What motor to rig on new boat?

  • bradl110
    Posts: 276
    November 14, 2016 at 9:20 am #1650507

    Looking at ordering a new Ranger 1880MS Angler. With them now being rated for 200HP what motor would you choose.

    -200 Verado
    -Yamaha 200V6
    -Yamaha 200SHO

    nhamm
    Inactive
    Robbinsdale
    Posts: 7348
    November 14, 2016 at 9:52 am #1650516

    Buddys got a 250 Verado on a 2075 Tyee and absolutely loves it. He’s mainly a jig guy on big lakes so the 36v on front takes care of all the slow stuff for him. Getting point a to point b is lightning.

    Tom Anderson
    Kasson, MN
    Posts: 138
    November 14, 2016 at 10:10 am #1650522

    My opinion is the SHO. Although I have no personal experience, the reliability of a Yamaha is tough to beat. This is coming from a past Yamaha owner who now owns a Merc.

    Francis K
    Champlin, MN
    Posts: 828
    November 14, 2016 at 10:55 am #1650531
    Tom Anderson wrote:

    the reliability of a Yamaha is tough to beat.

    Yamaha has been good to me.

    I know guys who say the same about Merc.

    Tyler Kalishek
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Posts: 124
    November 14, 2016 at 1:22 pm #1650561

    On that boat, I’d go with the Yamaha F200 or the Verado. That Yamaha is suppose to be bulletproof.

    ?????
    Posts: 299
    November 14, 2016 at 2:18 pm #1650571

    Hate to break the bad news but Yamaha does not offer the SHO 200 in a long shaft for some reason. Just bought a Skeeter MX1825 rated for 200 and had the Yamaha choice of the SHO 150 and the offshore 200. The 150 does really well on this boat and runs about 48-50 MPH.I was told by the dealer that I would only get 2-3 MPH by going to the 200 and that cost was almost $2500. Not disapointed itn eh 150 at all.

    crappie55369
    Mound, MN
    Posts: 5757
    November 14, 2016 at 2:27 pm #1650572
    Francis K wrote:

    <div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Tom Anderson wrote:</div>
    the reliability of a Yamaha is tough to beat.

    Yamaha has been good to me.

    I know guys who say the same about Merc.

    that’s weird. haven’t heard anyone singing the praises of Mercury in about 20 years. My vote goes for Yamaha or Suzuki. I have a 140 Suzuki myself and cant say a bad thing about it so far. Only reason I chose that over Yamaha was that I got 3 more years of warranty and the cost was less

    walleye216
    Posts: 91
    November 14, 2016 at 6:40 pm #1650625

    I am not much of a singer, but all the mercury outboards I have owned have been great. I have always wondered why there is so much dislike for mercury. I don’t have any experience with the specific engines that the op is looking at. Unless something changes, my next boat will also have a mercury on the back.

    mxskeeter
    SW Wisconsin
    Posts: 3782
    November 14, 2016 at 8:49 pm #1650653

    I have had a couple Mercs and 3 Yammie’s. Had good luck with all of them. Maintenance is the key. That said I would get the Yamaha.

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