Yamaha has been making all of the Mercury four strokes, including the fifty
you're looking at. I am certain mercury is planning on producing it
themselves, but if you get a merc, you're getting a yamaha. Same if you buy
a Johnson/Evinrude fourstroke, it's built by Suzuki.

My issue would be, and it's not personal, since I sell both motors, in ten
years, what are you going to do if you need a part? Is it a Mercury part or
a Yamaha part? I'd prefer to buy from the OEM, not a relabeler.

And to be sure, the EFI motor is superior to the carb motor in all cases.

What yanked on Mercury, Yamaha only supplied the 75 and 90 in the carb
motors, while Yamaha was selling 75 and 90 EFI four strokes. Very popular
sizes of motors and left Mercury with their panties around their ankles.

I sell lots and lots of Yamaha four strokes, and when they are put on the
right boat (not a hp bass boat) they perform very well. They leave and
don't come back.


"Sergio Ramirez" wrote in message
...
Pat, Bob, Joe:

Thank you all for your responses.

Pat, I mentioned the dealer about the Mercury being made by Yamaha, and
he
tells me that the 50hp is made by Mercury; that only the 75hp, 90hp, and
115hp are made by Yamaha, which matches the news link posted by Joe Z
about
Mercury and Yamaha legal battles:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fis...umping_21.html
http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fis...dumping_4.html

Do you know if the 50hp 4-stroke EFI is indeed made by Mercury?

Sergio


"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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I heard a rumor that Mercury had gotten a lot of their fourstroke tech
from
Honda. Honda definitely makes proven fourstroke tech. From my
understanding thought he Merc injection is more fuel efficient, and if
it
will be sitting the injection is less likely to have evap residue
problems.
Really its your call. Also, if you trust the dealer (I don't trust any)
then you may want to go with the Merc just so you have somebody handy
who
will perform future service for you.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com




"Sergio Ramirez" wrote in message
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Hello all:

I tell a dealer that I want to get a 50hp honda (obviously 4-stroke),
and
he swears by a Mercury 4-stroke EFI, at basically the same price. I
lean
towards the Honda but he tells me EFI is way better than carburated.
I'm
thinking that carburated may be really a disadvantage on 2-stroke
engines,
where gas is mixed with oil, but is the difference important in
4-strokes?

My main goal is reliability. Honda makes very reliable, hiqh-quality
machinery (not only outboard engines, but lanwmowers, cars,
motorcycles,
etc), and they've been doing 4-stroke engines forever. EFI sounds
great
for
the sake of fuel consumption, optimal speed, etc, plus the fact that
Mercury
is a brand sold and repaired everywhere, but IF the Merc would leave me
stranded at the lake more than a Honda would, then I'd consider it a
bad
decision to go with the Merc regardless of the other plusses. So the
big
question in my mind is reliability -- Is the Merc 4-stroke EFI as
realiable
as the Honda?

Thanks in advance for your opinion.

Sergio