Hello everybody. I recently purchased a 1990 16' Starcraft aluminum boat. It came with a 1966 merc 60, 6hp. After weeks of tinkering to get it running and 3 trips on the water. I just can't be bothered, I need reliability and not having to pour starting fluid to move my boat. Okay anyways...
As the title states I'm hung up on both brands. I've always been a big fan of Honda, but I keep reading positive reviews on Yamaha! speed isn't a major factor, just looking for reliability. And headache free. So as far as features, weight, speed, noise Which would you choose?
Side note is it highly frowned upon to say purchase the 15hp model and re label it with the 9.9 graphics, to be able to use on restricted lakes? Or am I asking for a whole lot of trouble if I ever got caught?
As the title states I'm hung up on both brands. I've always been a big fan of Honda, but I keep reading positive reviews on Yamaha! speed isn't a major factor, just looking for reliability. And headache free. So as far as features, weight, speed, noise Which would you choose?
Side note is it highly frowned upon to say purchase the 15hp model and re label it with the 9.9 graphics, to be able to use on restricted lakes? Or am I asking for a whole lot of trouble if I ever got caught?