jbjennings
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My dad just bought a new 2-stroke 25 yamaha (a brand new one old-stock). I have heard good things about them. However, I have noticed that it seems to shift kind of hard although smoothly into forward, but going into reverse, you have to make a conscious effort to snap it back to get it to go smoothly into reverse. I have an understanding of how outboard clutches work and know that a quick, firm shift is good but, being a Johnson/Evin. owner/lover (older ones), I'm wondering if this is normal for the yamahas? Why do they do this? If you're not quick, it'll grind into gear on reverse, unlike my '99 johnson 30 hp., which to me always shifts perfectly. If this is normal for a yamaha, will it cause the clutch dogs to wear out in a relatively short time? I know many of you guys that answer are true outboard experts, what do you think? Is this actually an improved design which will make it last longer?
Very curious,
JBJ
Very curious,
JBJ
