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I just took delivery of a 170 CC with a Yamaha 60 four-stroke and gave it a sea trial the other day. Its so quiet at idle its hard to tell if its running. Ultra low emissions too so theres not a hint of blue smoke. And this 170 package is lighter, easier to load and haul on a trailer, and over 3 feet shorter on a trailer if youre thinking of storing it in a garage. My wife and I can launch and load the 170 easily (she supervises and remembers the little details like screwing in the drain plugs etc.
If weight, trailerability and garage limitiations arent big factors, nor $$$ either, the 190 with a 115 Yamaha four stroke--also a great motor--would be the way to go imo. The 170 with 60 hp isnt going to be a rocket, thats for sure, in terms of pulling a skier. I wish you could legally install a Nissan 90 direct fuel injection on a 170 CC. It weighs only about 310 lbs as I recall. Nissan is the only brand that might be a little more bulletproof than Yamaha--good thing too, since Nissan mechanics can be hard to find.
One other advantage of a 170CC over the 190 bay: significantly shallower draft, which is important if you fish in close to shoals.
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