TNBASSIN

I plan on purchasing a Ranger RT188.

I plan on purchasing a new bass boat within the next 9 months and would like to get some opinions on Mercury 115 ProXS vs the new Yamaha 115 SHO vmax. I was going with the Mercury until Yamaha announced the release of the 115 SHO vmax. I've notice that there are more 4 strokes on the market on. Do you think this will be the future of outboards?

People I know that have aluminum boat have no problem on just breezy days (winds under 15 mph), on very windy days (winds above 15 mph) they don't go out. I don't plan on being on the water on very windy days. I bass fishing for the sport not to make a living. I'm going with aluminum because the one's made today are not like those of old. They are good stable boats and a good all around value. I asked about the Evinrude and Mercury to get some feed back on the two manufacturers.

i also plan on purchasing my first boat next year sometime and have decided to go with a Ranger RT 178 with a 24 volt trolling motor and Humminbird electronics. I just have not decided what outboard engine to go with. Maybe I could get some feed back on the following 2 engines. 75 hp Evinrude E-Tec or 75 hp Mercury Optimax?