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    Posted: 02 Mar 2015 at 5:09pm
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I am going to buy a brand new 4.95 Surtees and would very much like members comments regarding the powering of it with a 60hp 4 stroke or are they so close now?

Cheers in advance Colin

Most of its use will be fishing with very occasional trout trolling / fishing. No water sport.
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What area do you live in? - a good dealer who will support you well is just as important as what you buy IMO.
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I have a 4.85 with a suzuki 60hp. Owned for 2 years, done 300hrs. Haven't had a single problem and really like the motor. I added a permatrim to mine, if I had the extra money I would get the 70Hp.
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Your local dealer, whichever one of either Suzuki or Yamaha.
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Have heard good things about the Mercury 60hp 4S am considering repowering and getting one myself.
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Honda 60 hight thrust, Just so damn quiet and sips fuel. Have one on a Frewza f16. An excellent match.
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have a mercury 60hp bigfoot on my 485 love it
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60 Merc can't go wrong, no point in paying more than you have to just to own a Yamaha or Suzuki
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127kg Yammy 90 thats all.
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Wow. Awesome feedback team. Now gives me lots of choices.

Cheers CeeBee
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my one year old 50hp suzuki 4 stroke has been awesome on the F14. plenty of power and very smooth into reverse which is good for drift fishing. no water ingress into the motor even after heavy backing up in the the slop. however, i still don't like the 'ringing' noise at 1500rpm, something to do with shims, or lack of them apparently. the pinion gear rides up and makes the noise only in fwd gearConfused next time might go for Honda 50 if it goes into reverse nicely.
so for me, its Suzuki or Honda.
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personally, I wouldn't have a problem putting any of the above mentioned 60s on a boat, All start first up, all reliable, all cheap to run. Its up to your brand preference.
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Originally posted by lemmy lemmy wrote:

127kg Yammy 90 thats all.
Mate thats the 2 stroke the yamaha 90 four stroke is 170ish from memory 
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CeeBee sounds like you should check out who sells motors in Tauranga (and buy from them if possible) and has a good reputation as they would be your service agent - any forum members able to offer feedback on Suzuki/Yamaha/Mercury dealers down there?
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Originally posted by of2fsh of2fsh wrote:

60 Merc can't go wrong, no point in paying more than you have to just to own a Yamaha or Suzuki


Second that, just clocked 200 hours in 20 months and its been faultless.
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Originally posted by worksux worksux wrote:

Honda 60 hight thrust, Just so damn quiet and sips fuel. Have one on a Frewza f16. An excellent match.


So quiet. Thats the problem. On more than one occasion have thought it hadnt started.

Fuel--Just keep an oily rag in the tote now.LOL Seriously though dont put oily rag in tote, put petrol cause you wont use much .


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Tohatsu make a DFI 2stk around that HP rating too I think?
Peace.Via superior firepower..
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Thanks team....keep em coming. I thought I would like to get something at this upcoming boat show in May in Auckland and have it all set up and run in before Tauranga....only because I am "allowed" to get it and I want to use it NOW!!!
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