Reply With Quotenot sure they made Mariners in 1989, sure they did way back in the early days, but by '89, Mariner was well and truely Mercury owned. I don't think Mercury has any power heads made by Yamaha now days, but I could be wrong.
yamaha also use to make all mariners up until 1989Originally Posted by Beatsworkin2
and merc still sources powerheads from yamaha
not sure they made Mariners in 1989, sure they did way back in the early days, but by '89, Mariner was well and truely Mercury owned. I don't think Mercury has any power heads made by Yamaha now days, but I could be wrong.
seeing this tread pop up again reminds me I got an email the other day from Quintrex stating they owned by the same company as Vortex now. heard of these motors before but never looked into them. wondering what make they are based off. I'll still stick to my yammie.
is time to go fishing yet
as far as i can work out they were all under 60hp, ,and a 30 was sold up to 92-94
i think its horses for courses.
australia is a very brand devoted country "holden or ford" etc
you will get people that will always be etec or merc or nothing but yamaha etc.
i have a mercury. mercury have been good to me. i work with mercurys . mercury just sticks to the marine game. they dont make pianos or bikes or snowmobiles etc.
more dealers and parts in aus . so that did it for me i guess
For me it would depend on the boat. If I was repowering my current boat and money was no issue it would be one of the new Merc 150 4 strokes. If it was for a new bigger boat it would probably be a Yamaha or Honda.
Remember to always log on before heading offshore.
Something I have noticed lately is I seem to see more mercury outboards getting around than any other brand ! Maybe I'm biased as I own a merc but I do seem to see more mercs on the water and at the biat ramps than yammies & Zuks
Must be just the area you frequent, sure isn't that way in my neck of the woods
Garry
Retired Honda Master Tech
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