Yamaha swap.

[herky]

I currently have a 1995 Yamaha 50HP 2cycle tiller on my boat('95 17, Lund Pro Angler). I have an opportunity to trade it for a 1991 Yamaha pro 60 (max HP for my boat) tiller that I know has been taken care of very well. The only question I have weather or not the tac/oil gauges that are on my boat from the 95 will work with the 91 and if could to the swap my self? any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Ryan

[marine_man]

They should work... do you have yamaha brand gauges, or generic? The big thing will be if the wiring harness is compatible, but I think you'll be ok.

marine_man

[herky]

i have the Yamaha gauges. do you think it would be worth the trouble? to me a 20% increase in HP would be worth it.

[marine_man]

I think it would be worth the while... I'm always for more power though... if the price is right I'd do it... the one drawback is you're looking at a motor that is 4 years old that potentially has higher hours than your current motor...

Even still.. I'd go for it... 10 hp is 10 hp...

marine_man

[CatManLee]

I'm not trying to rain on your parade... But, don't be suprised if you don't see much of a difference.

I upgraded motors on my Alumacraft a couple years ago.

40hp to a 70hp. I saw 10mph increase and a better hole shot.

Good, but not what I was expecting. I wasn't really dissapointed, but I thought it would have been better.

Right now I have a 70hp on my 15' Bass Boat. Top speed is 40mph. Iv'e thought about upgrading to an 85 (Max HP), but to me it's not worth the extra trouble. The only thing I would notice would maybe be a little better hole shot, but not much on top end.

Now if I had to take my motor off and get a new one for some reason, then yes I would definetly get the biggest motor I could on the boat.

Just my 2-Cents.

[PerchJerker]

I'm in the group that says you won't see much going from a 50 to a 60. Little better holeshot, maybe a little more speed when fully loaded, probably little or no more speed when the boat is empty. For a 4-year older motor I wouldn't do at no cost, I for sure wouldn't pay to do it. Good luck with whatever you decide.

[herky]

I know that the 60 has been very well taken care of since it was new. so h'm not worried about the extra hours. I don't expect much top end change but i would hope to get a better hole shot. I looked up the motors on NADA and mine is actually worth more so I'll have to see what happens.

Thanks for the help,

[marine_man]

One other thing to make sure of, other than that the motor has been very well cared for is to get a leak down test done on it... that'll tell you how the internals are on the motor. Even if the motor was cared for with the highest attention to detail motors sometimes have internal problems. It's definately something to consider on a 4 year older motor. Your motor is definately worth more than the 60... it's 4 years newer... I don't know that I'd just flat out swap motors... it's not worth it then in my opinion... from a money standpoint you'll come out on the short end.

marine_man

[Norsky]

Unless your motor is running bad or will be in need of replacement soon, I wouldn't do it. You'll only gain a few MPH's and spend alot of time getting it changed out and everything. Just go fishing!

[Ray Esboldt]

I guess I would consider upgrading. I think everyone is correct that you won't gain much on the bottom or top, but I think you'll gain on the in between. One, you'll come up to full speed quicker. Two, if you fish big water a fair amount, a bigger engine will allow for some throttle control while working the waves. You won't have it wide open in general while breaking big waves, but you'll have some throttle to power you out of situations while you're down in between the waves. Does that make any sense? It was a big enough deal to me to buy a bigger boat with a bigger motor.

[Eye-lander]

I have the exact setup you are talking about Herky. I have a 1993 Lund Pro Angler with the 60 HP Yamaha tiller, and I love it. It is not the fastest, 37 mph by myself, but it moves well and handles 5' rollers on Mille Lacs with no problem. Anytime you can upgrade horespower with little cost to yourself is a wise idea.

[herky]

Thanks for all of the info. in the end I decided not to do it. I hope to be trading in my current boat for something bigger in the next two years and I didn't want to make a change that will lower the value of my boat.

[marine_man]

Good decision... especially since you're planning on getting something different...

marine_man