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• Pat L Posts: 440 Officer

  January 2013 #2

  Youre getting to be quite the movie star Bill

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• Billgran Posts: 350 Deckhand

  January 2013 #3

  Ah, you saw me in the video!
  
  Must have been the hair since you cannot see my face.
  
  I was there to document how thorough the set- up was to keep things as equal as possible for a fair test. My article will be out soon about filming the challenge.

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• Itch-2-Fish Vero Beach, FLPosts: 445 Deckhand

  January 2013 #4

  Where will your article be seen? What magazine/website?

  German Shepherd Dogs rule! Adopt one today.

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• Billgran Posts: 350 Deckhand

  January 2013 #5

  http://www.evinrudenation.com/

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• Tripleclean Posts: 6,570 Admiral

  January 2013 #6

  I likes the video, i didnt know they were that different. How much noise do the new etec make?

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• Billgran Posts: 350 Deckhand

  January 2013 #7

  The Evinrude had a quieter idle than the Merc due to the Merc exhaust was directed downward to the water and caused a splashing sound. You can see that in the video as they are preparing the straps for the tug-of-war.
  
  For the last 10 years the E-TECs are close to the 4-strokes for quietness at idle and have a more pleasing tone at high speeds, along with being quieter than some 4- strokes.
  
  With either the E-TEC or a newer 4-stroke, you can have a normal conversation at cruising speeds.

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• FlatsBoy Posts: 1,394 Officer

  January 2013 #8

  How come you don't do a comparison of the Etec 150HO vrs. the Mercury 150 ProXS ?:funnypost Apples to Apples

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• mastercaster Posts: 1,259 Officer

  January 2013 #9

  FlatsBoy wrote: »

  How come you don't do a comparison of the Etec 150HO vrs. the Mercury 150 ProXS ?:funnypost Apples to Apples

  
  Marketing doesn't care about 2 stroke vs 2 stroke.
  
  My opinion based on personal experience with the 115's is the proxs has the etec beat slightly on everything except low end torque, noise and looks (Merc needs a new designer, those things look like crap).

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• FlatsBoy Posts: 1,394 Officer

  January 2013 #10

  mastercaster wrote: »

  Marketing doesn't care about 2 stroke vs 2 stroke.
  
  My opinion based on personal experience with the 115's is the proxs has the etec beat slightly on everything except low end torque, noise and looks (Merc needs a new designer, those things look like crap).

  
  Of course marketing doesn't care because they would get it handed to them by Merc in the 2 stroke vs 2 stroke! Just saying and i owned both a 115 & a 175 Pro XS along with a 150 HO and there is no comparison the Merc is better!:rotflmao

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• Billgran Posts: 350 Deckhand

  January 2013 #11

  150 Challenge: Behind The Scenes article
  
  http://www.evinrudenation.com/owner-zone/technical-tidbits-tug-of-war-behind-the-scenes/
  
  
  
  150 Challenge: Behind The Scenes video
  
  http://www.evinrudenation.com/owner-zone/tug-of-war-behind-the-scenes/

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• Billgran Posts: 350 Deckhand

  February 2013 #12

  Here are links to short videos of just the tug of war and of the bass boat drag race:
  
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TECqUzrSmWo&feature=player_embedded tug of war
  
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEmfXJUlIME drag race

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• Kapt.Hook Posts: 431 Deckhand

  June 2013 #13

  I would like to see it go up against the new Yamaha 150 vmax sho. in performance/cost.

  

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