Thanks for the advise guys. This site is the best.
SeaKindly - I love the suzuki. It came with the six year warranty and I really hope I won't need it. ( knock on wood ) The engine has an unbelievable amont of torque. It wll put you and you passangers on the deck if you are not carefull. It is not the quitest engine when idleing but then again if I wanted quite I would by a sail boat. I bought the suzi when my original motor crapped out. It was a 200hp Mariner, which I had little confidence in. The mariner smoked alot but i think i had better range since it was not electonicaly fuel injected like the suzi. The suzi also weighs about 100 lb+the original motor but the oil resevior is under the engine shrowd which accounts for some of the extra weight. All together the suzi is a great motor that I have a ton of confidence in. I plan on fishing several king mackeral tournaments with her and I know she will perform with the best of them. Oh yeh, I almost forgot to mention about speed. She is very fast. With about 4 coats of bottom paint she will still run 50+ knots with myself and the dog on board and about 1/4 -1/2 of tank of fuel. I often run offshore 40 miles fish all day and run home on a tank of fuel. I don't have much left when I get back though.