powrofone

so Joe... did you buy a boat that comes with a Evinrude as a standard or did you buy a boat and pay to have the motor swapped? The dealers in my area almost exclusively use merc...and to have them put on the E tec is expensive...really expensive...none of the dealers thus far will give me the full value of the merc on trade in so I have to add whatever the difference is to the cost of the e tec PLUS the charge to install the motor...adds thousands to the cost of the rig

lets see...what manufactuers use Evinrude as their main motor...Triton? Who else? Mercury is number one on the water because they have a deal with all the manufactuerers I think...not because they are the best...just because you have a hard time finding a new boat without a mercury shoved up its butt. I do not have alot of choices in my area in fiberglass bass boats...Tracker made boats...Stratos about an hour and a half away...Ranger about the same...all the rest much further...all those dealers use merc's and will not put on an Evinrude without a hefty charge (low trade in value on the new merc, pay balance on evinrude plus install)

thanx tradguy

I have been researching boats and motors for months now. My wife and I plan on getting a new boat for the 2006 season. While I have settled on a 2 stroke model over a 4 stroke model for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is maintenance and simplicity of construction, the Evinrude E-Tec is climbing to the top of my list. I would however like to talk with some folks running the E-Tec, WHY THEY DO NOT LIKE THE E_TEC, why they love it....what motor they would choose...etc etc etc.