squid, i was in the same boat(pun intended) 2 years ago. i fought the lure of 4stroke until my 20 year old merc oil injection had a hiccup. it;s a different beast, lotta pluses and a few minuses. the way i justify it, old 2 stroke burns around 11 gph, 4S around 7, ive put 240 hours on mine, so i've burned 1680 gallons vs 2640. thats a savings of 960 gallons @ $3.00. so about $1500 a year in fuel savings. it will pay for itself in 8 years.
this is the logic i have used on myself and it works so far.
if you want to offset the cost a little, i'll take some of those decals
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