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One last thing, fixing the engine is no big deal as long as it's a good motor
90 percent of the time with mine anyway is a electrical issue, stator,switch box or very seldom trigger assemble. Plus the other things that I screwed up like stripping the hole that the thermostat bolt goes in.
My son has a friend that repowered his boat with 2 brand spanking new suzukis. And on the first day out one broke down. Than the other one broke down on his second time out. I would fix yours.
The boat? Fix the soft spots when you get time to fix it or live with it. The transom , if it's not flexing. Leave it alone. I'm sure mine is in need of a rebuild but I'm not looking to fix it now 1 st I don't know how and 2nd I'm sure it's not cheap to get it done. Just watch it and fish.