[mjquatt]

Thanks for all of the great information. It sounds like it is a matter of weighing out all of the options. Now let me throw a little curve in here. In 1999 OMC introduced the infamous FITCH engines. From what I understand the fuel delivery system was cutting edge but the computers were crap causing lots of problems and a bad name for OMC. In 2001 OMC reintroduced the system as the RAM FITCH. Pretty much the same delivery system but with new computer software or whatever? What this means for some of us bargin hunters out there is that because of the trouble with the first series of FITCHs the resale value on these motors is fairly low compared to a Yamaha or a Mercury. My question is are these later model RAM FITCHs worth looking at or did they have the same problems as the originals?