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200 HPDI on a 21 ft bay boat. Great motor. Fuel efficent and smooth. Hell of a difference between a carbed and fuel injected motor. Starts soooo easy. Idles and slow trolls smooth. My old carbed premixed motors never liked to idle or slow troll. No problems here.

I just like 2 strokes. Lighter, simpler mechanically, more torque, and I like the sound.

Glad to see evinrude has got their stuff together with the Etec. I'll let them get a few more years on them and see how they do. Next motor will probably be an Etec. I grew up with Johnsons and changed to Yamaha after the FITCH fiasco.

trip Crusader 315hp 350s... excellent motors... moving to the 375hp 366s VERY soon...

and a 4 horse Yam / 43lb motorguide on the g-new

Twin 135hp Opti Max Mercurys on the Mako. Bought them new with the boat in 1998. Except for the port engine being a little cold natured on the initial start up I have been very pleased. No smoke, smooth at idle, run great and they have never let me down. Only have about 400 hrs on them. Which means I work way too much and fish way too little I do have them serviced yearly. Also have a four stroke 40hp jet, 60hp head, Yamaha on the 1652 G3. Quietest motor I have ever owned. As with all four strokes it turns up slower than a two stroke. Hard to compare gas milage since it is a jet. Had it two years and so far no complaints.