Posted by Joe Kriz on 06/27/16 - 5:56 PM
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JRP wrote:
Joe, I see you edited your post and added additional info concerning engine weights.
The dry weight of the ETEC 150HO 25" shaft engine is 433 lbs. The 418 lbs figure is for the 20" shaft engine. I realize that the Evinrude website repeats the same weight for the 25" shaft as it shows for the 20" shaft version, but that is a typographical error. The ETEC 150HO 20" and 25" shafts have the same weights as the ETEC 135HO 20" and 25" shafts, i.e. 418 and 433 lbs respectively. I am shopping these engines and confirmed the error with Evinrude.
I thought it appropriate to compare the ETEC 150 "HO" engine to the comparable Yamaha "high output" engine, the 4-stroke SHO 150. This is a slightly higher displacement engine than the standard F150, and weighs a bit less at 489 lbs.
I don't think there are any typographical errors on their site.
It looks like they are changing tactics to follow Mercury.
Mercury used to be the only misleading and misinformed information for us on the weights of their motors.
Mercury never wanted anyone to know what their 25 inch shafts weighed. They still don't list that info on Mercury sites.
Now it appears E-Tec is following suit.
They no longer appear to include the weight of their 25 inch shat motors.
What a joke.
I am at the point now that I may no longer even try and list the weights if other manufacturers start following suit.
I may be removing all those Current Motor Choices and let the motor websites leave us to guessing what their motors weigh.
As you can see, I am getting fed up with those tactics.
Mercury being the leader as they have never listed the weights of other shaft length motors on their website that I found.
That just turns me off from thinking they are upfront and honest.
Now Evinrude appears to be doing the same.
As far as the SHO VF150, the original poster never mentioned that so we need to try and keep within the question he asked.