MERCURY 4-STROKE

[TOM]

I WAS TOLD BYE A MERCURY TECH THAT NEXT YEAR THAT MERCURY 4-STROKE ENGINES ARE REALLY A YAMAHA ENGINE WITH A MERCURY COVER AND THE 225HP YAMAHA AND 225HP MERCURY ARE THE SAME ENGINE. ANY INFO OUT THERE ON THIS? THANKS

[bluelund]

Yeah that's true, there was an article about a month ago in Boating
magazine comparing the big 4-strokes. The only difference between
Mercury and Yamaha 225's was the design of the engine cowling for
the Merc made it run about 20 or 30 decibels quieter than the Yamaha
or the Honda.

Take care,

Bob M