On 7 Apr 2005 19:21:50 -0400, poekw0
wrote:

I am about to buy a 17ft Pioneer. I need to choose which motor to put
on it currently I am looking at the Mercury and Yamaha 4 strokes and
possibly optimax. Any sugestions on which one of these to choose?

Yeah - get an Evinrude E-TEC in the maximum horses you can legally put
on the boat.

Later,

Tom