Mercury or keep Evinrude

merkdawg0084

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Hey guys I have a 1984 evinrude 9.9. Got it running last year from the help of this great site. There is a guy that has a 1998 15 hp mercury for sale 600$. He has 9.9 decals on it. Of course Mercury was 9.8. My dilemma is which one to keep? Looking for honest opinions.. thx
 

merkdawg0084

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Well let me correct myself, the older Mercury were 9.8 correct? I just want to know if this motor is better than the evinrude or is it just personal preference?
 

racerone

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Lower units on those 9.9 / 15 Mercury motors are not considered to be robustL
 

ChefMercury

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Out of the work I have done on Evinrude's and Mercury's, Evinrudes IMHO are way better. Again a lot of it is personal opinion but Evinrude parts seem to be cheaper and more easily attainable. I would stick with the Evinrude.
 
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