Just checked the merc web site. The 125 2 stroke weights in at 348 lbs.
The 90 and the 115 4 stroke both weight 386. Not enough of a weight
difference to worry about. My guess is the dealer has smaller motors and
does not have one of these in stock and wants to sell what he has. I would
highly recommend the 115 4 stroke which is EFI. If you can't afford that
then the 90 4 stroke would be the least engine I would go w/. 4 people in a
17' boat needs plenty of power to get on plane. A 60 or 70 is just not
going to be enough. Does not have enough torque to get the job done.

As for the post about offering 30% less than what the dealer wants is way
out of reality. A dealer does not have $3000 to play with on a $10000 boat.
His profit is more like $1000 which is not a lot when you consider the fact
that a large dealer may sell 100 boats a year. A small dealer is lucky to
sell 50 boats a year. This is why so many dealers have gone out of business
in the last few years. He may be asking $1500 more than his cost but that
is probably about all. He might come down by $500 or so.

--
Tony
my boats at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com



"Bob Askey" wrote in message
m...
I am looking at a new 2004 Smokercraft Stealth 17foot. The boat is
rated for up to a max hp of 125. The dealer package is a 2-stroke
50hp Merc which is not adequate. This boat is fully loaded with two
livewells, consoles, windshield, built in gas tank in floor. So it
will have a fair amount of weight with 4 adults in it. I will mainly
use it locally Williamette, Columbia River, lakes and bays.

I want a Merc 4-stroke for two main reasons, less gas and quiet. Plus
they don't burn oil another added expense and smell. They are telling
me a Merc 60HP Bigfoot would do the job. I am not sure that is enough
HP. Then they tell me that anything larger is too much weight in a
4-stroke that I need to go with a 2-stroke.

At this point I am really not sure what to do. Please help.

Thanks,
Bob