Karen,
For me the fallacy in your argument is that over the years we have seen
numerous people make posts in rec.boats and the other boating NGs
whenever they feel they have been slighted by a manufacturer. I can not
remember one complaint about Ficht and Etec, even with the problems they
had initially.

I would still look at a 4 stroke and compare the weight, gas consumption
and sound levels between the 4 stroke and Etec, but I can not find
anything in the last few years that validates your premise.
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Reggie
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That's my story and I am sticking to it.

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