Just giving everyone an update. I had pretty much made my mind up I was going with a 140 Suzuki. Went to the local dealer and was not really impressed with them. Didn’t want to be tied to them if I ever needed any warranty work. So long story short, I ended up working a deal on a new mercury 115 pro xs with command thrust lower unit. I really like the dealer I got in touch with and feel like this will be a great motor for the 18. It’s about 363 lbs so almost identical weight to the 130 2 stroke I removed. And with the command thrust lower unit I’ve got plenty of prop choices so I should be able to get it dialed in perfect. I appreciate everyone’s help and I’ll be sure to post up the performance of the new motor along with pictures after I get it installed.
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