Two Strokes: Yamaha vs. Mercury

Yamaha and Mercury are two leading manufacturers of outboard motors, and both offer quality products that tend to be a solid investment. However, in some circumstances, such as two stroke motors, one brand shines over the other. Yamaha two stroke motors are renowned for their longevity, despite Mercury offering a more powerful motor. The parts for Yamaha motors are a bit more expensive, but because they almost never give out, you won’t be replacing parts often, if at all. In addition, the Yamaha two stroke is one of the highest ranked outboard motors amongst users.

Whether you use Yamaha’s Yamalube oil, or Mercury oil, either brand will work in these outboard motors. The stigma that you must use a particular brand’s oil in the corresponding motor is mostly used to boost sales, though there are some circumstances in which it’s true, however this is more dependent on how the outboard motor is used by the owner.