2023 YAMAHA F115XB

Yamaha’s F115 is the lightest four-stroke 115-horsepower outboard available. That and a host of great features and benefits means the EFI F115 is poised to carry on in the Yamaha line as one of the company’s best-selling model. Available in traditional grey or new pearlescent white colour ways.

• KEY FEATURES

• Lighter weight & compact: At 377 pounds, the new F115B is 24 pounds lighter than the previous generation (F115LA). Weight savings come from a variety of new materials, such as a composite lower pan and cowling, a single ram power trim and tilt mechanism and a new lightweight mounting bracket.

• More powerful: The F115’s powerhead is all-new with increased bore and stroke, now measuring a full 1.8 litres. At the same time, this double- overhead cam (DOHC) four-cylinder design gets larger intake and exhaust valves for easier breathing, more power and better midrange torque. Complementing the new valves and cylinder head is a new 60-mm single throttle body with Yamaha’s long intake track system, and a new free-flow exhaust manifold. Compression ratio is increased, and so is the full-throttle rpm range: 5,300 to 6,300. A knock sensor, an unexpected feature in this class of outboard, allows the engine to operate constantly at peak output. The result is terrific acceleration and a zero-to-200-foot time that’s 0.7 sec. faster than that of the F115A.

• Versatile: The F115 is just right for so many kinds of boats: pontoons, bay boats, fish’n’skis, sport boats, deep V aluminum boats, RIB inflatables and more. Its lightweight, high-strength mounting bracket uses the same mounting holes as most other models of outboards. Available in three models, it can be equipped for either remote control or use with a tiller handle. Like its big brother, the F150, the F115 comes in both left and right-hand rotation for use in twin applications.