Update: I pulled the trigger on a Merc 150 four stroke CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) back in November of 2018. Computer showed the motor had .5 hours, "the story" was that it was on a new boat and didn't run right during commissioning, so the motor was returned to the factory. Shipped it down here, got the old Yamaha off and hung the Merc... Then my Dr. told me I needed heart surgery :-(
Longish recovery went okay, but it sure slowed boat work down to a crawl. Recored deck hatches, finally got the new controls and rigging installed, new gas tank built and installed, along with all new hoses. Put an Enertia 15P on, redid the wiring, rebuilt the hydraulic steering, new nav lights, anchor roller, yadda, yadda.
Soooo... have had her in the water a couple of times in the past few weeks, only up to 4.6 hours, but so far I'm a happy camper! Once we're all broken in I'll run some numbers and post them. The boat still has a couple squishy areas in the deck, the cuddy overhead is yucky since I pulled the rabbit fur down, etc... plenty to keep me out of trouble for awhile anyway!
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1977 23' Sceptre
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