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I went with a Honda 225 last year and love it, no problems. I have a 1989 23WA. I am not a speed demon and cruise around 26-28 mph @ 3700/3800 rpm and get really good fuel economy. I installed a Northstar fuel flow gauge and watch it to see what the consumption is and adjust the rpm as needed to maintain good economy. I try to keep the fuel consumption close to the 5/5.3 gph. As you increase the RPM the consumption goes up dramatically. I am running a Power Tech/Honda 14 1/4 X 17 4 blade prop and raised the engine up 2 holes to stop the proposing.I think I could go down a hole and not have a proposing problem. With these numbers, the mid range economy is great.