Mercury vs Suzuki Outboards: 9.9HP Boat Engine Upgrade and Sea Test!

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Comparing Suzuki and Mercury Outboards? Well, in this video, we show how we replaced our previous Mercury with a 9.9 Suzuki, and the difference between the two has been significant. Clearly, it's one of the best Jon boat or small skiff engines we've ever used.

Although this channel is certainly a fan of both types of engines, there is a lot to like with the Suzuki 9.9, especially with the fact that you can modify it to make it a 20 HP as well.

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I didn't see an actual comparison between the merc and Suzuki....

stephenp

People sleep on suzuki outboards but honestly i think they are a fantastic value and dependable. My father needed a new outboard for our old skeeter bass boat and we dropped in a new 65hp suzuki in the 90s. That boat is still used almost every weekend to this day. We were honestly skeptical but we also had a cabin cruiser kept docked at a marina and we see commercial fisherman with suzuki outboards and they tell us all the time that they hard to beat.

quyle

I got a 25df few yrs ago after 15yrs of merc, will never look back

sherlockbonez

Can't go wrong with a Suzuki outboard. They are rock solid as long as you keep up with maintenance.

They are Usually much Cheaper than other big brands and in the past some dealers were doing the 3 + 3 warranty. I have a DF25AS and its the same block as a DF30. Can upgrade it easy like the 9.9 suzuki. I have a 2019 that has less than 10 hours on it. It was in a storage building for 3 years then transported with fluids in it being bounced around and cranked up in 2 pulls. I am about to start using it again more.

The reason I went with the Suzuki 25 vs a Yamaha 25 at the time. The suzuki was a 3 cylinder with more bottom end power vs a 2 cylinder on the Yamaha, also a lot cheaper, and at the time I got the 3+3 warranty. I am a suzuki fan because I have had several Suzuki atv's like the Ltz 400 and several Drz 400 enduro bikes and ran the crap out of them with zero problems.

That stinks you had problems with your Mercury. I believe the mercs 30hp and lower are made by Tohatsu. Carbs are fine and easier to work on, but if you don't run all of the fuel out of the carb/ carbs and let it sit, it can be a nightmare on anything carbureted. If you were to get another 30hp or below "merc" again, I would suggest just getting a Tohatsu as they are cheaper and come with a better warranty usually.

Good luck with your suzuki.

jrminate

Suzuki 9.9 and 20 hp are the same motor according to everything I have seen. The only difference is a restrictor plate on the throttle body and the ECU on the 9.9 hp. There are videos showing how to convert the 9.9 to a 20 hp by replacing the restrictor plate and the ECU.

heavyd

5:48 whats the thing called where the boat got lifted?

tomiann

Looks awesome, I have a Lowe 1240 as well with a Suzuki 2.5 but I want to upgrade not sure if I should go with the 6hp or 9.9hp

kpjsportsmaster

The Mercury you had was a rebadged Tohatsu. The new Merc 9.9 is now their own engine and has fuel injection.

bruceklein

Nice little motor!

Now I know why we didn't run into you at Pirate's Cove this weekend. 😂

BTW - Took Mad Ludwig out through Oregon Inlet for the first time. Got a solid track with waypoints now 👌

MadLudwig

Overheats in idle. The book says that it is not advisable to troll with this motor. Also had warranty issues that were never covered. A very big no.

Partimepeasant