CONTINUOUSWAVE

Thanks for the reply. My research consists of looking at new Mercury and Yamaha 60-HP engines. The stroke and bore are exactly the same; to me that coincidence says it's the same powerhead.

I did some research. I found that the Mercury 60-HP and the Yamaha 60-HP are both sharing the same engine. [To me it] like they developed that engine together, and now they build them separately. It's a four-cylinder proven four-stroke-power-cycle engine. I like the engine. For me the brand does not...

My boat is exactly like those [boats shown above in Figure 1].

I know [changing to a four-stroke-power-cycle engine] will be a huge improvement [from an older engine using two-stroke-power-cycle].

I have a 2000 Yamaha 60 Enduro two-stroke-power-cycle engine on my 17-foot Boston Whaler boat. It is a great engine, but I am getting older and would love to have a new four-stroke-power-cycle engine with a smart tiller and all the bells and whistles. I am interesting in the Mercury big-tiller 60-HP...