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Originally Posted by Brettnrs423

Thank you all for the replys. I didnt have a chance to work on the boat this weekend but did take some more pics. I will post either later tonight or tomorrow morning. Regarding outboard type, I will consider what everyone said, however the bottom line is every outboard out there has some history of failure. Whether you talk to people or search online, literally every manufacturer has had issues. My neighborhood is a huge boating community and everyone there also has their opinion on what type of outboard I should get. Someone has told me to stay away from every type of outboard including mercurys, yamahas, etecs, optimaxes etc. I would like a four stroke but also know that they are quite heavy outboards for a V. That being said, one outboard I might check out is the new mercury 4 cylinder 4-stroke. Its around 450 lbs and has rave reviews so far. Ill update everyone soon. Thanks again.

Well geographically speaking I know of 6 Etecs and 4 of them have been in and out of the shop. Dont get me wrong I was sold on them for a while until I saw the repairs these guys were doin......

Honestly other than a clogged filter and injectors I havent heard ONE serious problem with the F150's. There are a lot of them here and you just dont see them goin into service very much. After 400hrs all Ive done is changed one filter and cleaned the injectors, lube and oil/foot lube changes. General maintenance stuff......

My Yamaha 4-stroke F150 gets UNREAL gas mileage on my F20 and the added weight WITH the bracket I have lowered the tail end about an inch. At 466lbs I would assume that on a V with the forward cuddy it wouldnt even drop that much......No a bigger engine I have no idea????