well i did it... i traded the Mercury 50 for a Johnson 9.9 (converted to 15)... even swap! the johnson starts and runs flawlessly!

also doing this got me inspired to start the tear down on my boat! heres some new pictures from today...





next is to take out all the NASTY WATERLOGGED foam!!! YAY!!! haha.... you should have felt how heavy the old plywood was! at least 3x's as heavy as new plywood.