014 Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 Mercury or Yamaha, Chevy or Honda the debate never ends. I don't know anyone that invests thousands in any consumer product and admit they hate it and made a mistake choosing it. We never want to admit a mistake. Can anyone tell me what BRP stands for? I can't find what that acronym means even on their corporate site. Did I hate I hate acronyms LTP. Untrue. I once owned an arctic cat ATV. It was the worlds biggest piece of crap, and I was happy to tell anyone that'd listen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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