I hear you clearly on the light weight, but at the risk of spending your money, I would seriously consider a little more umph to get out of tricky troughs if it gets sketchy in those southland inlets.
I think the the 90 etec, 90 zuke, and the new 2.1 Liter 115 Merc 4-s are all good calls. Nice mix of appropriate weight to power for a V-hull. They all have gearing available to spin more prop and can probably get you out of a jam in a jiffy. Not so sure about a Yammie 70.
If you're a Yammie loyalist and thinking new, their 115 has dropped 20 lbs into the first run etec 115 weight class (375lbs i think). I think new etec 115 is over 400 lbs. Mercs Optimax is in that 375 weight range too, but once you've run in relative silence, its hard to go back.
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