opinions on the 150 hp mercury optimax?

[spareparts]

great motors, they do have a lot going on on them that leads to more issues, but when they are running right, nothing will beat them. What year model and X1000000 on the oil

[bgreene]

Yup, avoid the early years, but easy enough to confirm when these were finally corrected.

Have a good rep for power, and fuel economy.