225 Optimax opinions

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good luck finding one(2.5 200), seems like the price on the newer four strokes have driven the price on good used two strokes up. Look on craigslist cities around big fresh water lakes. I've been looking for a 200 for a friend of mine, found a bunch of 150's, even a 175, but 200's are getting hard to find. The 225 Opti seems to be the most common used engine for a decent deal, you just have to deal with the weight