After listening to you guys i have ruled out a 2 stroke ( including an e-tec) my next two decisions are size an brand.
After getting into specs i was very suprised to find the new 2014 suzuki 30hp 4 stroke weighs only 11 kilos more then the 2 stroke and over 20 kilo lighter ! then the yamaha equivalent.
This got me ringing around and he consensus amongst varying boat salesmen appears to be
"yamaha tried and tested best 30hp 4 stroke for a long time"
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"new 4 stroke 30hp suzuki outdoes the yamaha in every test from consumption to speed and is faster at wot then its 2 stroke equivalents, reliability cannot be spoken for as it is a new engine"
Ive got to say after this anictodal evidence and the weight specs i kind of think it will be the suzuki.
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