I have found a 2000 stratus boat with a 150 evinrude motor on it this guy bought it from the guy that bought it new and has never had any trouble with it .what I am hearing from my friends is stay away from it because it a 150 evinrude FICHT would like some advice on this motor if anyone could help thanks.
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stik
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no experience with the evinrude. if you are looking for a boat, yamaha is the way to go.
Football Hunter
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you can probably google it and get some feedback
tophat
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I had the evinrude 150 and never had a trouble out of it.Motor ran good and it never let me down.Thats just my 2 cents tho.
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Anonymous
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FICHT have a terrible reputation. Resale on them is horrible and rightly so. That engine is a ticking time bomb.
turkeyhunter64
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what year is the motor. if it is in the late 90's it is a piece of junk. OMC was almost bankrupt and went cheap. lots of blow up issues with thin walls. anything mid year 2000 or later with bombadire on the motor should be good. When they bought OMC they fixed those issues quick. i call the late 90 model FITCH engines may pops because they may or may not pop. I own a 89 175gt and have no issues with it except gas usage so i do like the OMC product just not that engine. hope this helps
Kirk
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I have a 1998 Stratos 285 pro XL with a 98 175 FICHT that I had to have rebuilt this past Winter. It cost right at $3000 to build. Keep in mind it was 11 years old and had not given the guy I bought it from any trouble. My next boat will have a Mercury.
FICHT does not oil like most boat motors. It is a metered, direct injection that does not mix with the gas. The XD 100 oil is almost like water in its viscosity and is the only one you should use.
FICHT does not oil like most boat motors. It is a metered, direct injection that does not mix with the gas. The XD 100 oil is almost like water in its viscosity and is the only one you should use.
stik
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Kirk said:
that would be your 2nd mistake imo. after 3 different pos mercs, i bought a yamaha and never looked back. 13 years old and has not cost anything other than routine maintenance.
I have owned many Mercs. Never had the first problem with any of the them. Still have a 1972, 9.8 that runs like a sewing machine.
AllOutdoors
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To make every horsepower that you purchase show up on the speedo, the companies keep cutting weight. None of the newer type 60 degree V's will have the longevity of the old 90 degree V blocks. While technology makes many parts of the newer outboards more dependable, it seems that piston and ring failure are more common among all the brands, of course more common in the higher horsepower engines that are built for pushing big boats down the river at speed. The 4 strokes now may be the way to go in the small and midsize horsepower range however you don't see piston and ring failure as much in this class of 2-stroke like you do in the high horse 2-strokes. Yamaha seems to have come out with the first 4 stroke to really compete with the big 2- strokes. Time will tell how good it is.I have had good service out of Merc, johnson/evinrude, and Yamaha. Run the numbers on the Ficht to find out when it was made. Like turkeyhunter64 said mid 2000 and later or with Bombardier, you should be fine.
Coach B
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We have a 99 273 Stratos with a 98 Evinrude 150 Ficht on it. Haven't had any major trouble. It mostly sits in my dad's garage though.
I wouldn't touch it unless it was a really, realy great deal. As Dr. Dickel stated, most dealers or individuals won't touch them. You also see very few on the water. Generally, a 150 or 175 is not as problematic as a 200 or 225, but the FICHTs in general have a bad reputation.
Winchester
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Johnson and Evindrude have and do make some great motors, but the Ficht is not one of them. These motors are what bankrupted OMC several years ago.
I dont have a bass boat, but I used to have a ski boat with OMC on it. My new boat has mercruiser and wouldn't do it any other way.
Youve got to take into account dealers that will service it, parts, etc..
Now on a new bass boat, I would go with Yamaha or Mercury second. Just my opinion.
Youve got to take into account dealers that will service it, parts, etc..
Now on a new bass boat, I would go with Yamaha or Mercury second. Just my opinion.
Coach
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stik said:
Agree with Stik on this one...I've had numerous boats including some for the salmon on the big lakes up north. I had trouble with most of them except Yamaha. The best by far was Yamaha...and the fastest.
