engines

All, In the process of buying our first boat. Looking at a 2018 22SSRXP. What is your experience with Yamaha v. Mercury? From what I can gather Mercury might be the best choice, but looking for guidance/suggestions? Not using for water sports, but still, like a boat that can get up and go...

I just bought a new 22sslx in April with a Mercury 4 stroke 115 hp engine. We love our boat and for the first 20 hours no problem. on the advise of our local mechanic we changed the oil at 20 hours and am glad we did. when we pulled the drain plug for the engine oil about 2 cups of water gushed...