4S VS 2S weight, 225 HP...

[seabob4]

Just did a quick check on 225 HP motors, an Etec H.O. and a Yam 3.3L 225 4S...

Etec, 511 lbs.  Yam, 608 lbs.

Kinda like having your 10 year old sit on the transom...and yes, throw in about 7 quarts of oil on the Yam, brings it up to about 618.  Maybe your 11 year old...

[Blue Agave]

Hey Bob, does that mean if you have the 4S your 11 year old has to stay home?

[gran398]

That is a big kid....of course, Tebow was a big kid too

[seabob4]

I'm just guessing weight, in regards to kid's sizes...

But all in all, the 4S VS 2S weight thing is a much ado about nothing...unless you're talking a Yam 350...

And look at a Vrod.  662 dry VS Yam's 4S 225, 608 dry.  Suddenly Vrods ain't that heavy...

[Circle Hooked]

Just to ad here a 225 Optimax is 505 lbs dry, Bob you right 100 lbs isn't much in the grand scheme of things.

[wingtime]

Just to ad here a 225 Optimax is 505 lbs dry, Bob you right 100 lbs isn't much in the grand scheme of things.

That depends on the boat!  A VROD would almost sink my 200XF!

[Aswaff400]

Just to ad here a 225 Optimax is 505 lbs dry, Bob you right 100 lbs isn't much in the grand scheme of things.

That depends on the boat!  A VROD would almost sink my 200XF!

X2

my old 112 v4 evinrude weighed im guessing 350 lbs, my 200 v6 according to the manual says 450. just switching between the 2 my stern sank about 2-1/2 inches

the red line is my old water, the orange is my current  

[bobterisch]

Hey guys,
Not sure about new ones but avoid all 2002 to 2005 yammi F225 four strokes! Bad exhaust corrision problems.

[seabob4]

Ah yes, the old Yammi exhaust corrosion debacle.  Has been "discussed" to death on THT...

[bobterisch]

For sure Bob! Only wish i had seen it before buying mine :(

[seabob4]

For sure Bob! Only wish i had seen it before buying mine :(

You know what is interesting, Bob?  When I was at Stamas between '00 and '06, I hung and rigged about 350 Yam 225 4Strokes...wonder what their situations are now?

[bobterisch]

Yes Bob its too bad. Mine was a mess; I had hole in exhaust tube and unfortnunatly pitting on the bottom of the powerhead also. I had weld built up on the powerhead exhaust tube and machined it back down. My mechanic is putting it all back to gether this week. Hopefully i will get a few more years out of it. I have pictures of what the corrosion looks like if anyone is interested.

[RickK]

I am interested in seeing the corrosion.

[bobterisch]

2002 F225 Exhaust Corrision with 470 hours.
http://s881.photobucket.com/albums/ac15/bobterisch/2002%20Yamaha%20F225%20corrision%20470%20hours/
Hopefully I did the link right.

[seabob4]

Yep, you did.  Zinc Chromate primer on there after the fix?  We used a ton of that in aerospace...