[Vicfish]

I've been running twin 150hp 2 strokes on my 23CC for 4 1/2 years and they are really worth the money. Before the Yamahas I had 135 Rudes for 24.5 years and had lots of troubles like blown engines and the damn things were impossible to start on a cold morning. They did run for a long time but I spent a lot of time on maintainance. They powered my Fishing from NC to Florida to Texas to California. If they still built them that tough I say get them but I think OMC financial problems aren't over. Ask any old evinrude dealer that got left out in the cold when OMC went under.

If you can afford 4 strokes do it.

I've owned Mercurys, Suzukis, Evinrudes and Hondas, nothing has compared to the Yamahas