After a month and a half of trying to find a suitable motor to get the old boat up and running again, my wife and I had a long talk last night. We have $2,500 set aside for for the motor. We have previously looked at a new 1754 Grizzly Tracker with a side Console and 50hp Mercury ELPTO that was priced at $12,500. Thinking now about going ahead and just using the cash as a down payment and financing the boat so I can get my boys on the water during spring break next week.

If you know anything bad about the Grizzly/Merc combo, now is the time to tell me...