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horsepower is never cheaper than it is when you build a boat. I never heard anyone on this forum ever say their boat has too much power. just my opinion

I did 2 JL audio marine 10s with a JL marine amp. Sounds fantastic.

Mine was that plug in old style that was on top of my arch, I replaced mine with an all around that does not have to be put in and out.

i used to have a 2375 gcw arch with a 200 yamaha. boat ran well (wot 39mph). no power steering and did not mind not having it. Long term the horsepower is cheapest when you initially buying the boat. Btw the boat should be easily rerigged with a 200

have you considered the i/o version. I have the big block 502 and would not trade it for anything.

I think ceramic pro marine holds up better than sharkhide. just my opinion. I have had both.

You will use the boat more if it’s sitting in the water.

Usually an acid bath and pressure washing will do the trick.

Probably comes down to preference. Mercury seems to be the standard for I/o and Yamaha for outboards. I have had both. I had a 300 supercharged mercury on my last boat and it never gave a single problem but neither did the 200 Yamaha before that. I switched over to the big block 502 I/O for...

ESP is more about banking turns like a traditional v hull. Speed is similar for the two types.

The rigger probably just misspoke. Don’t fret changing props is very easy.

Make an offer contingent on condition and acceptable performance on test drive. Unfortunately dealers get a lot of dreamers and tire kickers.