-=> Quoting Ray Shannon to Joe Zimmerman on 22 Sep 96  10:40:00<=-
 JD> BG*I'm suprised nobody bit on the merc / omc/ etc... challenge yet.
 JD> They all are good...if you take care of them....However I personaly
 JD> own  a Merc..but in the past I have had two JohnRudes (Sorry Dave) and
 JD> got  great service out of them.
 RS> Well, in years past, it seems to me that Mwecury was the Engine of
 RS> choice in the Hydroplane Racing area. Seems as though the Quicksilver
 RS> Lower end had something to do with the Mercs winning most of the
 RS> races. Or did I just dream this up? I know that back in the 1920's
 RS> and 1930's that the difference between Johnson Sea Horses and the
 RS> Evinrudes was just as dramatic a difference as there was between
 RS> Fords and Chevrolets and the rest of the bunch which were also rans.
In years past, I too believe you are correct.  I replaced a (75hp) 64'
rude with a (110hp) 71' merc and improved the gas milage from 45
minutes per 6 gallons to 1 hour per 6 gallons.(on the same boat)  Now
I believe they are all quite reliable.  I wanted a Merc, but the cost
was another $2000, so I settled for the (140hp) Suzuki and have been
quite happy with it over the past 5 years.... what else can I say.
Regards Joe
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