Yamaha Outboard – F250XCB

When your 25-footer needs serious punch but you’d rather skip the bulk of a big-block V-8, the F250XCB is right in the sweet spot. Yamaha’s sleeveless, plasma-fused 4.2-liter V-6 sheds needless metal, so even with a 25-inch shaft and full Power Trim & Tilt the engine weighs in around 551 lb—light enough to keep bow rise in check but stout enough to launch a loaded center console onto plane in seconds. Digital Electronic Control (DEC) replaces cables with precise drive-by-wire shifts and throttle, giving you fingertip authority around the dock.

Stand-out reasons skippers choose the F250XCB:

• 70-amp alternator keeps radar, twin MFDs, live-well pumps, and a deck-filling stereo humming.
• Variable Camshaft Timing & DOHC 24-valve head serve up crisp hole shots and a broad, fuel-smart mid-range.
• Wide trim window (-4° to +16°) plus 70° tilt makes skinny-water idling, beach landings, and trailer duty a thumb-tap affair.
• Shift Dampener System prop hub smooths gear engagement for quieter trolling and docking.

Quiet through-prop exhaust, a freshwater flush port, and Yamaha’s renowned corrosion protection round out an outboard that’s eager for dawn runs to the reef, afternoon tow sessions, and sunset cruises—season after season.

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