% J/E & Merc posts

[LubeDude]

It would seem that there were nearly as many Mercurys sold as J/Es! Why are there nearly double the amount of posts for J/E! Ive always felt that they were about equaly dependable!

 

[OBJ]

Re: % J/E & Merc posts

Good question Dude.....it would seem, from the number of posts (ain't really tried to count) on each forum, there was more Johnny/Rudes sold than Mercs????

 

[Link]

Re: % J/E & Merc posts

Could it be that there are more older J/E still in working condition?? <br />The other thing to look at is unlike the auto trade where there are 10 dealers in every town, in the marine business there may be only one dealership for several counties. If it happens to be a OMC dealer then 90% of the boats in four or five counties will be OMC or Vice versa with Merc.<br />Just a thought / ?

 

[OBJ]

Re: % J/E & Merc posts

Good point Link....I bet for every "old" Johnson or Evinrude I get in, and I get a lot of the older 5's and 10's cause of the restricted lakes, I may get only one older Merc. Fact, I don't recall getting anything ever in an Merc that old.......take that back.....guy brought in a Merc one time that when you wanted to go in reverse, you restarted the engine counterclockwise. Wild!

 

[andrewkafp]

Re: % J/E & Merc posts

They reckon the old Mercs are a "Simple" design. Maybe, that means less replies to each post.<br />It's either terminate or fix. Whereas, the J/E's might need more discussion the find the cause.

 

[JB]

Re: % J/E & Merc posts

Moving to General Outboard Discussions.