Now that ya'll mention it, local dealer WAS instrumental in decision to buy Honda...it's proven to be a good decision...when proppin' this motor, I tried a Mirage Plus 15 1/2 x 17...got ALL the performance there was to get, but had a lower unit rattle at idle...next thing I knew, there was a Honda Factory Tech hangin' over my transom at speed, checkin' things out, installation and all...turns out the Mirage was too heavy...we got a Honda (by Power Tec) prop 15 1/4 x 17...got all the performance of the Mirage and no rattle...
Plus the immediate replacement of the CPU mentioned above and overall quick turn around service (oil changes, tune ups)..he NEVER has kept my boat more than 2nd day...everybody should be lucky enough to have this good a dealer
