I'll tell you what Bushwacker, I'm sure disappointed after looking closer at the Suzuki numbers. I pretty well had my mind made up after talking with a dealer that had me convinced that The Zuke DF175 was equal to the Yamaha F200. Before pulling the trigger, I decided to look over the boat tests on the Suzuki website and to my surprise, the DF 175 had the exact same numbers as the DF 150 other than it was getting less MPG on average. They ran each motor on an Angler 220FX (2400lbs) and a Bluewave 2200 (1750lbs). I was thinking that I could get 50 mph out of the Zuke 175 but after seeing that top speed on the Angler is 45 mph with either motor, I have to question if gaining 5mph is worth $5k to advance to the Yamaha F200. Right now, your suggestion of getting something to hold value for a couple years is making a lot of since. Maybe a Yamaha or Suzuki 150 is the ticket for now. Who knows. With the right prop I might even get a little better than the study with the Angler 220FX. I'd like to think the Seacraft hull design would out perform the Angler. It sure would be nice if the Suzuki 140 would get me over 40 mph. That would be an easy choice at 400lbs but it seems like any 4 stroke to push the boat over 40 mph is going to weigh in the range of 485lbs.
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