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I would start by going to your local dealer and asking him which one he would prefer? No good in buying a brand and finding out that it's difficult to get a service/parts, meet waranty etc.
I also hate putting 2 stroke oil in the tank. It costs me £70/tank  . But I do love 2 strokes.
PS. Can anyone tell the difference in engine noise beween a 4 and 2 stroke when travelling faster that 30 knotts on a RIB?  |
Use different oil then!!!
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20 May 2009, 16:51
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PS. Can anyone tell the difference in engine noise beween a 4 and 2 stroke when travelling faster that 30 knotts on a RIB? |
Put it this way: I've got a dive instructor friend who runs an E-tec (not sure what size, 90 maybe?) and if we're running side by side at speed, I can clearly hear his engine over mine (Yam F-115.)
At idle, they're pretty similar, but if you wrap the rpms, the E-tec seems to wail pretty loudly.
jky
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20 May 2009, 19:31
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Got your quotes wrong JY it was Jightower that said that and I agreed with him. Long live the 2 stroke!!  
J 
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20 May 2009, 22:25
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I also hate putting 2 stroke oil in the tank. It costs me £70/tank . But I do love 2 strokes. |
Woah.!  How much does e-tec oil cost exactly?
Is it cheaper in bulk?
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20 May 2009, 22:31
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Woah.! How much does e-tec oil cost exactly?
Is it cheaper in bulk? |
£10/ltr roughly.
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20 May 2009, 22:52
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My Etec is alot less noisy than my old Opti on tickover, but not as quiet as a Suzuki DF. On the go the Etec is on a par with a DF.
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The thread's about E-tec v Yam, not E-tec v Soozook, yer nobber. 
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20 May 2009, 22:55
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The thread's about E-tec v Yam, not E-tec v Soozook, yer nobber. |
I have no 1st hand experience of 4st Yams.
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20 May 2009, 23:30
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Got your quotes wrong JY it was Jightower that said that and I agreed with him. Long live the 2 stroke!!
J |
Hmmm. Hit the quote button at the bottom of the page, as I recall. 
Did it work right this time?
jky
Wait; that would explain all the extra brackets I saw. Never mind.
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21 May 2009, 09:31
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yea hit the spot this time.
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21 May 2009, 20:45
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Yahadmama - Ermintrude, lets call the whole thing off!
North American Ultimate Two Stroke Technology V The Four Stroke Beast from the East, - sorry guys, it's apples and pears.
Apples for me, pls!
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21 May 2009, 21:24
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Yahadmama - Ermintrude, lets call the whole thing off!
North American Ultimate Two Stroke Technology V The Four Stroke Beast from the East, - sorry guys, it's apples and pears.
Apples for me, pls!
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I'm getting a little tired of being in agreement with this guy.
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21 May 2009, 21:37
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It's a no contest. If there was a better 250, I'd have bought it. |
I havent tried an E tech that size yet .. but you must think its some motor Mollers? coz a 250 verado is quite a power plant IMO.. sheer silence, and brutal mid range thrust like I've never felt before from an outboard
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21 May 2009, 22:44
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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7
I havent tried an E tech that size yet .. but you must think its some motor Mollers? coz a 250 verado is quite a power plant IMO.. sheer silence, and brutal mid range thrust like I've never felt before from an outboard |
Yep, I agree. The weight, price, economy and reliabilty issues were the negatives. 
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21 May 2009, 22:49
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Yep, I agree. The weight, price, economy and reliabilty issues were the negatives. |
Try a big Etec. GED will give you a demo.
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