[barnacle]

No problem John, dealers that sell this way have a system down. Each sales person knows the game plan. GO to your local dealer and you will not see prices on any of there boats. Before they even start to quote prices you lock in on the engine size reguardless of the engine size thats on the boat. Plus all the other items you want with it. THe salespeople know the base price of the boat only. THey know the base cost of the outboard that was ordered with the boat. ANd they have the base of a bigger or smaller engine plus they know the promo or special that the engine man. is offering to the dealer at the time. 99% of the times a dealer can make alot more money swapping engines and the consumer does not even know whats going on. This is why many times they are trying to push you on a diferent size engine. Its all in the paperwork. THats why at a boat show when they do show a price for everyone to see, it is a show only purchase with what is on that boat. Dont try to upgrade the engine on that boat or your gonna pay for it. Another way these engines get to dealers is lets say a boat company ordered 150 200hps. THey are know getting ready to put out next year product but they still have 50 200hps in stock. There not going to bolt that left over engine on a new boat. SO they call there dealers that they work good with and sell them off to them. No one will admit this is going on but it is. 14 is the engine with battery cables.