Yamaha Outboard Performance Bulletins provide in-depth information about how Yamaha outboards perform. In this section, we provide more than 1300 Performance Bulletins covering a wide range of boat and outboard combinations. Boat manufacturers are identified as either PowerMatched™ Exclusive, PowerMatched, or non-PowerMatched builders.

In order for a boat to display the PowerMatched emblem, it must include six key Yamaha power system components:

A PowerMatched Exclusive builder uses only Yamaha outboards for their outboard-powered boats, and they are all built to this standard. A PowerMatched builder builds only their Yamaha-outboard-powered boats to this standard.

Particular boats used to gather data for a specific Performance Bulletin may or may not have utilized a Yamaha PowerMatched system. Even if the boat manufacturer is identified as a PowerMatched Builder, it does not mean that the associated Performance Bulletin was performed using a PowerMatched system.

The PowerMatched emblem means that specific boat uses the PowerMatched System, and carries the PowerMatched System Limited Warranty, when affixed to a particular boat and certified by an authorized Yamaha Marine Dealer.

Read more about Yamaha’s PowerMatched System by clicking the link above, and look for the PowerMatched emblem on boats during your buying decision. It’s your assurance that the package you’re reviewing is built with the best outboard power system available. Yamaha.

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