Suzuki DF100B 4 stroke outboard review BUY OR BIN?

Let's have a look at the little Suzuki df100b 4 stroke outboard. We see how it performs on the Remora 490 in a head sea and following sea, check the fuel consumption and show one of its most annoying features.
Should you buy it or bin it?

[@MartyPhil]

Geeezzz poor Peter no help at the ramp, great help from his mates haha The 100b is a beast of a little engine, I’ve recently purchased a Mclay Barra sc with a 70suzi on it after I got a 4 blade on it from Peter Bobcat it hammers now. Would love to get a 100b as my next engine, but we will see how we go.

[@BaitBallin]

Yep 4 blade is the go

[@johannesmller7989]

I got the same Suzuki 100hp outboard top speed on 36 knot in 6100rpm with 17' propeller My boat is 17 feet And i live in Greenland 🇬🇱🙂

[@BaitBallin]

What is your hull weight?

[@iurimachado4671]

Hull weigth?

[@huntthewild6643]

Happy Remora 490 owner here and mine is the same colour. At 4200 rpm I get 4.2 km/l all day every day. The seas here in Northern Queensland can get very choppy but this little boat eats it up and easily runs 18+knots when it is rough

[@BaitBallin]

Yeah we didn't search for best economy, plus had full tank and 3 on board. Peter is going to change prop so we will test that again shortly. Yep good boat in the slop

[@BcRavenII]

You could rev it a bit harder with a smaller prop but you got to be happy with those fuel stats as is

[@Jayson19799]

Got mine from power and sail in the bay, Love it

[@BaitBallin]

Yep this one came from there also. Definitely an impressive little unit

[@adventurehungry]

I find Single axle trailer and short wheel base car can make it bit trickier to reverse.

[@BaitBallin]

Yeah I agree. I can't personally reverse a box trailer for crap

[@pablodean141]

Thanks for the detailed review! Maybe I missed it, sorry… what prop were you using?

[@BaitBallin]

Il check it out soon. We are just about to try another one also, so will do a vid of how it goes

[@bfvanish]

peter is a fun guy

[@iurimachado4671]

What prop are you using?

[@On3legs]

How has the Garmin Kraken been now its 9 months later? any issues?

[@BaitBallin]

No issues at all...... Bit annoying to manually deploy, but performing well under all scenarios at this stage.

[@On3legs]

@@BaitBallin thanks for the reply!

[@TheHonro]

Best advice for reversing, dont look in the rear view mirror! Look only at the sides. Too much boat on the left, turn left. Too much on the right, tun right. Easy. As the the engine, ive got a 2023 150 on my 5m boat, even with the lever on the stick, it still clunks putting it gear. Its just a Suzuki thing i suppose. As for the gear ratio, its great for heavy boats, but the trade off is top speed (if thats what people are looking for). As they say in the USA "Slow-Zukis, they are last to the spot, but at least they get u home" 😂😂

[@BaitBallin]

Yeah good points, that's how I reverse as you suggested. Ahh yes also about the speed, very true didn't think of it like that.

[@JonathanDPoyner]

@@BaitBallin stainless will clunk more than Aluminium, what do you have ?

[@grimreaper6112]

I have owned a few outboards over the years worst being a Etec didnt like that at all. Any of the 4 strokes these days are pretty good.

[@BaitBallin]

Yeah I had an optimax, then etec G1, then G2 and I thought they were pretty good at the time. Until I moved to 4 strokes, then you can ever go back

[@gypana]

Yeah they are good engines but a bit pricey though, I got a set quoted 8 months ago for just under 39k...I got 115's Mercury and Yamaha quotes at around 41k so I went with 2x115 Yamaha...I was only considering the 100 zukes for the weight difference. The ass on my cat was very heavy with the 4 strokes something people need to consider when repowering, so I got my batteries moves forward to counter it :)

[@BaitBallin]

Yeah absolutely agree, I see soooo many boats set up poorly with too much weight on the rear. Then offering very poor performance to the point people end up selling them

[@SamDavis-d3v]

iv got one of these on my barcrsuher 535c.

[@BaitBallin]

Yeah that would be perfect match

[@iurimachado4671]

Max speed at what rpm? Hull weigth ? Prop size?

[@bobbuilder5362]

Where is the Crusader ?

[@BaitBallin]

Gone. But Il be on the water again in a few weeks....

[@bobbuilder5362]

@@BaitBallin Damn, all that work. Too big on the trailer ?

[@BaitBallin]

Just too big and heavy for me to manage tbh. I have a number of physical issues and if boats aren't easy enough, I end up not using them.

[@bobbuilder5362]

@@BaitBallin Totally fair. The Crusader is a massive boat on a trailer, even the Reef Runner is big enough especially the older in board models which seem to be heavier. Look forward to seeing the new one.

[@johncastrission3986]

Seems very quiet, how is the torque ?

[@BaitBallin]

Yeah it's impressive 💪 as you honestly wouldn't think it

[@jb243wp]

Keep it down a bit, Peter. Nothing's like a pre-warning to the crew, I'm going to put the hammer down. If you weren't experienced, I'd say you'd be laying flat out on you back up against the transom 😂😅😂😅 I think you're getting to the stage of needing your own boat. When is zat happening 👍

[@BaitBallin]

Hahahaha 🤣 yeah it's time for my own rig again. About mid October arrival at this stage

[@bobrichards1023]

Put your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel instead of the top. When your hand is at the bottom of the steering wheel, the boat will go in the same direction as your hand. The boat needs to go to the left, move your hand to the left.

[@BaitBallin]

Good idea 👍

[@whitewhale-gq2kc]

I got taught this by a trucky when I was in the Army. Instant improvement

[@ammerudgrenda]

Really? It’s opposite of a car?