El Toro 97 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 HI can someone please talk me into or out of a Yammy 4 stroke 15hp.... leaning towards a Yammy 2 stroke 15....for a Zodiac tender. Wifes put on few pounds and the 9.9 just isnt doing it for me anymore Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattm 98 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Veladare said: Wifes put on few pounds Talking a dead man into something seems a bit futile. I have a merc 2 stroke 15. It’s heavy enough to lug around the boat, and I’m not really a fan of putting it on the pushpit bracket because of the weight of it. yammy short shaft 15hp 2 stroke, 36kg yammy short shaft 15hp 4 stroke 50(!!!!!)kg To me the question is how will you store it, how often will you take it off the dinghy, how often will you need to lift it. If you can work with the weight of 4-st, then yeah sure, go for it. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 96 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, mattm said: To me the question is how will you store it, how often will you take it off the dinghy, how often will you need to lift it. If you can work with the weight of 4-st, then yeah sure, go for it. Veladare is a fairly comfy fountain pajot which I'd guess has space to lift the dinghy between the transoms/behind the cockpit. This hopefully means Tom doesn't need to remove the outboard from the dinghy? I've had some experience with a 3.5m Southern Pacific and a 9.9 and it would quite happily plane 3 up. Possibly the answer here depends on the size/weight of the dinghy too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Toro 97 Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 Hmm yea 50kg is probably a bridge to far. No wont be removing it. But Ive got really poxy wheels which love wet sand more than I, so weight is def a factor. Prob bit unfair to blame the wife... the kids are slowly packing on the pounds as well...... Tender is a monster Zodiac... the previous one and the 9.9 worked well, but it died of old age after a very long innings, new tender much heavier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 642 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Why a yammy?? have a look at Tohatsu 18hp,they are made in japan and are mercurys smaller outboard range without the price tag.41kg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 642 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 What ever you do,dont buy Johnson/evinrude both gone like Holden.Gone going end of year by all accounts. 2 minutes ago, Knot Me... maybe said: Not only Murcurys Possibly yammy as our local merc guy is also a yammy guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattm 98 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 3 hours ago, raz88 said: Possibly the answer here.... Thought you were going to say ‘put the wife on a diet’ 😂😬 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
raz88 96 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 19 minutes ago, mattm said: Thought you were going to say ‘put the wife on a diet’ 😂😬 Haha far too dangerous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fogg 427 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I’ve got a Yammy 15 2-stroke. Love it. Will keep it until it dies. Or I do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Kitty 252 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Hard to go past a yammy 15 2 stroke. The small 4 strokes are just too heavy for what they do. But yes the Tohatsu 18 is a great little outboard also, same weight as a 15 but 20% more power! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cantab 341 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I got a new American Mercury15hp 2 stroke. Its the one with the gear shift on the tiller, they are an old cross flow design still being made and sold, not the rebranded tohatsu. Very smooth, quiet and easy to start. Can handle low speed running too. Lightest 15hp available from memory. Well worth a look. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adrianp 120 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, BOIGuy said: I got a new American Mercury15hp 2 stroke. Its the one with the gear shift on the tiller, they are an old cross flow design still being made and sold, not the rebranded tohatsu. Very smooth, quiet and easy to start. Can handle low speed running too. Lightest 15hp available from memory. Well worth a look. Where did you get a new one from? I've got a 15yo one that is just awesome and want to get a another one so I've got a backup. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Toro 97 Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 Cheers lads... Few mates have the Yammy and love it and something as light as possible is what Im keen on. Ill go hunting Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 The lightest 15 IIRC is a Mercury 15 2 stroke - the American spec one with the gear shift on the twist grip. 32Kg I think, but I could check... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cantab 341 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 6 hours ago, Adrianp said: Where did you get a new one from? I've got a 15yo one that is just awesome and want to get a another one so I've got a backup. The engine came from Marineworkz in 2016 https://www.marineworkz.co.nz/ This is a bit of a blurb about the engines, they are quite unique https://www.boatsales.com.au/editorial/details/shortshaft-mercury-15-8840/ This is the 3rd new and newish Mercury I have owned in the last few years, including a late model 4 stroke. If buying again I would go straight for Mercury, very impressed with their quality and running performance, nothing like the engines of old. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,235 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 This link is the tohatsu one, bu they had some american ones as well, 10 KG lighter. Call them and see . https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-marine/parts-accessories/outboards/listing-2700670681.htm?rsqid=238e575a11c4425cb4cff190a9523495-001 I have an old one. Been/is a great motor.... This is the one, you can see the gear select on the tiller. Hard to find now though...they finished production a year or so ago. Shame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bazzathemammoth 37 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 We had a 2 stroke 15hp yammy on jetstream. Great motor imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 365 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 I had a yammy 4T 15hp and it was awesome . Very easy to start , very easy to service yourself , very good customer service at the dealers . mine came from Canada on a cruising boat RIB then spent several years on a commercial flounder netting boat until the float broke . Flounder dude had nets out and a bung engine so he bought a new to get his nets in and I got a bargain ....put a new float in and it ran like a clock . Only did 17knots on the back of a 20 foot crabbing skiff but would still do 14knots with 6 adults on board so a fair bit more low range torque than a 2T when loaded up . did a couple of trips with it out to the poor knights and trolled south to the chicks iand did about 50 miles on 25 litres of fuel a each time . Loved that motor but had to sell it to get Cat3 gear for the leaner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Toro 97 Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 Thanks all, some good info Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigal.nz 59 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Veladare - did you get the yammy? Which one? A Yamaha 15HP is on my wish list, and I too looked at the weight difference. How much did you end up paying? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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