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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SLE" data-source="post: 206787" data-attributes="member: 3889">bfishn, since you have nothing to add to this topic I can run on your level; you can keep your grey motor. I've been there done that, bought the tee shirt and paid the repair bills............never, ever again will I own one. If you'd like to reimburse my receipts I have about $6k worth and this wasn't a blown up motor, instead something that didn't get any assistance from Yamaha on a 3 year old engine that 3 separate certified Yamaha dealers couldn't figure out.....and less than 1 year out of warranty. Yes you can keep your bs comments and your grey motor to yourself, enjoy while i get back to the topic which had nothing to do with your comment.The bottom line on this, I would say the 4 cyl Verado is likely going to the graveyard and possibly the Optimax. Considering Merc will have a good 4-stroke offering with the 150 4-stroke and this new series that covers the 175-225 range and then the big block verado for the 250+ area (with a slight overlap on the 200/225 series). I think the writing is on the wall and looks to be pretty clear on where they're headed.- - - Updated - - -Pluckem, your right on with this new platform weighing in at 475+ lbs depending and filling a nice gap between performance and weight at the 200+- hp level. Prior to now, you either had to choose performance, weight, or 2-stroke in the 200 hp class. The 4 cyl verado is a bit weak compared to the Opti and 6 cyl verado but didn't weigh so much and offered the benefits that come with a 4 stroke. If you wanted performance you pretty much had to choose the 6 cyl verado or the Opti. The big block Verado brings another 150+ lbs to the rear of the boat and although the performance and weight are there for the Optimax, you had to deal with the 2-stroke noise and dfi oil. Hopefully this new series comes with the same reliability and smoothness as the 150. Not sure I like the visual style but that can be overlooked if the performance, fuel econ, and reliability all pan out.- - - Updated - - -Also, in 05' & 06' merc and yamaha 4 strokes were the same engine with only a different cowl and graphics. The Verado wasn't ready for debut and Merc needed to be CARB compliant so they bought 200/225 four-strokes from Yamaha to fill the gap for those two years and then moved on. On smaller sub 30 hp engines, merc has worked with both Yamaha and Tohatsu for more than 20 years......</blockquote>

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