Hope you have good luck with your boat. I have the same boat, 2002 Tracker with a 40 Merc. I bought it new in January 2003. It was the leftover showroom model. I have fished a lot of places in mine. Santee Cooper, Guntersville, Kentucky, Barkley, Berlin, Ohio River plus all the local lakes around my home here in Eastern Kentucky. I really like my boat and the 40 is great on gas! Having said that I hope to upgrade to a 75HP someday just to be able to cover more water on some of the bigger lakes. Besides that I am a pretty big guy and two of my fishing buddies are bigger than I am. I never take more than one person with me but with two hefties it gives the little 40 all it wants. All in all it is a great rig and it didn't break the bank to purchase and it has given me great service and a whole lot of fun!!!!