September 6, 2009
60-HP High-Thrust Outboard Motor Comparison
- The first three are 4-strokes. The Evinrude is a 2-stroke.
- All meet the California Air Resources Board air pollution standards.
- The Honda is new this year
- I’m guessing the steering angle of the non-Honda motors are 30 degrees
- The Evinrude is the only one in this list that isn’t a ‘high-thrust’-style motor. High-thrust motors are designed to power displacement boats.
- All of these models come with power tilt/trim
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Honda BFP60A |
Mercury 60 hp EFI Bigfoot |
Yamaha T60 High Thrust |
Evinrude E-Tec 60 HP (E60DPL) |
| Engine Type |
4-stroke, inline 3-cylinder |
In-line 4 cylinder |
4 cylinder |
Inline 2 cylinder |
| Weight |
259 |
260 |
248 |
240 |
| Fuel/Induction System |
Programmed Electronic Fuel Injection, in-line 3-cylinder SOHC |
2-valve SOHC |
SOHC Fuel Injection |
Direct fuel injection |
| Alternator Output |
27 Amp (Battery charging power 22 Amp) |
18 Amp (225 watts) |
17 Amp |
25 Amps not dedicated |
| Displacement |
998 cc |
995 cc |
996 cc |
864 cc |
| RPM Range |
5000-6000 |
5500 – 6000 |
5000-6000 |
5500 – 6000 |
| Trim range |
-4 to 16 degrees |
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| Tilt range |
60 degrees |
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| Steering angle |
50 degrees |
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| Gear ratio |
2.33:1 |
2.33:1 |
12:28 |
2.67:1 |
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| Special features |
New in 2009 |
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Dual Thrust propellers |
No oil changes |
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Easy Dock Steering – 20 degrees additional (needs additional parts) |
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195 fewer parts than a 4-stroke |
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Rudder angle indicator |
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low emissions |
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| Links |
Brochure (pdf) |
Specs |
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Crap Flash Site |
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Boatbuilding Blog 
I have just cooked my Mariner 60 Bigfoot 2 stroke – Autolube system developed blockage (motor stood for 10 months without starting). Anyway, I now need anew motor and was wondering – how does the Yamaha high thrust motor differ from the standard Yamaha 60 4 stroke?
Thank you
Murray
Comment by Murray Moore — September 17, 2009 @ 4:35 pm
I think they have the same body, but the high-thrust motor has an oversized gear box (“High Ratio Gear Case”) and a higher gear ratio, so it’s optimized for pushing heavy displacement boats. It’s designed for a larger propeller which should have more thrust in forward and reverse, especially at lower speeds. It’s about 11 pounds heavier than the standard. Here’s a good discussion of the topic: http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/005853.html.
Comment by tomlarkin — September 17, 2009 @ 8:04 pm
Yamaha has 90 lower unit and mercury has a 115 lower
Comment by Rich — May 6, 2014 @ 10:37 am