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<blockquote data-quote="handyandy" data-source="post: 438495" data-attributes="member: 18942"><p>The omc four cylinders are good engines they ranged in hp from 90 up to 130 I believe they had some issues every engine does. Yamahas were good too mostly try and get something 1987 and after I believe it was then that manufactures were required to have the power rating be from the prop shaft vs at the engine. That was when omc three cyl 50-70hp engines went from being 49ci to 56ci they upped the displacement to keep the same power rating at the prop shaft. They weren't alone most everyone else had to do something similar. The yamaha 3 cyl 90 hp's were great engines but if your wanting to regularly cruise with 4-6 people you will definitely want more than a 70-90hp. A 115/80 would be lowest I'd go. The omc 115hps which are johnson/evinrude engines are pretty solid performers. I don't know much about the larger merc two strokes. I know it seemed in the two stroke days the omc 115hp seemed more plentiful and popular. In the 150 plus hp range your stepping up to merc or omc v6's I can't remember how big yamaha went with two strokes so I couldn't comment much on what there engines were like in that range. If your going regularly have 4 plus I'd go with a 150hp if more than 4 people is only once in a while a 115/80 will be fine. What river/area are you planning on running?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="handyandy, post: 438495, member: 18942"] The omc four cylinders are good engines they ranged in hp from 90 up to 130 I believe they had some issues every engine does. Yamahas were good too mostly try and get something 1987 and after I believe it was then that manufactures were required to have the power rating be from the prop shaft vs at the engine. That was when omc three cyl 50-70hp engines went from being 49ci to 56ci they upped the displacement to keep the same power rating at the prop shaft. They weren't alone most everyone else had to do something similar. The yamaha 3 cyl 90 hp's were great engines but if your wanting to regularly cruise with 4-6 people you will definitely want more than a 70-90hp. A 115/80 would be lowest I'd go. The omc 115hps which are johnson/evinrude engines are pretty solid performers. I don't know much about the larger merc two strokes. I know it seemed in the two stroke days the omc 115hp seemed more plentiful and popular. In the 150 plus hp range your stepping up to merc or omc v6's I can't remember how big yamaha went with two strokes so I couldn't comment much on what there engines were like in that range. If your going regularly have 4 plus I'd go with a 150hp if more than 4 people is only once in a while a 115/80 will be fine. What river/area are you planning on running? [/QUOTE]
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