Thanks for replying. Just wondering, Why did you get a Susy and not a Yamaha? Hear in Ft.Myers it seems like Yam's are popular and easy to get serviced. Also I hear they have a higher resale value. But I've only heard good things about Susys.
I have a small 14ft Mckee Craft with a 50 h/p 4 stroke Yamaha. It's been great and trouble free. Also a six year warrenty.
I bought the 19-6 because I was getting beat up and wet on the tri-hull even with a small chop. But like the 19-6 it's built like a tank. It's a 1976. They don't build them like that anymore.
You've helped a lot. Thanks again.
John
I think Yammys do have better resale value. I'm not sure about service; I've never had to get mine serviced, but it is still young, so who knows... I've heard nothing but good things about both engines.
I went with the Suzy mainly because of the deal I got on it (Slvrlng is right), but there are a few selling points over the Yamaha-
-Suzuki, for one, makes a 140 which is about perfect on the 19-6. Yamaha makes a 115, then goes straight to a 150. Although, the performance between a Yammy 115 and a Suzy 140 is pretty similar with the Suzy doing only a little better on top end.
-Suzuki has an actual timing
chain, whereas the yamaha has a belt.
-Suzuki has an offset driveshaft, which puts more of the weight of the engine toward the inside of the transom, as opposed to outside of the transom, which is supposed to be more balanced.
-I personally think the DF140 is dead sexy when compared to the Yamaha, and I also like the black color over the more generic gray/silver yamaha. Just my opinion there.
-Suzuki has a more aggressive gear ratio, making them capable of spinning higher pitch props, but I have trouble thinking that's actually an advantage since all you'd have to do is switch prop pitches to accomplish the same performance with either engine. I think that's more of a selling ploy.
-Suzuki 140 4s is lighter than than the Yamaha 115 4s.
That's about all I can think of now...
Edit: My Suzuki also came with a 6yr warranty
