Originally Posted by
Wave to Wave
The 150 four stroke, 150 ProXS, and 175 ProXS are readily available. They are also available as certified pre-owned as well, which are great deals. On your boat, I wouldn't run the Suzuki, it's really heavy, and is geared for heavy boats. (2.5:1 ratio). You'll have to spin a high pitch prop, and suffer out of the hole. A 175 ProXS would out perform it in every way. Your boat is better off with the lighter engines.
The Mercs will be better, and the Yamaha's and Evinrude are also good. A Yamaha 175 Vmax SHO is a great engine. The Evinrude G2 150 HO is very well priced and will blow the doors off the Suzuki.
If you feel better about supporting the American companies, Merc and Evinrude are the best choices.