My Yamaha is taken apart awaiting a new impeller right now. Had a discussion with another Sailor in my marina today.
He has a 20" shaft 2006 Merc 6hp 4 stroke. He wants a 25" shaft, and offered to sell me his current motor, which has only been used a couple times.
Couple questions for the panel
1). Was the 2006 Mercury 4 stroke still the same as the tomatsu / nissan motor as it had ben in prior years?
2). What kind of money was it to add the charging coil? I know on my yamaha the flywheel was the same, all that you had to add was the coil... is the mercury the same?
3). Did you see a REAL fuel savings compared to 2 stroke motors (I have heard some end up throttling the 4 strokes up higher so they loose the gain in fuel economy).
4). Who has them, and are you happy with them?
.....and if anyone has any ideas, what is a fair price for a year old motor that has been lightly used?
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