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<blockquote data-quote="sierra1995" data-source="post: 325749" data-attributes="member: 1059"><p>My last boat was an 02 Lund with a 75 4-stroke mercury tiller. Russ at boat works got it tuned up for me, and it ran like a top. It was carbureted, with 4 carbs, but as long as running clean gas and taking care of it, it was great. </p><p></p><p>That being said, I was looking to re-power it with a 75 optimax from about the same era, for the reason of forward trolling speed. If I remember correctly, the optimax idle RPM was around 700, while the 4 stroke is about 1200 rpm. The ETEC's mentioned above idle around 500 RPM. Ultimately, I couldn't justify spending the money to re-power when I had a perfectly good running and reliable motor. </p><p></p><p>Side note- the 2000-2005 mercury 4 strokes were made by Yamaha (at least from 50-115 hp). When they went to EFI in 2006, those were made by mercury. </p><p></p><p>My recommendation - if you find a good one with either 2 stroke or 4 stroke, buy it. you won't be disappointed either way. Then take it to Russ and have him tune it up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sierra1995, post: 325749, member: 1059"] My last boat was an 02 Lund with a 75 4-stroke mercury tiller. Russ at boat works got it tuned up for me, and it ran like a top. It was carbureted, with 4 carbs, but as long as running clean gas and taking care of it, it was great. That being said, I was looking to re-power it with a 75 optimax from about the same era, for the reason of forward trolling speed. If I remember correctly, the optimax idle RPM was around 700, while the 4 stroke is about 1200 rpm. The ETEC's mentioned above idle around 500 RPM. Ultimately, I couldn't justify spending the money to re-power when I had a perfectly good running and reliable motor. Side note- the 2000-2005 mercury 4 strokes were made by Yamaha (at least from 50-115 hp). When they went to EFI in 2006, those were made by mercury. My recommendation - if you find a good one with either 2 stroke or 4 stroke, buy it. you won't be disappointed either way. Then take it to Russ and have him tune it up. [/QUOTE]
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