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Here's a shot of my 18 with a150 etec and me on the transom but I did raise the floor 2 inches and moved console forward a little.

Rick-Your boat is amazing! Raising the floor 2” and adjusting the console gives you the perfect boat with the 150. Potter 18’s are great boats.

Underway -

Terry,You got another hidden talent you can sell them like Boatpix minus the helicopter

Transom is 25" high, and 2.68 inches thick.

My two tracker transoms were very solid. The transom widths compared to the 87 looked to be the same. Most seacraft guys know that in the 80s prior to tracker, the cores were very heavy plywood. So, it wasn’t just more fiberglass, it was also heavier Coring. Multiple tracker 18s have had their decks replaced and all of them have been heavy plywood.

I've got two major factors in considering what motor to plunk my down payment on:
#1: weight; and
#2: cost.

My wife has given me permission to spend "less than $10,000", AND I have to keep the payments under $140 per month, after a $2K down payment.

I like the new Mercury 115, and I like the Etec particularly, because if I put my money down by Easter, they're offering a 10 year limited warranty on the Etec. Still trying to negotiate with my local dealer...

Fr. Frank, have you had a chance to read the link on THT about the History of Etec, I believe provided by Seahorse? Very good read and broken down in two parts, Gen 1 and Gen 2. Gen 2 is to follow. I think you’ll agree it’s a good read.

Michael.

Not yet, but now I will. Thanks, Michael.

Of course, I have not been able to login over there in six months, and could not locate it yesterday for reference. But it was definitely a topic and/or link started by Seahorse, an old time OMC guru.