2004 Yamaha 150 hp, 4-stroke

[PAMedley]

I'M considering purchasing this engine and would appreciate any pro and cons that any of you have about this engine. Thanks!

[JB]

Moving to General Outboard

[Cricket Too]

Never owned one, but everybody I know that has one swears by them. Quiet, smooth and fuel efficient. I went out on a boat last season with a 2003 150 and it was pretty nice. Yami's have a pretty good track record, I think you will be very happy with it. Good luck.

[Todd Z]

I will tell ya in a couple weeks, Im getting twin 150's mounted on my parker in about a week.

[bossee]

Hi,The tests I have read show this outboard to be very good, probably the best 150 hp today.I have not seen any test that compare Yamaha F150 and Honda BF150 but I have read individual test of Honda BF150 that show this to be a good outboard also.The conclusion if judged by the tests is that Yamaha F150 has very good power, is very fuelefficent and very quiet. What more to demand?It is expensive but not as expensive as a Honda BF150. Yamaha also has 5 year warranty if you buy before March 26 and warranty registered before March 31. One negative thing with F150 is that it has not been on the market for so long time so it is impossible to say how reliable it is.If weight is important the Suzuki DF140 is much lighter (410 lbs, 186 kg) than Yamaha F150 (466 lbs, 212 kg). But the DF140 is not as powerful as F150 despite only 10 hp difference - Yamaha F150 has much larger displacement (162.8 ci, 2670 cc) compared to Suzuki DF140 (124.7 ci, 2044 cc) for example and that is rather much difference (30%).Honda BF150 is about same weight as Yamaha F150 but has smaller displacement, 144 ci, 2354cc./Bo

[PAkev]

I also bought one that will be going on a 20ft CC. There are many happy owners of the F115 which as one other poster indicates has a good track record and the new F150 is a supersized F115. As far as the weight goes, they seem to have that worked out too. This motor has the least weight to HP ratio compared other 4 stroke outboards in the current marketplace. In fact the F150 comes in at 466lbs whereas the 150 HPDI is actually 10lbs heavier. Kevin<><