Maybe true 25 years ag0 but not anymore Gerry.
A two stroke of 10 years of age or less are very good motors and get better mileage ( but you have to factor $ for engine oil which equalizes) than a four-stroke. They are less maintenance and way way lighter than a four stroke O/B's..
Problem is marketing on newer used boats put 4 strokes on most anything used found. Of course if an old POS boat and O/B engine will likely be crap just as you describe.
LOL Don't buy a boat older that you usually.
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Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski
I've owned more then a few 2 strokes in my day and they were very problematic and drank fuel like a drukin sailors on shore leave. The modern 4 strokes are much more reliable, a lot quieter and about the only advantage a 2 stroke has is their power to weight ratio..
The newer tech 2 strokes built in and around 2000 like Evinrude Ficht, Mercury Optimax and Yamaha HDPI were complete junk.
I will however say there are some good old reliable 2 stokes that you can't kill like the Yamaha 0X66
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