Santiago
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E-tec are gone, no mas
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.
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JZ
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Santiago
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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...….
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del mar
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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 $$$!
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defrag4
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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
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Don Jorge
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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
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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.
�And it never failed that during the dry years the people forgot about the rich years, and during the wet years they lost all memory of the dry
years. It was always that way.�― John Steinbeck
"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George E.P. Box
"Nature bats last." Doug "Hayduke" Peac-ck
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defrag4
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| 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.
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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!
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Udo
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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.
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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!
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Udo
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