BobbyBergren
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Was wondering what would be the better pick between these 2 motors for an Alison boat?
Great knowledge, I appreciate all the help!For maximizing the performance of the 21's you need to have low water pickups. For Mercury that is a simply buying an Opti with a sportmaster and bolting on the motor. For Yamaha, not so simple, or cheap. It can be done. It has been done. And it is a success. But it is going to cost more and be much more involved with shipping the motor to hydrotec and having the sportmaster put on the SHO. As well as the solid motor mounts on the Yamaha. Since you have the $35k budget for the entire boat I am thinking you don't want to spend the extra money on the Yamaha set up. I know of one guy that has that set up and is selling his boat but it is not in your price range. The price range you are at you are going to find a boat with a Mercury on it, 99.9% guaranteed. I personally would have had no issue with a SHO/sporty combo if I had the opportunity to buy one for the right price when I was shopping.