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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@quyle9483 2 ай бұрын

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.

@stephenp777 3 ай бұрын

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

@taco472 16 күн бұрын

There ain’t no comparison between the two . I have both , an 8 hp Merc (2014) and a 9.9 Suzuki (2016) . The Merc was like new on a boat I bought. It can take a few pulls to start cold and it’s hard to find neutral sometimes, and if you needed a little more throttle to start you have to put it in gear. I use the Suzuki as a kicker on a bigger boat , it’s actually a 20 horse with a restricter plate in front of the throttle body to make it a 9.9. With electric start , power tilt, and long shaft it weighs 115#. It always fire right off a purrs like a kitten all day long. But I think the new Merc’s are also injected now so….??

@stephenp777 16 күн бұрын

@taco472 I do have to admit the merc can be hard to find neutral but starts 1st or 2nd pull for me and the weight savings was my main deciding factor. My point was he just was like here's a merc and just went into talking about the Suzuki. There was no side by side or even running the boat with both motors. The video should be "check out my new Suzuki 9.9"

@SLOROB55 4 күн бұрын

Love my 20 hp Suzuki. Gear shift is ugly, but very functional. this engine rocks.

@jparrott04 Сағат бұрын

Love how you just stand on the boat while my dude is over here cranking your dead weight up...lol

@Krystek8484 10 ай бұрын

Hey I Love this video ! All info found here, everything what I needed. Thanks 😎

@rpmking691 2 ай бұрын

Where did you buy it from? Online? If so which site?

@sherlockbonez Ай бұрын

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

@MadLudwig Жыл бұрын

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 👌

@U20E27 Ай бұрын

I have the same Suzuki. Love it

@kpjsportsmaster Жыл бұрын

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

@saltwaterfishinguniversity Жыл бұрын

6hp is likely plenty for that skiff.

@totallynotthebillcollector Ай бұрын

Just put a 6hp Suzuki on my Grumman 1240. Awesome outboard for the money

@tomkeller9218 6 ай бұрын

does the motor lock down when in forward gear?

@nataliaesquivel2053 6 ай бұрын

Here in argentina only outboard we couldnt kill Suzuki

@HarryHernandez-km2zb 2 ай бұрын

How you call that thing to lift the boat?

@Amarikita Ай бұрын

Boat lifting "thingamajig", lol.

@brandondevries4525 3 ай бұрын

What prop are you running?

@brianbartulis9709 3 ай бұрын

yeah, I never used my safety kill switch lanyard either. (-:

@nataliaesquivel2053 6 ай бұрын

I have the same outboard check the prop pitch put a number 12

@jrminate Жыл бұрын

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.

@saltwaterfishinguniversity Жыл бұрын

Wow. Dang good comment. Thanks!!

@TURBOGARY1 10 ай бұрын

Totally agree as I run my 9.8 Tohatsu dry after every use.

@chevyon37s 16 күн бұрын

Having just purchased a Suzuki DF50, I could’ve saved a good chunk of money if I went with a Merc or other option.

@jrminate 16 күн бұрын

@@chevyon37s How is that? The mercs around here seem to be $2k more for a 50hp vs the suzuki 50.

@chevyon37s 15 күн бұрын

@@jrminate I just paid $800ish more for a Suzuki 50 than I was quoted on a Merc 50. But that’s also with Suzuki’s nicer tiller handle, and the tiller handle isn’t included in Suzuki’s base price since they sell a motor that is bare and open to adding a tiller handle or setting up for remote steer.

@andrewsoto1193 Жыл бұрын

I have a 14 with 6hp wanna really upgrade to a 9.9

@calebcarano5928 2 ай бұрын

I have a narrow 1432...with a 88 6hp johnson...it's flys..and the boat is rated only for an 8 h.p. I'm either gonna buy a new 9.9 or a 15h.p undecided as of now.

@Partimepeasant 3 ай бұрын

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.

@kostaskollias82 2 ай бұрын

No to mercury or Suzuki?

@mannymendez7504 4 ай бұрын

Yaa. Half your video is yapping.

@nataliaesquivel2053 6 ай бұрын

Suzuki Is the best outboard ever 2 AND 4 st

@tucanman9775 9 ай бұрын

float pods

@Partimepeasant 3 ай бұрын

Yeh its heavy. Too heavy. If I had to do it all over again I would stick with a 2 stroke, much lighter. I lost my lower unit on my Suki only after 2 weeks, it shattered the lower unit. I have never seen a lower unit shatter until then. And not Covered. I ended up buying a lower unit on E -Bay and replacing it myself.

@frappy815 10 ай бұрын

I have a 2.5 a 6hp and a 9.9 Suzuki. My 9.9 ran great three times and has been dying on me ever since. Took to two shops and they cant find anything. It still dies randomly. Its a paperweight now. maybe its a lemon like your Mercury.

@njseashorechas2698 3 ай бұрын

I thought all small engines 30hp and under were manufactured by Nissan/Tohatsu! No?!? Brunswick/ Mercury did own 90% of Tohatsu. My 2013 25HP Yamaha is a Tohatsu!

@JhonnyBravo223 7 ай бұрын

I tell you that suzuki df8/9.9/15/70/80/90 are the best engine in the entire world, there is no outboard engine less fuel consumption and reliabe on market.

@saltwaterfishinguniversity 7 ай бұрын

They are certainly impressive.

@goldalexhacker6210 12 күн бұрын

Why Bf20 is not mentioned? Please explain

@monacocross4241 Ай бұрын

suzuki on top beter honda and yamah

@RobertSoleau-ih7bj Ай бұрын

Both motors are made by Tohatsu. Just diff stickers and paint. Tohatsu builds every small outboards up to 40 hp. Big manufacturers don’t have time for these little motors. When I worked for Yamaha. They had 120 diff models. They make money from big engines

@totallynotthebillcollector Ай бұрын

I know Mercs, Evinrude and Nissan are made by them but I'm pretty sure Honda, Yamaha and Suzuki all make their own outboards. The Suzuki 6hp for example is built to different spec than the other 5 and 6 horse outboards.