Engine choice advice

[Jack h]

Hi, my club is after a new enigine for the club rib which acts as a saftey boat for dinghies and regurlarly goes out on longer distance trips.
It currently has a yamaha 50 2/ from bout 6 years ago, it's horrendous on fuel for it's size and loud and the fumes are grotty.
the rib is a 5.4 meter aircraft rib.
It dosn't need a lot of power a 50 or maybe a 60 would be fine.
The engine needs to be very reliable,fairly low maintanance , quiet and very economical, particularly at tickover for safteyboat usage.


Current suggestions are an E-tec or a modern japanese 4/.I'm suspwect of the reliability of E-Tecs though
I personally think a 50 4/ of any make would be fine, what do you recommend?

[Downhilldai]

Mariner/Mercury 4-stroke 60hp motors have recently been available at quite decent money. They are very frugal, but a fair bit heavier than the Yam 50. Soozook 50 4-stroke is a nice light engine but may cost you as much as the Merc 60.

[iainmartins]

why not a tohatsu tdli they have a 70 hp

[Cypman]

Look around for an end of season deal on a 2007 Suzuki DF50, quiet, reliable and frugal.

[K&S]

Hi, we have just placed our order for a new boat and got a nice surprise, Suzuki are offering a 5 year warranty on engines registered before the end of the year.

[Locozodiac]

Yes, Tohatsu will be a good priced alternative, nice performer, check

http://www.tohatsu.co.jp/en/boat/products/tldi.html

[bernithebiker]

If you do go for a Yamaha, don't get the 50, get the 60. It's the same engine, uprated, so for the same bulk and weight you get 10hp more. It's a no-brainer!

[Tim M]

We have the Mariner 60 4 stroke bigfoot on our club safety boat (ribcraft 4.8) and its a brilliant engine - quiet, economical, and it really goes when you want it to.

[Dirk Diggler]

How about a new, in box F60ELPT Merc, 3.7k + vat.

[DJL]

My choice would be a Yamaha or Merc 60 fourstroke (same weight). As already pointed out don't go for the 50 as its the same engine as the 60 - unless money is an issue of course. I had a Merc F60 for 3/4 years and would by another - great engine. The 60HP Suz is silly heavy.

Etecs seem to be good engines but probably not the best choice if the engines going to be idling a lot.