New Power for 2002 22' Cruiser

[Matt Gurnsey]

IF price is equal- I would get the 115. You can always throttle back to slow down.

If the plan is to do this this year, don't hesitate, as availability of Yamaha's is severely limited right now due to a plant shut down in Japan. They are back in production on a limited basis, but delivery times are at least two months out, and as demand picks up, thet will become longer.

If the dealer has it in stock you may want to snap it up. And of course supply and demand being what it is, there won't be any "specials" on Yamaha's anytime soon!

[Saralin]

I really appreciate all the suggestions. I don't know why my F80 failed at 850 hours. Maybe I could have taken better care of it? Changing to another brand isn't an option. My good friend sells Yamaha. I bring him a little business, he brings me a lot of business.

Now the real problem -

Any Yamaha is hard to find in Florida right now. Due to the earthquake in Japan, the supplies are very low. We understand that it is not the engine itself, but the packing and shipping crates. If anyone in south FL knows of a new 115 hp, please let me know.

Best wishes, John (Saralin)

[Saralin]

It just arrived this week and will be mounted by Friday. Finally ready to be back on the water, albeit a bit faster . . .

Thanks for these inputs -

John (Saralin)

[jennykatz]

You will love the f-115 it probably will go a lot longer and get better mileage . try a 17 pitch prop I have the cape cruiser with a f-115 yamaha with a 15 pitch your boat weighs 1000lb less so a 17 pitch will give you a 35-37mph at 6000rpm so you should get 20mph at about 3800-4000rpm I have a 17 pitch alum prop if you want to try it Im in Naples fl about an hour south . send me a pm Jim

[Wefings]

I am about to install one on a C Dory 22 Center Console [Collectors Edition } I can get Yamahas now if anybody needs one .
Marc