2-Stroke Vs. 4-Stroke.

[BostonMahhk]

Thank you guys. Now are tgere any motors I should stay away from? Motors with bad roes or that fail a lot? Sam you say to stay away from evinrude but I've heard they are some of the best motors out there?

[Fishes in trees]

I'm late to this discussion, but I'm in the 4 stroke camp.   I've got a 2002 Yamaha 100 hp 4 stroke.  With regular maintenance and yearly oil changes it is still running great.  What I like most about it is that it is so quiet.  I don't get it on large lakes all that often, but when I do I can run WOT down the lake and still carry on a conversation without yelling.  Can't do that with a 2 stroke.  It is harder to figure mileage on a boat.   Some guys have to figure gallons per mile rather than the other way around.   My boat has a 20 gallon tank and this fall on Truman Lake I ran from Long Shoal Marina ( on the Grand river arm) to Berry Bend ( on the Osage river arm) and back.  This round trip is around 55 miles, not counting the time I spend putting around in coves.  Late in the afternoon, when I fueled up for the next day I had to put 8 or so gallons into the tank.   I thought that was pretty good, but I've got nothing to compare it to.

 

I just think that overall 4 stroke motors are much less of a hassle than 2 stroke motors can be.  I would add that  in my week to week fishing, I putt around ALOT, with zero motor issues.  When I fished tournaments as a co-angler some guys motors would carbon up and not start if you putted around too much.