TEAM TALK: WHAT MOTOR IS RIGHT FOR YOU? (WHO'S #1) 

No Tohatsu? The tillers are popular in Texas plus a 5 year warranty

2005 Tohatsu 9.8 2 stroke is currently the right motor for me. It's on my 15' kaBoat.

Andy Morgan looked at the Merc hanger bracket and thought "that's gonna break" 😂

Older boat I bought used and been working on, budget deal. 1999 Triton TR-17 and put a 2024 90 Yamaha SHO. Thought i'd be disappointed knowing 115 would be the deal, but budget constraints put me in the 90. Couldn't be happier, thing hops up on pad in no time and pushes like a 115. I fish for fun, typically skinny water and love how quiet and smooth of a ride it is. My 4 yr old daughter who is used to my 2 stroke said 'Daddy you forgot to turn on the motor' last boat ride.

My brother in law bought a new skeeter Yamaha 250 last spring. He was a Mercury guy but was sold on the Yammy through skeeter. He blew his lower unit in August and waited for months to get it replaced then his second trip after being fixed his head blew on hole shot. He literally has 21 hours on the boat because his was in and out the shop lol. My mercury blew last summer also….we were miserable lol. Think my next boat will run a Suzuki

I agree, Suzuki needs to give us a V6 225 SS 20” shaft motor!!!! I’d buy one today if it was available. But it probably won’t happen because the 150, 200 and 250 is where the majority of the market it is at.

2007 Ranger 188vs. Suzuki 175. Love it. 62mph

My 115 Optimax blew up last year and I found a used 115 ProXS 4S to replace it with low hours. Though it runs great I just couldn’t afford buying what I wanted at the time which was either the Zuki 140 or the settle for Zuki 115. After talking to Zuki owners and reading hundreds of reviews on all the major outboards the Zuki is an excellent choice with more reliability than Mercury. Maybe not as fast of a motor, but fast isn’t my top priority.

I got 2 boats both combinations are perfect for what I use them for. 1995 stratos 265fs 115 evinrude intruder 1978 steury bass boat with a 1979 evinrude 70hp Both extremely reliable and well used

I have a 2016 1650 lund rebel xs side console. Running the 60 hp mercury with a 14p trophy sport stainless prop. That sucker just runs. So well. Maybe just a tad slow on the holeshot but it handles and turns at speed so much better than the stock prop.

Merc 4 stroke 75-115 is bullet proof. Anything else strictly Suzuki or Honda. Preferably Honda.

I got a 2000 ranger 518vx with a 2021 mercury 200 pro XS and it’s the best set up I’ve ever run

how nice of you to drop this video after I blew my motor last night!

I would agree with a Yamaha or Suzuki on a Bullet 21 XRS but on a 20XD I would go with Mercury just for the gearcase option. On a 20XD you need a low water pickup gearcase so the Merc sportmaster is the best option.

Lots of shade for the black here

Man, love the look of the Mercurys and I went with one. Unfortunately looks don’t get bass back to weigh in. 2022 250 pro xs 130 hours and my lower unit left the comment section today in the widest part of Champlain with thunderstorms coming over the mountains. Luckily was able to run her back at 40 mph. It sounds like a rod knock but being told by a bunch of people it’s most likely the lower unit.

The only boat propulsion that I have fully functional currently is an oar, that's it.

Ranger 522D with a 250 L6 Verado. Planes quick , 60+ mph. Great giant Bass boat for big rough water. Fishes like a Bass boat but handles big water like a Walleye boat.

Have a boat similar to the lund furry, I took your advice on the Suzuki 40 4 years ago I'm still impressed with it..

I'm running a mirrocraft holiday 168 with a tohatsu 50 HP. This is my 5th summer on the water with this combo and have had ZERO issues. Goes in for regular maintenance/winterizing every fall. Does everything I need.

I've owned 2 SHO's, a 90 and a 115 love em! Yamaha starts and goes! My brother has a Suzuki 150, awesome motor as well!

Here is a topic to chew on "ECU flashing " like to see more about that Love the Suzuki 90 hoping to get one soon.

I have a 2003 Ranger 185VS with a Yamaha 150 OX66. It only has 234 hrs. I’ve put 40 hrs on it since owned. Zero problems. 1st Yamaha ever. I like any of your vids. Sorry political answer.

Just repowered my 190tx with 115 pro xs thought about the Yamaha Sho 115 but my location it be quite a drive for service with the Yamaha

How about a video on the new 350 Honda? Probably built mostly for the offshore market but I would love to here your thoughts. It would be an option for me on a future saltwater boat. Also I run a 200 Honda with an outboard jet on a 20ft Wooldridge Sport for running rivers. Unfortunately the jet loses 30% hp but it's better than ripping off lower units in shallow rivers.

# 1 love my SUZUKI 140

I have 200 hrs on my 2021 merc 150 pro xs no problems 😊 on a vexus 1980. And most of the hrs are on the Mississippi River .

A Yamaha is an anchor on a bullet, gotta spend a ton of money on the lower unit to get them to run above the pad, not to mention even a flashed sho doesn’t run with an r motor, also the r motors have the same warranty as the pro xs , I have a 3 year on my 300r and the option to extend

I had twin yams 150s on a 25’ tidewater center toilet. I had it for 5 years but only used it less than 100 hours due to health reasons. The motor was not broken in. I took it out for a demo ride last year, had it pumped up 3” on Bob’s J plates. I had problems getting it past 5000r’s. Yam rep at Miami boat show said if I’m going to pay for all those extra power it should pull more r’s than an oiler. O during the demo ride I had maybe 30 gallons of gas, all crap removed, 4 people OB. FOR THE first time it zoomed pasted 5500 headed for I don’t know what. I missed the ramp and was headed for the marina when the broker pulled me off the throttles. I’m sure I got real close to 60. A center toilet, with a wing, cool air, high barometer , I shut down right at 5500 and motor was not done. New owner and I were smiling like idiots. That’s the last I saw of it. I had to drop my price a little but my depreciation was really low for a boat. I always thought yammers were boring but I didn’t like Merc organization, arrogant sob’s. They use to come to boat Rally’s and their 30 something marketing people were soooooo arrogant. What scored Yammy points is a guy older than me, I’m 76 now and this guy said “ crank it up!” I love it when they talk dirty to me. I think BRP (sounds like burp) COULD HAVE cleaned up evinrudes shop so they play with the big boys. BRP had FI jet ski engines that ran like banshees w/o smoke. What could have been.

Love your videos. Really helps us poors who cant afford multiple boats and motors find quality equipment… can you guys make videos that go through different boat styles (bass, deep v, etc)--> the best model/brand at different price points?

I've had 4 250 pro xs blown power heads in the last month!! Cylinders 3 and 4 decided to evacuate on all 4 motors

I fish saltwater so on my 25ft cuddy walk around its a honda 250 for me . Runs great super reliabille.

I tell u what i would have never wanted a Suzuki back in the the day. But if i was shopping for a new motor now i would seriously consider suzuki i had 2 older johnsons an 85 and a 150 on a bass boat. I will say the 85 never gave me any problems. The 150 was really fast on my 17 bass boat high 60's not bad i made a mistake and took off rhe oil injection system so i could mix my own oil. And that was a mistake it never ran the same after that. I also had a 90 yamaha on a small flats boat and that motor was also awsome. Wasnt fast but it ran perfect

you are an awesome shop guy, to be respected, BUT, you have the right persona to be a stand up comic, i am dead serious, your personality and stage presence you would be the next Ceorge Carlin as far as audience appeal!!!!

Curious of your thoughts / experiences running jet drives on OB engines... pro's & cons... durability ... etc. Thanks - LS - Nova Scotia, Canada ✌🏻

No love for Tohatsu? I know they aren’t a main stream brand, but all the small Mercs are Tohatsu’s in Phantom Black paint with Merc rigging (unless you’re talking tiller only).

1984 mirrocraft 14 ft boat with 1984 mercury 25hp 2 stroke still hit 32 mph

18.5' Crestliner VT18 mod v bass with a 115 merc, perfect combo. SeaPro SV2400 Bay boat center console with a 250 mech. Suzuki, it sucks compared to the old 225 4s Yamaha, big mistake on spending money just cause I wanted a new engine. I actually like the old Yamaha better. It was sorted out perfectly when I got it and the new Suzuki is far from it and too costly to do so, $25k with a bobs and it only made me sit lower in the seat :( while it does it's thing, smooth and quiet for sure.

OK, I'm gonna toss one out there, I've got a 1989 Bluefin Sportsman 19' Aluminum hull that I've completely gone thru with an entire new floor, consoles, seats and interior, looking to possibly re-motor due to 2 stroke restrictions out west here. Got a Johnson 88SPL on her right now but what would you like to see me put on it in the 4 banger realm? Or the oil injected 2 strokers?

16' Smoker craft big fish with a 2 stroke Yamaha 40, it scoots!

I just got a 2010 crestliner 19" with a merc 115 efi all original 2 prev owner, and so far it's running flawless, well see what happens if it does bite the dust I want to move up to a suzi 150.

I don't see many boats that come with Suzuki .....xpress only comes with Yamaha. Most bass boats come either mercury or Yamaha.

2000 champion 203 with a yamaha vf250 sho is a sweet combo

Please include multi specie boats when you do comparisons.

1st I love my 2019 Suzuki 250ss on my 2019 Pheonix 921 74mph loaded just me in boat. I would love to see you go to the gatertrax factory or even see you in one. I bought my Phoenix used and saved some dough but was thinking new Gatertrax with a Suzuki 250ss and went for the less money. I'm always 2nd guessing if I made the right choice.

Loving the videos Jordan an Andy. I'm curious about when Andy says that he would Flash It? Exactly what does that mean.

Would love to see a showdown/comparison for 200 hp between SHO and mercury etc. repowering from a 200 optimax on 519vx ranger with max 200 hp rating

What about a review on the Tohatsu mfs140?

Merc r motors carry same factory warranty with the option of platinum just like any other. And 87 octane..

A video on the V10 Verado would be cool.

Are the cylinders coated with Plasma or Nikasil on a Mercury 115 pro XS!!!

I wanna see a vid of your thoughts on legend alpha 211r

I would love to have a Suzuki 175 on my eagle 19 G3

Would be curious of your thoughts on the Yamaha F70.

h22b xpress bayboat with a 175 sho best shallow boat for the bayou

Are merc r series the best for the big motors/ racing

Could you comment please on company or companies that you would trust to flash a Suzuki?

I'd love a Suzuki 115 Stealth!!!!!

Please do this with aluminum windshield and tiller boats.

Like the shop life

Hey I just put on a 2022 Suzuki 175 on my 2006 triton 186 . What prop do you recommend. I have a 25 inch fury but it drags fully trim at 6100 rpm . My boat had a OptiMaxx and ran 63 but the Suzuki is running 55-57 mph I’m not sure if I should go bigger with the prop like 26

When it comes to outboard motors made in the past 20 years the answer is simple. 2 stroke go Mercury, 4 stroke go Yamaha.

Do i have to set the wide open timing in the lake wide open? Not sure if Budweiser has enough beers for that.

More shop life videos and over/unders

Yamaha 225 sho awesome engine

90 SHO. Fast, Reliable. 300 hours in 2 years - no issues. knock on wood.

Money talks is my speculation on Morgan switching

Wanted a Suzuki but the 200 does not work with the vexus 2080 so went merc

Should've done walleye boats too.

@TeamMarineService - looking to repower my Boston whaler 180 dauntless . Due to weight of outboard thinking 140 Suzuki or 150 merc. Currently a 2002 125 2+2 merc. 10 hp worth it? Recreation use.

a boat with 150 max hp,when does it make sense to go from the Suzuki 140 to the 150?

Where is the love for the Tohatsu motors?

Trim pin just broke on my friends 2022 200hp pro xs on day one of three day tourney now the motor won’t trim up. Nice mercury hahha

Rumor has that Suzuki is building their engines to have significantly longer life than the others. I don't know if that means they just kept doing what they were doing or the others lowered their engineering threshold. Over-engineering is something you get cautioned against in college engineering classes. The threshold has been getting shorter and shorter as time. In short, the better you make something the longer you take someone out of the market for it.

So Andy what are your thoughts on a 2022 Suzuki df 140 b ? Thanks

Merc 200 V6 or the PRO XS V8 on the Bass Cat?

Have you heard anything about OutboardEFI tunes/flashes? I can’t find anyone else who does an ECU tune for 25hp Suzukis

Mirrocraft 14ft. 15hp mariner, 400$, let's go fishing.

All Motors/engines will break, all I am saying is I've never had any issues with my Mercs.

The one that runs all the time and that's Suzuki! Yamaha is a close second.

i know for a fact a lowe 1240 with a kitted 9.9 yammy 2 stroke ,powertech 11 pitch will run 26.8 mph …..i had one ..

Got a 98 ranger 518 dvs comanche needing a motor been thinking about going 200 SHO

QUESTION: How many hours can I expect from my 2006 F60 4stroke, fresh water only rarely over 4300rpm 2500 hours on it now :) Hanging on G3 V167 Angler Thanks!

Andy what would you recommend for 23’ Sunchaser tritoon with max rating of 250. Has regular merc 150 with ss prop do you think that would be enough to push that that barge? Thank you

How about a video with your ideal build out of 3 bass boats as close to $100k out the door?

What about a Tracker 175 txw with a 75hp

MAKO 21B WITH A 150 YAMAHA

Looking at a 2003 blazer with a 2008 250 pro xs rebuilt with new power head. Thoughts? I need help Andy.

I am considering buying a Champion 223. What would be the best motor for it?

Curious why the big hp Suzuki and Yamahas never get rigged on bass boats. Offshore guys run twins/trips/quads of Japanese engines more so than Mercs from what I see.

Can you flash a Suzuki 2005 fl140

What is wrong with the 175 merc pro xs 3.4L? faster than a Suzuki 175 ?

Yamaha or Zuki...

@TeamMarineService I never hear you talk about Tohatsu, what up with that? Are they turds?

CC Bay Boats/Motors and can you exceed transom HP

I dont have comparisons. My 1996 ranger is coming together. The 1996 Johson venom 200 is a fucking beast. I finished working on it today. I will blow the fucking doors plum off any 2024 4 stroke. Imma make ppl piss a little ;)

Oooh not a 90 Honda, they window the block way too often…

Ih Suzuki is so good they need a better dealer network. There is no Suzuki dealer around me only Merc and Yamaha

Yamaha owns xpress

What's the difference between a Merc 300 pro xs and a 300r?