Is a Verado to heavy for my 79' 23' savage?

[JohnB]

Dealer support on the Suzuki is the week spot for them. In my case, I have a dealer 15 minutes away, and 2 others about an hour a way. Mine came with a 6 year warrantee, and when I was price shopping, the verados were way out of my price range, and they were only offering 3 year. The 250 zuke was 13.1k out the door, rigged, propped, everything. The 2 stroke oil in the opti, and the high test gas in the Verado also added to the cost of the merc. Simply put, I couldn't afford the Verado.

I have run Mercs for years, and I think Optis are great motors, but they were more expensive than the Zuke. Also, if you noticed, I have a large hardtop on a Sceptre, so this rig is already heavy for a 23' SeaCraft. Weight is something I am always trying to remove, so in my case weight was a bigger issue for me.