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40 hp Mercury, 40 hp Yanaha or 40 hp Tohatsu

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Topic: 40 hp Mercury, 40 hp Yanaha or 40 hp Tohatsu
Posted By: 4 stix
Subject: 40 hp Mercury, 40 hp Yanaha or 40 hp Tohatsu
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2015 at 9:56pm
what engine would you recommend & why or why not
40hp Mercury, 40hp Yamaha or 40hp Tohatsu brand new all pull start & tiller stering. 


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Posted By: MacSkipper
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2015 at 6:56am
I have a 30hp Mercury (actually Tohatsu) - I believe in the 40hp range Mercury made by Mercury so different motor from 40hp Tohatsu.  Tohatsu 30hp is a sweet little motor - love it.  I bought the Mercury badge as 5yr warranty offered by Mercury against 3 year Tohatsu warranty for similar price.  Are warranties on offer all the same?

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Posted By: CEEBEE
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2015 at 1:20pm
2 or 4 stroke?

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Posted By: OneWayTraffic
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2015 at 8:47pm
Pull start 40hp would have to be 2 stroke I think. Pull start 4's go up to 30hp.

Posted By: 4 stix
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2015 at 8:57pm
2 stroke as I couldn't afford a 4stroke one

Posted By: flyfisher
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2015 at 10:43pm
The Yamaha, is it the 2cyl CV? If it is, go for the 3cyl Merchatsu, far better and smoother motor. There is also a Merc 40 that is US built and again, only 2 cylinder and no where near as good as the Japanese models.

The Tohatsu / Merc Lightning XR 40hp runs rings around those models IMO. The 3cyl Yamaha is a beautiful motor, but costs nearly as much as a 4-stroke and I cannot fathom why they ask so much for them! There is thousands of happy Tohatsu / Mercury 40 owners in the country, they are a de-tuned 50hp and go like stink with awesome reliability.


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