Poor Test! Dont know the Yamas, but Mercury has one clear Problem: poor Quality, buy a Merc and dont forget to incl. one Mechanic in the deal, youll need them very soon!
who says yamaha's are the best? I've driven all of the major outboards brands other than suzukis and evinrudes, never driven a yamaha with anything but piss poor performance. once drove a 24 footer with a 200hp yami with a whopping 37 MPH top speed with 4 people. All the mercs i've driven performed well, the johnsons were bulletproof (Hit a rock going WOT with a johnson and drove it home). Yami guys enjoy your motors, i hope but doubt you'll enjoy them as much as I will my mercs and johnsons.
ohh goodness. I've had so many outboards. Mercurys sometimes sound cooler, every now and then they get the looks right. But at any point I would prefer a Yamaha, Suzuki or Honda over a Mercury. When you're out there it's power, fueleconomy and above all reliability that counts. No way I'd buy a mercury or Evinrude even. Sorry americans, great country but poor outboards these days.
i rebuild these gearcases for a living...since outboards been made that initial engagement will always be like that...unless u got an i/o that uses cone clutch...verado lower unit gears blow hand over fist against yamaha..
I am factory certified by Yamaha and Mercury...work on both daily. They both have their advantages as well as dis-advantages. Everyone talks about speed(Mercs) and reliability(Yami). But customer service is never mentioned...Mercury will never compete with Yammi in that category...as for your test...your not comparing apples to apples.
BTW...Why hasn't anyone taken on th SHO yet...that I would like to see. That would be a better test against Verado!
holeshots are a necessity for a fishing boat? and so are the race style props on the verados I presume. the verodos were a nitemare when they hit the market. My freind is a big wig for merc in oklahoma, he said they purposely rushed the verados to market before they were ready. just so they could re-coop some of the R&D money they had pumped into the project, even though they were well aware that they were fucking the people buying them. good business practice
The verado's supercharger means torque early on in the rev range more than matches the big yam v8 when you take the weight into consideration. But I wouldn't all get excited and pro American or slate the yams. Yams are excellent quality powerheads and mercurys heads are generally Japanese sourced anyway. Yes the mercury seems like a good choice for 200 hrs worth of hard fun filled work but beyond that I think the less stressed a yamaha will out live it.
Mercury is THE (or at least one of the) original outboards. I will only buy evinrude or mercury. Because they are made with AMERICAN quality, which is much different than the quality of the Japanese or wherever the hell yamahas are made. Yamaha can get in a 69 with Honda if it wants too.
@LJOESOBE dude, are you retarded? I work with boats with Yamaha outboards. Yamaha goes much smoother than Mercury, use alot lesser gas than a Mercury, and they don't get destroyed as fast as Mercury. Don't you dare yell back at this one, because I'm from Norway, and Norway is the leading country within the boat industry. Mercury is shit, it takes money from you, and then it dies within the year. American engines is shit, Mercury, Evinrude and Johnson goes to hell. Yamaha ftw!
@TheAfrobob ur the retarded one i had a yamaha and had nothing but problems and i just kept dumping money into it. thats why i bought an e teck and its awsome fast and way more torqe than my yamaha. e tecks are the best engines out there. and they will burn any and every yamaha out there
i have an everglades 35cc with triple yamaha 350s and we do 70 mph the verado is a sucky engine and in your video the yamaha was about to fly past the other boat
haha.. if your going to have a boat with twin 350's you should have autopilot that can do the trolling maneuvers for you. Also that noise is better than not being able to turn the wheel in one direction when your driving it.
Like acceleration matters anyway. My 12 foot dory with a 9.9 yamaha 2 stroke accelerates faster than my friends 13 sport with a 25 merc 4 stroke, but the whaler is faster.
how come you didn't show the rest of the video looks like the yamahas where about to fly past the other boat. yamaha is quailty. don't pick side's. yamaha versus mercury. Pick the truth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Get suzuki's i've had boats with Mercury and Yamahas and the best was Suzuki I own a 33T contender with triple 300 suzukis and they run sooooo much than any other outboards.
i have a everglades 32cc with twin yamaha 350s and it will do 64 no problem and thats a heavy boat weighing in around 14,000 pounds with full tank of fuel. i like mercurys and yamahas but i dont understand why so many people will hate one or the other, they both have their positives and negatives. Yamahas being a more fuel efficient long lasting outboard, while mercury is more of a light weight go fast engine. thats why its a v6 with a turbocharger (i think the new 350 sci even has two)
my dad owns a boat company and maybe you should do some real research on your engines yamahas top speed is worse. Yamahas take longer to accelerate. But Yamahas have more torque.
Seriously so many of you guys need to do some REAL research on each engine THEN make a educated opinion on 'blown powerheads etc...' The very least you can do is check out engine specific forums so ya don't sound so stupidly biased.
Every single engine manufacturer has it's issues BUT factually, the Verado and Yamaha's are the best on the water. So there you have die hard Yammie and Merc fanatics: you both have stellar engines.
Just test drove a Pursuit with Yamaha twin 350's, that whining noise is because the idiot in the video doesn't have the power steering pump turned on, and as far as the drag race, they never do show the throttle or the trim, anyone can setup a video such as that and pretend the other boat wins, yes total BS, Yamaha's are the Outboard motor of choice.
i say bullsh$%...Everyone knows Yamaha makes the best outboards period...I've never been on a Yamaha powered boat that had the problems you see in this video..
Go to any SKA or Redfish Cup tounament walk by and look at the support tents Mercury guys are busy all night long repairing their garbage...powerheads, lowerunits, or whatever else breaks....the Suzuki and Yamaha guys are back at the hotel long asleep Etecs are very bad about blowing up right out of the box the run it wide open out of the box is false watched a guy who bought a e-boom blow smooth up at 4hrs and the lowerunit went boom at 26hrs seen other e-booms go bye-bye with less than 50hrs
black anchor? run these boats wide open until one over heats ... the yamaha won't be first .... if u get a merc u are clearly a retard .. they have the shittyest lower units ever ... #1 on the water? More like #1 in the shop
see this guy can see clearly i had a yammi and that bad boy ran for years until i got rid of it ive seen yamahas towing mercury all over the water my friends had a mercury on their 21' cape horn traded the merc off
humm a e-tec single 300 vs 300 verado and a 350 yeah the e-tec maybe.... but four strokes dont have as much torque as 2 strokes but thats why the verado is supercharged and4 strokes usually have better top end
This is Verado hype. The boat with Yamis will ultimately overtake the Verado boat, especially since this boat has an 11 foot beam and the extra displacement of the Yamis provide much more horsepower to move such a massive boat.
i was always a 2 stroke john-rude engine guy, but since last year, i got a F115 yamy, i love it, its Quiet, plenty of power, starts so easy,, but i dont know what to think of these massive V8s, they are a milion pounds, and i hear they arent as nice as every other outboard they make, my buddy has twin F225ss and with over 800 hrs they are stil lke new,, i would like to hear about the F350 with 1000 hrs to see how they are
i dont have an F-350 but im pretty sure i can speak for the people that do. when you buy a yamaha, your buying the most reliable outboard out there. wether its the 2 HP or the 350 HPthe 350 may not be the prettiest thng out there, but it is still the most reliable out board.
The Yamaha is good for big heavy fiberglass boats and tourist thrill rides because it has lots more torque than the verados but the verados are good for when the boats are lighter and have speed on there minds like a rib both of these engines are great because i sell them and i know
yes but 2 strokes are def the better engine.... all the bullshit of emissions and everything .... for fuck sakes the amount of pollution put out in the world today with our automobiles,factories etc. a few outboard motors are not going to make one motherfuckin lick of difference.... 2 strokes are snappier, they weigh less, and cost MUCH less then a big sluggish slow heavy 4 stroke
Yes true before on our 16ft fibreglass boat we ahd a 55hp jhonson 2 stroke ran well until the assholes at the srvo didnt mix the right oil in the fuel (it was a long paddle back home) so i brought a 60hp mercury efi. i added 5hp to compensate the weight but ti wasnt enough we cant plane with more than four people in the boat but that is rare it is usually just me and my son but it is so fast before we use to get 25miles now we get sixty and it uses four times less fuel as the jhonson.
i work on all kind of outboards , they all have problems with them over time,, one is as good as the other ,, as for 2 stroke vs 4 stroke ,, a 2 stroke will pull and run better than any 4 stroke with equal hp,,props,,gearing,,boat,,weight ect,,,,,,,,,
i have a 24f yellowfin bay. have the yamaha 350 on it. the reason i bought the boat because my buddy has one and i loved it. he had the 300 verado on it and i blew him out the water. he traded in and got the 350 verado. and i still blow him out the water just not by as much. 74 wot enough said. this video is fraud. and the steering sqeeking??? when did yamaha start making steering helms? i think someone is envious of the yama hama.
its 200 pounds heavier because its a v8 not a v6. the yamaha is the same block the put in the new gm trucks. talked to a yamaha rep the other day and he said that motor could easily pump out 450. because its a v8 not a v6. merc hopped its 250 verado to make the 300 and 350. they took shortcuts and modified. yamaha redesigned. had a v-rod350 with ahole in the block at the shop the other day. how many blown f350s you see?
LOL Not true Not true my friend. The project x outboard now known as Verado was capable of much more that its current output. The engine concept was designed for performance from the get go not as an after thought mixer engine. I love youtube-it kills me.
how many of you actually work on your own motors? im a yamaha and mercury certified mechanic. i work on both and i see more mercs than anything else. they are hard to work on and mercury tech support is horrible. i have to go back to a 3 week school to be able to work on the 350 verado. i have to pull teeth to get warranty work from merc. ive replaced more optimax power heads this year than anything else. for 5 straight weeks i rebuilt power heads. 8 out of 10 outboards sold everyday are yamahas
what do you know verado? bet when get a over heat alarm you bring it in. can you even change a water pump? you call someone out when you actually know something. tell me you can change a water pump so i can quiz you. im calling you out. and dont go ask for the info or look it up on the net.
you are just upset because i talked down on your beloved verado. seemsto me that you got your feelings hurt. fact is you dont know shit about your own motor and i could tear it down and put it back together, maybe when you throw a rod you can watch the tech that rebuilds it for you.
hmmmm m0michael-i excuse myself from this conversation as I just realized your only 23 years old & clueless and just fuk'n weird. I love youtube! Cheers to all!
haha i see you are just as good at math as knowledge about outboards. im 24 dick. i graduated from mmi when i was 19 been working on motors ever since. that gives me 5 years experience to your none. you need to excuse yourself from the convo cause you dont know jack and your from canada. shouldnt you be powered with an e-tech?
you probably dont even own a merc your just here to pose. by your profile pic looks like you do that a lot.
looks like my fellow canadian friend is tryn to say politely that your a fukn mental case. and ya know somethan? he's right.!!! mwahaha!!!! canada thinks your a douche bag and you need to get laid. oh riggght forgot to tell ya; EVINRUDE=SHIT. heres my sinister laugh moment again; mwahahahha!!!!
if yamaha can make 450hp then why dont they do it? why because they make weaker engines than the others. p.s. yamahas break too and when they break out of warranty the parts are always twice as much.
the yamaha merc war will go on as long as outboards are made. but for the past 15 years 8 out of 10 motors sold are yamahas. they make reliable motors and when your 200 miles offshore you dont want just another motor you want something proven. you dont need a supercharged v-6. you need something that works.
yes my friend what you have said is some what true.people do not understand that with out bords your pat for what you get.with the merc they use the super charger to get to the 350ph.but Yamaha use 2 exta pistons.this means that it comes at more of a price tag than the merc. what Yamaha like to do is make engins that are not under alot of stress i.e not having a v6 inline super charged.
for all the merc fans this is another fact that you can shove up there!
There seems to be many marine mechs out here. I would kill to see how many are legit and give factual comments. Its just die hard fanatics. I like Yamaha and I like Mercs. Now ask why I'd take a Merc-they're a damn good engine, a deserved hertitage almost extinct in NA, they've been used in my family for decades now (we are on the water based business) and we've had no issues worth mentioning. And guess what guys-we service BOTH Merc and Yamaha. And guess what? We get the same crap from both LOL
as a marine engineer i would not touch the varado! poorly made and way to stressed!!i know of 3 275 varado's powerheads being replaced this year!! yamaha is the best out there
Sorry mate, but the Verado are by no means a cheap engine. Brunswick & Merc Marine wouldn't make the same mistake that OMC made rushing the FICHT into production and sinking the corp altogether. It was over 5 years in the making. They knew when designing this engine that the industry would be watching and waiting to prey on it like vultures. So far the Verados are doing very well-thats factual no blown out of my ass like a die hard.
well we had 2000 efi's on our other boat and broke three 4000$ lower units so we bought the new 250xs mercurys for our new boat and we havent had any trouble at all so far...
And you most likely won't. They have been around longer than any other brand out there, so they have stood the test of time. Plus with all of that time, they know what works and what doesn't, unlike some of the other manufacturers out there.
all i would like to say you merc fellas can keep dreaming the merc has better top end but thats it nothing more yamaha is a better engine and still out sell's the mercs why cause they better, look at your sale specs not some made movie clip
Yamaha definitely has made its mark and here to stay in the marine industry. They can be worked hard. Mercs on the other hand are demons. I respect Merc for the classic tower of power, and the monster black max's outa the 80's and now the Verado. Merc marine are power innovators which deserves respect. The Evinrude name will never be taken seriously again so start your bitch'n rude dudes-i know i'll get an earfull for that one, but serious, I'll take a Merc anyday over any.
Haha,these guys are mercury fans :POn the video the mercury is smashing the yamaha..so what if the people who made this video is mercury fans?you see what you se on the video..its hard to yamaha fans to realise that mercury is better i think :)
experience eh? idn about you but i dont see meanyt old yamahas in the marina. but i see alot of old merks still running around. and i dont see meany merks with water jacket's routed right out.
Would really like to know how they are propped and watch a drag race like that right up to the top end. All this talk of peak horsepower is fine but I'd love to see a dyno curve of some of these modern outboards and see whose making what torque where. That verado supercharger could run some serious boost then bypass on the top end, not sure merc does this though. The naturally aspirated engines are limited by the cams they run. Would be good for these mfgs to publish some sae standard dyno runs.
Bullshit video. When i bought my new boat this winter i had a choice between a yamaha and a merc. I chose the yamaha cause i didn't want the piece of shit merc on the back of my boat. I wanted quality.
i had 2 yamaha's on my old houseboat and they where shit. the new houseboat we got we put mercs on it. and the mercs r way better heaps better quality. go to a ski race and c how many boats have yamaha and then c how many have mercury. then we'll c whoz better out of yamaha and mercury.
I own a Yamaha 350hp Four-stroke and it runs fine smooth shifting. I would take a yamaha over a mercury any day. This is obviously a biased video and test.
Yamaha is a 327cid V8 quad cam 32 valve from Japan (60°funny that, this revolution was in the 1955 Chevy V8), Verado is a 161 cid supercharged/Intercooled straight 6. Both of these are expensive to service/repair. Guess i'll stick with my 1993 186 cid looper 225 OMC. Been running for years and still will. I will not see a gas mileage difference of AU$20K by going to an Evinrude ETEC. forget 4 stroke outboards in small craft to 40 ft to heavy . Try 3 Packards in an ECTO 75 footer instead better.
Plain And Simple, If your motor aint black, take it back.... (mercs Are reliable) Yamahas im sure are good motors too, but we make great motors right here at home. I would agree japenese cars are a bit better, but not outboards.
Yamaha will outlast all other engines, for the moment. Its not one youtube video which can proove the opposite. All of the world is covered in yamaha, because they are RELIABLE. And that is all that counts out on the sea.
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Face it chaps, American outboards are bloody awful; the Japanese know how to build an outboard. Its been proven time after time. I know this will upset most of you but face facts and get over it!!
Poor Test! Dont know the Yamas, but Mercury has one clear Problem: poor Quality, buy a Merc and dont forget to incl. one Mechanic in the deal, youll need them very soon!
vetdoc35 1 month ago
NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!!!
yamaha f350 ans f300 do NOT make that noise when they shift
bennington2550rcw1 1 month ago
who says yamaha's are the best? I've driven all of the major outboards brands other than suzukis and evinrudes, never driven a yamaha with anything but piss poor performance. once drove a 24 footer with a 200hp yami with a whopping 37 MPH top speed with 4 people. All the mercs i've driven performed well, the johnsons were bulletproof (Hit a rock going WOT with a johnson and drove it home). Yami guys enjoy your motors, i hope but doubt you'll enjoy them as much as I will my mercs and johnsons.
TheDeepestCreek 3 months ago
haha, what a cheap test^^
elcapitan711 3 months ago 2
None of those issues after owning a Yamaha 225 after 5 years. Pretty sure they aren't exempt to having issues but which brand isn't?
MKIIsleeper 4 months ago
yamaha is better there are test that the yamaha 300 outran the 300 verado
bennington2550rcw1 4 months ago
idk what this video talking about? but i like yamaha boat
justplainly 5 months ago
ohh goodness. I've had so many outboards. Mercurys sometimes sound cooler, every now and then they get the looks right. But at any point I would prefer a Yamaha, Suzuki or Honda over a Mercury. When you're out there it's power, fueleconomy and above all reliability that counts. No way I'd buy a mercury or Evinrude even. Sorry americans, great country but poor outboards these days.
Karmanjanko 6 months ago 3
Fake bullshit vid.
andrew9454 6 months ago
I wonder why Yamaha's slogan isn't "#1 on the water"...
Snookdude87 6 months ago
mercury fucking sucks cock
yamaha will always win, just think why dont they show the throttle
TheFood54 6 months ago 2
oh no it makes a sound! these guys will whine about anything, wont they
Tiramisumandeln 6 months ago
Haha thumbs up for merc
d4rklord96 6 months ago
lol this such a fanboy video... Verados are the worst... all they do is blow powerheads... real POS
DJMikeFury 7 months ago
I'll stick with my Suzukis DF6 and DF150
RyanSGood 8 months ago
You must not have the Yamahas propped right - they are much stronger than the Verados.
yamahahg 8 months ago
To bad yamaha makes mecury outboards. They use exact same parts
dmoney25ify 9 months ago
bullshit , who gives a damn if its faster. Yamaha is a 110000000 times better motor. Better fule efficiancy and better motor that last longer!
lilcajun123 9 months ago
So much for a "test"
zedextreme8177 10 months ago
i rebuild these gearcases for a living...since outboards been made that initial engagement will always be like that...unless u got an i/o that uses cone clutch...verado lower unit gears blow hand over fist against yamaha..
leowarner 11 months ago
When the Verados break down the Yamaha boat can catch up.
duckboyd 1 year ago 14
@duckboyd when the yamaha breaks down, the verados can town it in....
MahiMahi3265 3 weeks ago
I am factory certified by Yamaha and Mercury...work on both daily. They both have their advantages as well as dis-advantages. Everyone talks about speed(Mercs) and reliability(Yami). But customer service is never mentioned...Mercury will never compete with Yammi in that category...as for your test...your not comparing apples to apples.
BTW...Why hasn't anyone taken on th SHO yet...that I would like to see. That would be a better test against Verado!
Kevdesh4 1 year ago 3
holeshots are a necessity for a fishing boat? and so are the race style props on the verados I presume. the verodos were a nitemare when they hit the market. My freind is a big wig for merc in oklahoma, he said they purposely rushed the verados to market before they were ready. just so they could re-coop some of the R&D money they had pumped into the project, even though they were well aware that they were fucking the people buying them. good business practice
molebeus 1 year ago
reliabilty, something merc could learn from yamaha. Oh by the way is yamaha still making some of mercs four strokes?
molebeus 1 year ago
you should stick on land cus u can't drive a boat Yamaha is the king in outboards
ghostgator1450 1 year ago 2
you should've filmed that part too when Yamaha passed the verado!! Dipshit
cvcgac 1 year ago 4
you can go and pull that merc back to the boat dock when this expirement is over cuz that yamaha is gonna last after that run. this i know
largemouthbassrigs 1 year ago 7
But still the Yamaha outboards are better than the Mercurys.
NE700x 1 year ago
Listen to it bog, definitely not propped right.
I bet it would have flew by with the extra 100 Hp in the top speed though...
KnoesAll 1 year ago
The verado's supercharger means torque early on in the rev range more than matches the big yam v8 when you take the weight into consideration. But I wouldn't all get excited and pro American or slate the yams. Yams are excellent quality powerheads and mercurys heads are generally Japanese sourced anyway. Yes the mercury seems like a good choice for 200 hrs worth of hard fun filled work but beyond that I think the less stressed a yamaha will out live it.
V8Paul 1 year ago
@thepianoman1422
Mercury is THE (or at least one of the) original outboards. I will only buy evinrude or mercury. Because they are made with AMERICAN quality, which is much different than the quality of the Japanese or wherever the hell yamahas are made. Yamaha can get in a 69 with Honda if it wants too.
LJOESOBE 1 year ago
@LJOESOBE dude, are you retarded? I work with boats with Yamaha outboards. Yamaha goes much smoother than Mercury, use alot lesser gas than a Mercury, and they don't get destroyed as fast as Mercury. Don't you dare yell back at this one, because I'm from Norway, and Norway is the leading country within the boat industry. Mercury is shit, it takes money from you, and then it dies within the year. American engines is shit, Mercury, Evinrude and Johnson goes to hell. Yamaha ftw!
TheAfrobob 1 year ago
@TheAfrobob ur the retarded one i had a yamaha and had nothing but problems and i just kept dumping money into it. thats why i bought an e teck and its awsome fast and way more torqe than my yamaha. e tecks are the best engines out there. and they will burn any and every yamaha out there
alpinstars22 1 year ago
@alpinstars22 ur fucked up, what yamaha engine did u have?
TheAfrobob 1 year ago
@TheAfrobob i had a 50on my little boat.
alpinstars22 1 year ago
yamaha rules the water. This video doesn't compare reliability. Also, that whining in the steering is probably due to the steering helm.
Screech49 1 year ago
@Screech49 blame it all on the boat, yamaha and skeeter people fall in the same basket.....theyre both tired of being last
screaminBullet 1 year ago
i have an everglades 35cc with triple yamaha 350s and we do 70 mph the verado is a sucky engine and in your video the yamaha was about to fly past the other boat
boneflsh1 1 year ago
haha.. if your going to have a boat with twin 350's you should have autopilot that can do the trolling maneuvers for you. Also that noise is better than not being able to turn the wheel in one direction when your driving it.
Rexdog7MW2 1 year ago
put the verado up against an etec
revvinevan014 1 year ago
Like acceleration matters anyway. My 12 foot dory with a 9.9 yamaha 2 stroke accelerates faster than my friends 13 sport with a 25 merc 4 stroke, but the whaler is faster.
wipenoutx 1 year ago
how come you didn't show the rest of the video looks like the yamahas where about to fly past the other boat. yamaha is quailty. don't pick side's. yamaha versus mercury. Pick the truth !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ThePianoman1422 1 year ago
@ThePianoman1422 if i pick the truth, mercury still wins
screaminBullet 1 year ago
Stickboy u r full of shit triple 300 sukisus on a 33t that engine sucks
Michaelcooper4628 1 year ago
even w/ merc, and yamaha having 200 hp more, Evinrude Etec still kills them both!!! EVINRUDE (The original outboard) RULES!!!
Motorfordtoyota 1 year ago
MERCURY OWNS SON
CAdeltaLipRipper 1 year ago
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SloppierTAY 1 year ago
Get suzuki's i've had boats with Mercury and Yamahas and the best was Suzuki I own a 33T contender with triple 300 suzukis and they run sooooo much than any other outboards.
stickboy194 1 year ago
leaving the mercury to be more expensive when it brakes
9inchNirvana 1 year ago
i have a everglades 32cc with twin yamaha 350s and it will do 64 no problem and thats a heavy boat weighing in around 14,000 pounds with full tank of fuel. i like mercurys and yamahas but i dont understand why so many people will hate one or the other, they both have their positives and negatives. Yamahas being a more fuel efficient long lasting outboard, while mercury is more of a light weight go fast engine. thats why its a v6 with a turbocharger (i think the new 350 sci even has two)
9inchNirvana 1 year ago
Force : Take You To 100 km/h
Torque : Hold You at 100 km/h
SuroitJack 1 year ago
yamha's are sooooo more expensive
boatbros23 2 years ago
this video is shit true you forgot to put on the steeing pump and yam would win
johnwogboy 2 years ago 2
mercury is way better i know from past experience yamahas = noise emisions slowness oil leaks
mariner10rpr 2 years ago
I dunno.... this goes against all other test in the history of the world. I call BS!
oistein74 2 years ago
my dad owns a boat company and maybe you should do some real research on your engines yamahas top speed is worse. Yamahas take longer to accelerate. But Yamahas have more torque.
yoyoyopop40 2 years ago 18
more torque = faster acceleration ;)
oistein74 2 years ago
Force : Bring You To 100 km/h
Torque : Hold You at 100 km/h
I'm a Tractor Trailer Driver. It the Same Think with All Engine in This World. Water, Ground, Air... Same Thing !!!
SuroitJack 1 year ago
no, its the exact opposite. Torque is how fast you can rev to a given rpm and hp is the effect you have AT the rpm.
oistein74 1 year ago
@yoyoyopop40 but yet Evinrude has the lightest weight and most tourque in all classes! EVINRUDE RULES!
Motorfordtoyota 1 year ago
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SloppierTAY 1 year ago
@yoyoyopop40 and yamahas still loose is what your saying? they'll always be second to mercury
screaminBullet 1 year ago
@yoyoyopop40 DUDE. Torque is what causes acceleration. The more torque, the better it accelerates!
cvcgac 1 year ago
@yoyoyopop40 that makes so sense.
wmaxson 1 year ago
@yoyoyopop40 meh, yamaha is the most reliable.
Muhammadisatroll 1 year ago
@yoyoyopop40
I suppose you did some real research??? with this statement: "Yamahas take longer to accelerate. But Yamahas have more torque."
Everyone knows torque=acceleration and horsepower=top speed
4omilaras4 6 months ago
Seriously so many of you guys need to do some REAL research on each engine THEN make a educated opinion on 'blown powerheads etc...' The very least you can do is check out engine specific forums so ya don't sound so stupidly biased.
Every single engine manufacturer has it's issues BUT factually, the Verado and Yamaha's are the best on the water. So there you have die hard Yammie and Merc fanatics: you both have stellar engines.
veradodawg 2 years ago
my 3hp evinrude will smoke any of you, ANYONE!!!
I got the fukin power, my canoe is da shiet!
lexmark136 2 years ago 41
ill take them ****ers on rolling in my dinghy with da 9.9
mariner10rpr 2 years ago
lol, I think our boats would just get flooded if one of em mofos rode by us at full speed.. hahaha
lexmark136 2 years ago
totay id shit myself imagine you were sitting on the front of a poontoon and fell in front really bad with a normal boat imagene with a poontoon
mariner10rpr 2 years ago
@lexmark136 O yah boi me n u got tha canoes on deck! $hp Tohatsu, 15' Old Town!
eatmydirt85 1 year ago
@lexmark136 Evinrude is the shit man!
Motorfordtoyota 1 year ago
@lexmark136 yeah thats right
alpinstars22 1 year ago
@lexmark136 lol i have 3x 350hp yamaha v8s on a rib u wanna race lol
jordyboy0129 11 months ago
@lexmark136 my 3.3 will smoke yo ass, lol
FrankieJames7 3 months ago
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SloppierTAY 2 years ago
thats awesome. i got a wellcraft 22 walk around with the evinrude 300 e-tec and it hits 65mph no problem
bnewall 2 years ago
what a load of rubbish. Its obvious that yamaha is faster.
MrLloydyB 2 years ago
Just test drove a Pursuit with Yamaha twin 350's, that whining noise is because the idiot in the video doesn't have the power steering pump turned on, and as far as the drag race, they never do show the throttle or the trim, anyone can setup a video such as that and pretend the other boat wins, yes total BS, Yamaha's are the Outboard motor of choice.
OutlawBaja33 2 years ago
i say bullsh$%...Everyone knows Yamaha makes the best outboards period...I've never been on a Yamaha powered boat that had the problems you see in this video..
apx255 2 years ago
apx255 you are absolutly right. I have owned Yamaha all my life from outboards to four wheelers and NEVER had a problem.
Flojet100 2 years ago
Go to any SKA or Redfish Cup tounament walk by and look at the support tents Mercury guys are busy all night long repairing their garbage...powerheads, lowerunits, or whatever else breaks....the Suzuki and Yamaha guys are back at the hotel long asleep Etecs are very bad about blowing up right out of the box the run it wide open out of the box is false watched a guy who bought a e-boom blow smooth up at 4hrs and the lowerunit went boom at 26hrs seen other e-booms go bye-bye with less than 50hrs
fisheye48 2 years ago
black anchor? run these boats wide open until one over heats ... the yamaha won't be first .... if u get a merc u are clearly a retard .. they have the shittyest lower units ever ... #1 on the water? More like #1 in the shop
hewes54 2 years ago 2
lol or number one at the bottum of the dumster
FanOfYamaha 2 years ago
haha now put twin 350 verados on the back and see what happens....mercury wins all day everyday...
kcc909 2 years ago
It doesn't matter who is faster when the mercury engine is in the shop alot more than the yammi
largemouthbassrigs 2 years ago 2
see this guy can see clearly i had a yammi and that bad boy ran for years until i got rid of it ive seen yamahas towing mercury all over the water my friends had a mercury on their 21' cape horn traded the merc off
lstoneman53 2 years ago
verado is the best
ljakrtsh1 2 years ago
A single Evinrude 300 would have owned em both.
NorwegianCrows 2 years ago
your clearly delusional
lstoneman53 2 years ago
Your clearly mentally challenged.
NorwegianCrows 2 years ago
..... a single 300 2 stroke evinrude vs. twin 300 or twin 350 thats twice as much or twice as much plus a 100 (cause i see you cant do math)
lstoneman53 2 years ago
So what, Evinrude still makes better engines, and a single Evinrude would still beat the fat out of those heavy 4-strokes.
NorwegianCrows 2 years ago
humm a e-tec single 300 vs 300 verado and a 350 yeah the e-tec maybe.... but four strokes dont have as much torque as 2 strokes but thats why the verado is supercharged and4 strokes usually have better top end
lstoneman53 2 years ago
@lstoneman53 Four strokes never have better top end
wipenoutx 1 year ago
This is Verado hype. The boat with Yamis will ultimately overtake the Verado boat, especially since this boat has an 11 foot beam and the extra displacement of the Yamis provide much more horsepower to move such a massive boat.
kingofbankruptcy 2 years ago
yellowfin boats for the win
baseballr0x 2 years ago
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SloppierTAY 1 year ago
i was always a 2 stroke john-rude engine guy, but since last year, i got a F115 yamy, i love it, its Quiet, plenty of power, starts so easy,, but i dont know what to think of these massive V8s, they are a milion pounds, and i hear they arent as nice as every other outboard they make, my buddy has twin F225ss and with over 800 hrs they are stil lke new,, i would like to hear about the F350 with 1000 hrs to see how they are
IRONSEAN7 2 years ago
i dont have an F-350 but im pretty sure i can speak for the people that do. when you buy a yamaha, your buying the most reliable outboard out there. wether its the 2 HP or the 350 HPthe 350 may not be the prettiest thng out there, but it is still the most reliable out board.
FanOfYamaha 2 years ago
my wheel makes no noise on my yamahas.
largemouthbassrigs 2 years ago
The Yamaha is good for big heavy fiberglass boats and tourist thrill rides because it has lots more torque than the verados but the verados are good for when the boats are lighter and have speed on there minds like a rib both of these engines are great because i sell them and i know
tom1000121 2 years ago
i got news for u chief verado is a 2 stroke any day of the week a 2 stroke will outrun a 4 god yall are sad
jillyyybeans 2 years ago
Are you saying that the verado is a twostroke if u are then u are the biggest retard in the world
tom1000121 2 years ago
dude do u know which ones the verado??
aonixer6 2 years ago
At least the yamaha won't break down like the verado!!!
HamheadHadel1 2 years ago
every yamaha I used they all shift like that
st3v3n98 2 years ago
IDIOT FUCKING AMIRCANS
You dont even know the difference between 2-Stroke and 4-stroke!!
2-Stroke pwns 4-stroke.
4-Stroke is a slow ass mother fucker that dont dies.
2-stroke is a fast mother fucker that will get destroyed after a dunk.
Thevirus1234 2 years ago
omg there both 4 strokes u dumb shit so dont think ur smart saying ooh i know the difference between a 4 stroke and 2 stroke give him a clap
somethingwithletters 2 years ago 3
yes but 2 strokes are def the better engine.... all the bullshit of emissions and everything .... for fuck sakes the amount of pollution put out in the world today with our automobiles,factories etc. a few outboard motors are not going to make one motherfuckin lick of difference.... 2 strokes are snappier, they weigh less, and cost MUCH less then a big sluggish slow heavy 4 stroke
Etrician55 2 years ago
i would never put a 2 stroke on a 31'"boat they use alotta gas...4 stroke all the way for these big toys
aonixer6 2 years ago
if you want econemy a DFI 2 stroke is the way
jahosaphet05 2 years ago
since when are 2stroke more economy than 4stroke?
aonixer6 2 years ago
in some cases they are
csxt4685 2 years ago
Yes true before on our 16ft fibreglass boat we ahd a 55hp jhonson 2 stroke ran well until the assholes at the srvo didnt mix the right oil in the fuel (it was a long paddle back home) so i brought a 60hp mercury efi. i added 5hp to compensate the weight but ti wasnt enough we cant plane with more than four people in the boat but that is rare it is usually just me and my son but it is so fast before we use to get 25miles now we get sixty and it uses four times less fuel as the jhonson.
tom1000121 2 years ago
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SloppierTAY 1 year ago
@SloppierTAY
Dude, watch soccer all day?
Soccer sucks just as you know, and where i come from we have been fishing since before America was nothing at all.
Don't come here and say you know these things.
Thevirus1234 1 year ago
yamaha lose merc win.merc 4 ever
samu2305 2 years ago
go to yellowfin yachts forum and ask which performed better the merc 350 sci or the f350.
yamaha rulesssssss
m0michael 2 years ago
Yellowfin is biased because they use Mercury outboards cap. Just thought you should know that.
captaincomp64 2 years ago
fwiw, yellowfin puts all engines on their boats, not just mercs
zachsayers 2 years ago
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TDubya5 2 years ago
i work on all kind of outboards , they all have problems with them over time,, one is as good as the other ,, as for 2 stroke vs 4 stroke ,, a 2 stroke will pull and run better than any 4 stroke with equal hp,,props,,gearing,,boat,,weight ect,,,,,,,,,
hugger97z 2 years ago
i have a 24f yellowfin bay. have the yamaha 350 on it. the reason i bought the boat because my buddy has one and i loved it. he had the 300 verado on it and i blew him out the water. he traded in and got the 350 verado. and i still blow him out the water just not by as much. 74 wot enough said. this video is fraud. and the steering sqeeking??? when did yamaha start making steering helms? i think someone is envious of the yama hama.
m0michael 2 years ago
dude your friend needs to learn how to pilot his boat if that heavy A@@ yamaha you have still smokes the v-rod.
audiosolstice 2 years ago
its 200 pounds heavier because its a v8 not a v6. the yamaha is the same block the put in the new gm trucks. talked to a yamaha rep the other day and he said that motor could easily pump out 450. because its a v8 not a v6. merc hopped its 250 verado to make the 300 and 350. they took shortcuts and modified. yamaha redesigned. had a v-rod350 with ahole in the block at the shop the other day. how many blown f350s you see?
m0michael 2 years ago
LOL Not true Not true my friend. The project x outboard now known as Verado was capable of much more that its current output. The engine concept was designed for performance from the get go not as an after thought mixer engine. I love youtube-it kills me.
veradodawg 2 years ago
how many of you actually work on your own motors? im a yamaha and mercury certified mechanic. i work on both and i see more mercs than anything else. they are hard to work on and mercury tech support is horrible. i have to go back to a 3 week school to be able to work on the 350 verado. i have to pull teeth to get warranty work from merc. ive replaced more optimax power heads this year than anything else. for 5 straight weeks i rebuilt power heads. 8 out of 10 outboards sold everyday are yamahas
m0michael 2 years ago
LOL oh reeeeally? Your not a mechanic of either brand dude. Your info is BS. Calling ya out on it.
veradodawg 2 years ago
what do you know verado? bet when get a over heat alarm you bring it in. can you even change a water pump? you call someone out when you actually know something. tell me you can change a water pump so i can quiz you. im calling you out. and dont go ask for the info or look it up on the net.
m0michael 2 years ago
BS talker. All you have stated thus far is 100% BS. From the training time frame, to your tech support claims. Seems like I hit a nerve.
veradodawg 2 years ago
you are just upset because i talked down on your beloved verado. seemsto me that you got your feelings hurt. fact is you dont know shit about your own motor and i could tear it down and put it back together, maybe when you throw a rod you can watch the tech that rebuilds it for you.
m0michael 2 years ago
hmmmm m0michael-i excuse myself from this conversation as I just realized your only 23 years old & clueless and just fuk'n weird. I love youtube! Cheers to all!
veradodawg 2 years ago
haha i see you are just as good at math as knowledge about outboards. im 24 dick. i graduated from mmi when i was 19 been working on motors ever since. that gives me 5 years experience to your none. you need to excuse yourself from the convo cause you dont know jack and your from canada. shouldnt you be powered with an e-tech?
you probably dont even own a merc your just here to pose. by your profile pic looks like you do that a lot.
m0michael 2 years ago
Whatever floats your boat dude. Again; Just Weird.
veradodawg 2 years ago
looks like my fellow canadian friend is tryn to say politely that your a fukn mental case. and ya know somethan? he's right.!!! mwahaha!!!! canada thinks your a douche bag and you need to get laid. oh riggght forgot to tell ya; EVINRUDE=SHIT. heres my sinister laugh moment again; mwahahahha!!!!
SeaPro666 2 years ago
if yamaha can make 450hp then why dont they do it? why because they make weaker engines than the others. p.s. yamahas break too and when they break out of warranty the parts are always twice as much.
audiosolstice 2 years ago
the yamaha merc war will go on as long as outboards are made. but for the past 15 years 8 out of 10 motors sold are yamahas. they make reliable motors and when your 200 miles offshore you dont want just another motor you want something proven. you dont need a supercharged v-6. you need something that works.
m0michael 2 years ago
yes my friend what you have said is some what true.people do not understand that with out bords your pat for what you get.with the merc they use the super charger to get to the 350ph.but Yamaha use 2 exta pistons.this means that it comes at more of a price tag than the merc. what Yamaha like to do is make engins that are not under alot of stress i.e not having a v6 inline super charged.
for all the merc fans this is another fact that you can shove up there!
Fusionmanyy 2 years ago 3
How is that possible? My GM is a pushrod and the Yamaha is overhead cam.
TDubya5 2 years ago
There seems to be many marine mechs out here. I would kill to see how many are legit and give factual comments. Its just die hard fanatics. I like Yamaha and I like Mercs. Now ask why I'd take a Merc-they're a damn good engine, a deserved hertitage almost extinct in NA, they've been used in my family for decades now (we are on the water based business) and we've had no issues worth mentioning. And guess what guys-we service BOTH Merc and Yamaha. And guess what? We get the same crap from both LOL
veradodawg 2 years ago
as a marine engineer i would not touch the varado! poorly made and way to stressed!!i know of 3 275 varado's powerheads being replaced this year!! yamaha is the best out there
R1YAM1 2 years ago
Sorry mate, but the Verado are by no means a cheap engine. Brunswick & Merc Marine wouldn't make the same mistake that OMC made rushing the FICHT into production and sinking the corp altogether. It was over 5 years in the making. They knew when designing this engine that the industry would be watching and waiting to prey on it like vultures. So far the Verados are doing very well-thats factual no blown out of my ass like a die hard.
veradodawg 2 years ago
mercury= speed....yamaha=slow and reliable.....with 3 years of warranty on each.....give me the haul ass mercury's
kcc909 2 years ago
Mercury is very reliable as well IMO. I have a 2001 Merc outboard and it runs as good as the day it was new. It has never given me any trouble.
AceLockCo 2 years ago 2
well we had 2000 efi's on our other boat and broke three 4000$ lower units so we bought the new 250xs mercurys for our new boat and we havent had any trouble at all so far...
kcc909 2 years ago
And you most likely won't. They have been around longer than any other brand out there, so they have stood the test of time. Plus with all of that time, they know what works and what doesn't, unlike some of the other manufacturers out there.
AceLockCo 2 years ago 2
all i would like to say you merc fellas can keep dreaming the merc has better top end but thats it nothing more yamaha is a better engine and still out sell's the mercs why cause they better, look at your sale specs not some made movie clip
thomaswilliam7 2 years ago
You're very wrong about that. I actually work in the marine field. The Optimax beats the e-tec, so does the Verado. The e-tec is not even close.
fengineer08 2 years ago
Yamaha definitely has made its mark and here to stay in the marine industry. They can be worked hard. Mercs on the other hand are demons. I respect Merc for the classic tower of power, and the monster black max's outa the 80's and now the Verado. Merc marine are power innovators which deserves respect. The Evinrude name will never be taken seriously again so start your bitch'n rude dudes-i know i'll get an earfull for that one, but serious, I'll take a Merc anyday over any.
veradodawg 2 years ago
i agree 100%
chromeninja108 2 years ago
Evinrude e-tech is the best one on market now.
atalayt 2 years ago
No actually, they are not. Optimax still beats the e-tech in almost everything. The Verado on the other hand, is just plain brutal.
fengineer08 2 years ago
Haha,these guys are mercury fans :POn the video the mercury is smashing the yamaha..so what if the people who made this video is mercury fans?you see what you se on the video..its hard to yamaha fans to realise that mercury is better i think :)
reherhgntrntr 2 years ago
should have gotten an evinrude e-tec lol got one and love it
fishermankory 3 years ago
mercurys rock
bojons911 3 years ago 4
lol..this must be a joke
ibiza013 3 years ago 2
I've never bought a Jap car or truck and I am DAMN sure not going to buy a Jap marine motor. Buy American!!!
solarcat1 3 years ago
Yamaha anyday! I speak from experience. These guys are Mercury fans hence the skwed video.
justwanttoview 3 years ago
experience eh? idn about you but i dont see meanyt old yamahas in the marina. but i see alot of old merks still running around. and i dont see meany merks with water jacket's routed right out.
polakbiker 3 years ago 2
Would really like to know how they are propped and watch a drag race like that right up to the top end. All this talk of peak horsepower is fine but I'd love to see a dyno curve of some of these modern outboards and see whose making what torque where. That verado supercharger could run some serious boost then bypass on the top end, not sure merc does this though. The naturally aspirated engines are limited by the cams they run. Would be good for these mfgs to publish some sae standard dyno runs.
eaxnitro 3 years ago
I agree Yamaha is much more reliable.
butchely 3 years ago
Bullshit video. When i bought my new boat this winter i had a choice between a yamaha and a merc. I chose the yamaha cause i didn't want the piece of shit merc on the back of my boat. I wanted quality.
10grit 3 years ago
i had 2 yamaha's on my old houseboat and they where shit. the new houseboat we got we put mercs on it. and the mercs r way better heaps better quality. go to a ski race and c how many boats have yamaha and then c how many have mercury. then we'll c whoz better out of yamaha and mercury.
ML427 3 years ago
VERADO ALL THE WAY
mercuryverado100 3 years ago 3
I own a Yamaha 350hp Four-stroke and it runs fine smooth shifting. I would take a yamaha over a mercury any day. This is obviously a biased video and test.
fatrolando99 3 years ago
wow speed really isn't everyhting. I also own one and they dont shift like that at all. sorry bud. try again.
SaltwaterCowboy0261 3 years ago
Yamaha is a 327cid V8 quad cam 32 valve from Japan (60°funny that, this revolution was in the 1955 Chevy V8), Verado is a 161 cid supercharged/Intercooled straight 6. Both of these are expensive to service/repair. Guess i'll stick with my 1993 186 cid looper 225 OMC. Been running for years and still will. I will not see a gas mileage difference of AU$20K by going to an Evinrude ETEC. forget 4 stroke outboards in small craft to 40 ft to heavy . Try 3 Packards in an ECTO 75 footer instead better.
grogadile225 3 years ago
Plain And Simple, If your motor aint black, take it back.... (mercs Are reliable) Yamahas im sure are good motors too, but we make great motors right here at home. I would agree japenese cars are a bit better, but not outboards.
gfxmazda 3 years ago 5
it is all about technology, not patriotism. Suzuki rules
zicer01 3 years ago
Yamaha will outlast all other engines, for the moment. Its not one youtube video which can proove the opposite. All of the world is covered in yamaha, because they are RELIABLE. And that is all that counts out on the sea.
hamrite 3 years ago 2
the verados suck, out at sea, the less commplicated an engine the better. give me a pair of e-techs and I am a happy
arias944t 3 years ago
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Face it chaps, American outboards are bloody awful; the Japanese know how to build an outboard. Its been proven time after time. I know this will upset most of you but face facts and get over it!!
kieranlowe1980 3 years ago
io invece ho provato un gommone di '24 piedi con un 300 verado. 50.7 knots (propeller21)
un altro gommone della stessa ditta di '26 piedi con un 350 yamaha. 54.5 knots (propeller23)
durrsak84 3 years ago
yeh yamaha's are shit but DI 2 strokes like the mercury optimax and e-tec are the way to go
ingenespr 3 years ago 3
speed not Everything
jfjf1 3 years ago