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    Repowering 1998 Sailfish 272

    I'm with you. I can get black mercs relatively fast (at least that's what I was told a week ago). It's the factory white that my dealer says is going to take forever to get. I'm going to look into the possibility of painting the black engines white.
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    Repowering 1998 Sailfish 272

    58k for twin Yamaha 225s, electronic shift, including instruments and installation. 40k for 200s sounds like a very good price but I'm guessing that's using your current instruments and shifter. Was it a GW dealer that quoted you?
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    Repowering 1998 Sailfish 272

    Thanks for the info. The Suzuki dealer was trying to talk me into the 200s but I was concerned that might not be enough power for overnight trips when we're really loaded down. You've confirmed that concern. It's the Suzuki 225s in mechanical shift weighing in at about 260lbs more than my...
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    Repowering 1998 Sailfish 272

    Strongly considering repowering my '98 Sailfish 272. Any members out there with a similar boat who have repowered recently? I'm considering Suzuki and Mercury (Yamaha is a bit too pricey, at least from my local GW dealership) and prefer electronic shift. I have 225s now and prefer to stick...