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Even if I should stick with a MercuryI would stillin a waybe supporting Tohatsu as well since they make. Nissan is a Tohatsu.
These Tohatsu 4-stroke boat motors have outstanding features that provide boaters with unmatched technology proven reliability and the big power you have been waiting for.
Does tohatsu make yamaha outboards. All of the larger outboards are Hondas and the smaller Mercurynissans are Tohatsu. I would agree with others Tohatsu is the way to go for increases hp and less of a cost. Yamahas have had their fair share of problems carbs on smaller outboards balancers on 150s 225 corrosion.
Mercury outboards till 30 Hp are built by Tohatsu below some pics for comparison. Notice the same leg and the same clip to close the top cover the covers themselves have each their own brand styling. Online Outboards— Site Map— Tohatsu 98 Hp- -Mercury 99 hp If Yamaha made a automobile Id be driving that.
Where is tohatsu made. Who manufactures Yamaha outboards. Yamaha outboard motors are manufactured at four production bases.
The Fukuroi South Factory Fukuroi City Shizuoka Prefecture and group company Yamaha Kumamoto Products Co Ltd. Yatsushiro City Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan MBK Industrie in France and Yamaha Motor da Amazonia Ltda. Tohatsu I think Yamaha and Tohatsu make great motors.
Tohatsu is less expensive but they are very reliable. They arent purpose built to be racing motors because they werent designed that way. You race with a outboard that is built to be a basic consumer motor it is going to have problems and most likely break.
Tohatsu Japans oldest outboard manufacturer has been producing high quality durable outboard motors since 1956. The ocean-tested engineering that enables Tohatsu engines to work under intense demand and harsh conditions makes Tohatsu one. 2006 model Mercury four strokes from 25 through 30 HP are built by Tohatsu.
Before Yamaha entered the US. Market Mercurys Mariner line was built by Yamaha. Last year 2005 Mercury four stroke powerheads from 25 through 225 HP except the Verados were built by Yamaha.
Several of those models used Mercury drive legs electronics and EFI. Ive been researching small 10-15 HP 4 stroke outboards and its making my head spin. I understand Tohatsu makes a good motor and I also understand that the small motors offered with Nissan graphics are basically just rebranded Tohatsus.
Ive heard that the power heads are made by Tohatsu and the lowers are made by someone else. Ive also heard theyre. Suzuki or Tohatsu.
Please help me to make decision Both are excellent engines. Tohatsu are top sellers worldwide and very popular with commercial operators BUT they do their own maintenance. It is rumored that Tohatsu makes the low hp outboards for many brands.
Nissan is a Tohatsu. The TohatsuMerc and the Suzuki are both more reliable than the Honda and both fairly easy to work on. Another difference between the tohatsumerc and the Suzuki is the prop.
The suzuki prop is metal and the tohatsumerc is a very hard plastic. I ran through some gnarly stuff with both and never had a problem. Tohatsu yamaha Honda suzuki mercury etc.
You cant go wrong with any of them. Tohatsu is claimed to be the largest and honda supposedly created its first ever outboard by cloning a tohatsu. Tohatsu apparently made most of mercurys outboard engines at one point.
Would have efi over carb any day of the week. Tohatsu offers the best outboard motors including the 115 hp outboard 150 hp outboard 200 hp outboard 225 hp outboard and the 250 hp outboard. These Tohatsu 4-stroke boat motors have outstanding features that provide boaters with unmatched technology proven reliability and the big power you have been waiting for.
Tohatsu Corporation is a Japanese company manufacturing and selling outboard motors pleasure boats portable fire pumps small fire trucks pumps for construction and drainage and refrigeration units for transportation. It also does real estate property management in Japan. Due to high demand these specially priced outboards sell-out fast.
Please call 805-644-6290 for availability or to put your name on the list for future shipments. Yamaha Scratch Dent Outboards. Honda Scratch Dent Outboards.
Yes I believe Tohatsu still makes all of Mercuries small motors. For awhile I think between around 92-98 or so either yamaha or tohatsu made small 2-stroke outboards for Mercury tohatsu and yamaha. The old 6hp yamaha 2 stroke short shafts are awesome.
I believe theres a couple of tohatsu dealer in Houston if you dont mind making the drive. In 1984 they came ashore as Yamaha but before that they were MarinerBy the late 80s they were no longer Yamaha and basically a rebadged Mercury with Tohatsu smaller engines and Mercury 25hp. Mercury started using using Tohatsu in I think 1976 as the 4hp gnat.
Tohatsu Outboard Engine on raft. Tohatsus USA headquarters is located in Carrollton Texas a suburb of Dallas. All of Tohatsus outboard engines are produced in Japan.
A new state of the art warehouse was built in central Japan in 2005 that has 370000 square feet of space and a production capacity of over 200000 outboards per year. Tohatsu Corporation has been building outboards since 1956 when it introduced its 15-horsepower OB-2 model. In 1987 Mercury Marine and Tohatsu Corporation created a joint venture called Tohatsu Marine Corporation TMC to manufacture smaller outboards.
High Power 150-250hp Mid-Range 25-140hp Portable 25-20hp Dealer Locator. I think with Yamaha it was a business decision. Two-strokes can be made to meet emissions standards to legally sell.
However its doubtful outboards 2 stroke or 4 stroke could be made to meet CARB 4-star without a catalytic converter if that were ever imposed on. Honda has agreed to supply Tohatsu with eight models of four-stroke outboards ranging from 60 to 250 hp beginning in November 2013. In an agreement announced July 31 2013 Honda Motor Co.
Is set to private-label eight models of its four-stroke outboards for Tohatsu Corporation beginning in November 2013. Anytide is right. Tohatsu does manufactures almost all 25-30hp and below.
Pretty sure they certaintly do for Mercury and Nissan I believe. From personal experience having owned Mercury Yamaha and Evinrude motors previously I have ZERO complaints with my current Tohatsu 20hp ES ET and I highly recommend them over all the others. Up until 2006I thinkYamaha made the powerheads for Mercurys four stroke outboards from the 2 HP range all the way up to I believe 115 HP.
Even if I should stick with a MercuryI would stillin a waybe supporting Tohatsu as well since they make. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.