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Originally Posted by skidderman
I don't understand Merc's popularity. Great when they work but look out when they don't. My son pulled the bottom end off his merc due to not pumping water. What a pain to get back together & guess what. When you pull the bottom end off a merc it starts spitting out oil when tilted. I can replace my impeller on my Suzuki in 45 minutes. No Merc's here & never will be. I think the Etec was a nice engine. too bad.
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This right here illustrates the point I was getting at sk270. I think the prospective Evanrude customer was typically someone who didn't want a Merc. Compared to Merc IMO they were competitive, thus the ongoing Yami comparisons on this thread are not entirely realistic.