[chesapeake724]

Thanks for the feedback so far.

Skools,
You want to make an offer on my motor if I re-power? I'm not looking for much. ;) I hear you're partial to OMCs from the mid 80's. I'll PM or email you details on it if you're interested and I replace it. I can deliver it next June when I'm down for vacation in EI. 8)

V, Mac & SC,
Thanks for the numbers.

Funny thing about brands, I will never be totally swayed by it. Sure, I do my research and solicit opinions, but base my choices on ALL the information. My first boat had a Force 125 that I put a couple hundred hours on and it never once let me down. Fishing the Delaware Bay until 1am...the Chesapeake Bridge-Tunnel into December...drifting a ripping current that has me headed straight for a monster piling...that thing fired up right away every time. Even when I got another boat and the Force sat neglected for over a year with un-treated gas, it still started right up (albeit with a big cloud of white smoke) within two tries. I think every brand can build a lemon here and there, and even a brand with a bad reputation can put out a bulletproof motor. You just have to get lucky.