They are like an anvil with a propeller. You just can't hurt them.
@sawmaster60957 ай бұрын
@@russrogers3106 Agreed! The 2.6l platform is just incredible. I wonder though would the regular old carbd 2.6l engines being sold in 3rd world countries be even more reliable than the Pro V?
@Maupie-hp3bh6 ай бұрын
I see Yamaha, and I immediatly agree
@DCFloridasportАй бұрын
yes.
@ddunn3489Ай бұрын
@DCFloridasport It's still been running since 1987.
@DCFloridasportАй бұрын
@@ddunn3489 I had a 1995 150 saltwater with 8500 hours and sold it for $4500 in 2021 in near perfect shape, he stuck it on a brand new pontoon and its still going to this day...best outboard ever
@willhinto78747 ай бұрын
Had an 89 vmax 150 6000 hours never missed a beat only reason I replaced it was salt was not its friend at all
@STEVE_M439 Жыл бұрын
I'm a believer. As they say, there's no school like the old school.
@haroldjuntunen70105 ай бұрын
😂very good outboard with a jet pump on it
@honchocheetah81738 ай бұрын
Etec!
@ddunn34898 ай бұрын
Evinrude E-TEC ?? They ain't bad either
@honchocheetah81738 ай бұрын
They are 100-150#s lighter and less moving parts to wear out
@IainFreeman-s1b3 ай бұрын
Come on the 90 hp everywere
@Imnotyourdoormat5 ай бұрын
Good Video but... The Mercury Mark 75a Super-Marathon Motor was...and always will be the records prove it. KUTGW
@arthurbrumagem38448 ай бұрын
I’m a Merc guy but those Yamahas are damn good AND quiet
@ddunn34898 ай бұрын
Well when I lived in the Canal Zone we had an Orlando Clipper and a 50hp Merc. And it was a tough outboard also.
@YoungOzzy43213 күн бұрын
Sounds just like a Johnson wvinrude that’s because it is they got sued over it too 😂
@honchocheetah81738 ай бұрын
What is it? ETec is tops
@ddunn34898 ай бұрын
1987 Vpro 150. YAMAHA.
@lucatimer12348 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@Bdoodee9 ай бұрын
Not even close to the best…… if it were, everyone on the lake and every professional racer would have one. There’s a reason all those folks run Mercs.
@ddunn34899 ай бұрын
Well..it's not all Yamahas..it's that Yamaha. 1987 ProV 150...Used a 225 block. So it was the best.
@Bdoodee9 ай бұрын
@@ddunn3489 as long as it makes you happy. That’s all that really matters
@ddunn34899 ай бұрын
@@Bdoodee 😅🤣
@russrogers31069 ай бұрын
Yamaha doesn't build a race outboard but if you think that they couldn't.... go watch some motorcycle racing. THe best motors were the 225 EXCEL's from Yamaha but the 150ProVee was virtually indestructible and ran as well as any 150 ever produced.
@russrogers31069 ай бұрын
@@ddunn3489 actually the castings were different. The 225 Excel was the 6K7 and the 150 ProVee was a 6k5. Same casting but different sleeves.