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E-tec are gone, no mas

Santiago - 6-4-2020 at 12:43 PM

Read all about it here.
I love my E-tec, have three Mercurys (1 is a Yamaha clone) but nothing matches the torque and power of the E-tec.

JZ - 6-4-2020 at 01:34 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Bob and Susan  
isnt that the one you were working on all the time


:lol:

Santiago - 6-4-2020 at 01:35 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Bob and Susan  
isnt that the one you were working on all the time

Good memory, wrong engine. That was the Merc, but I was the dummy that drove the top of the drive shaft thru the bottom of the pan. A day that will live in infamy, and that SWMBO keeps reminding me every time I drag out the tool box and start walking towards the boat...….

del mar - 6-4-2020 at 02:05 PM

if anyone's looking for one a guy is selling a couple brand new ones over at Hull Truth....maybe a chance to save some $$$!

defrag4 - 3-28-2021 at 01:37 PM

how are these etecs?

looking for a new boat motor and there is one for sale nearby, but i am worried about them being sensitive to ethanol fuel and hard to source parts for in MX

Don Jorge - 3-28-2021 at 06:55 PM

Quote: Originally posted by defrag4  
how are these etecs?

looking for a new boat motor and there is one for sale nearby, but i am worried about them being sensitive to ethanol fuel and hard to source parts for in MX
Etecs, people either love them or not. I am a four stroke user.

But your instincts are correct. Parts and labor would be problematic in Mexico especially it being discontinued. A much better option are the 3 Japanese brands sold and serviced everywhere in Mexico: Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha. But, I'm guessing here, you already know that.

defrag4 - 5-2-2021 at 10:55 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Don Jorge  
Quote: Originally posted by defrag4  
how are these etecs?

looking for a new boat motor and there is one for sale nearby, but i am worried about them being sensitive to ethanol fuel and hard to source parts for in MX
Etecs, people either love them or not. I am a four stroke user.

But your instincts are correct. Parts and labor would be problematic in Mexico especially it being discontinued. A much better option are the 3 Japanese brands sold and serviced everywhere in Mexico: Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha. But, I'm guessing here, you already know that.


Thanks Don,


In the end i listened to my brain and got a Honda 90 4-stroke, older carb'd model, pretty simple and reliable machine

Now when I go to the marina and look around and I notice 3/4 of the pangas running the same motor, i feel confident in my choice!

Udo - 5-2-2021 at 03:42 PM

The other fav motor on pangas are the Suzukis...around the 115HP range. It also has been a very reliable motor.
Quote: Originally posted by defrag4  
Quote: Originally posted by Don Jorge  
Quote: Originally posted by defrag4  
how are these etecs?

looking for a new boat motor and there is one for sale nearby, but i am worried about them being sensitive to ethanol fuel and hard to source parts for in MX
Etecs, people either love them or not. I am a four stroke user.

But your instincts are correct. Parts and labor would be problematic in Mexico especially it being discontinued. A much better option are the 3 Japanese brands sold and serviced everywhere in Mexico: Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha. But, I'm guessing here, you already know that.


Thanks Don,


In the end i listened to my brain and got a Honda 90 4-stroke, older carb'd model, pretty simple and reliable machine

Now when I go to the marina and look around and I notice 3/4 of the pangas running the same motor, i feel confident in my choice!