Motor advice

[treetop]

Hi all. Just chasing some feedback info on the Evinrude E tec series? my mate's thinking of buying one for his 5.3 tinny. Who's happy? Who's ticked off. Thanks in advance.

[funfisher]

I have a hand full of mates that have had a LOT of problems with theirs..

[Sprinter]

Its a bit like asking whats better Ford or Holden...Holden. Intawebs full of threads debating this. Some quite heated. Theres some vocal fans of etec but they seem outnumbered, whether that means anything I dont know. Not sure Id go 300 hours without a service myself.

Does your mate have an Evinrude dealer nearby? If not Id buy what I can get help with locally.

[twitchtwitch...]

Love my 30 etec. It's super quiet, very efficient and has balls!

[slowpause]

Yeah my bro twitch has a 30 etec its got pills it's mad

[dpack]

Heard heaps of stories of problems with higher horsepower models.

Dave

[Brad Y]

Had a 90 on my old boat. When it came time to choose a motor my for current boat I went with exactly the same motor- 90 etec. Very reliable, very fuel efficient, very very low oil use, quiet at idle. Have not got one complaint after buying both of them. Will buy another for sure.