I have a 20' Viper Coral Fish and Ski ( basically a 20' Viper Cobra bass boat with an extra seat and rated for a 250) with a 200 Johnson Venom on a 6' manual jack plate. This setup has done me fine for 16 years (58-61 GPS w/ 22" Raker) but I have always wanted an injected motor. I am approaching a repower decision. I am eyeing a couple motors - '15 250 (non-HO) G2 or a '13 250 G1 HO, both with 200ish hours.
My questions are:
1) Will I see a significant difference in fuel economy and/or performance between these 2 motors
2) Were there any defects in the "new" G2s I should watch out for?
3) The 250 has a 25" shaft. The owner suggested since I have a jack plate, motor could just be mounted higher on plate and move plate up to get appropriate height....Is this kosher?
4) In your opinion, is it worth the EXTRA $9k for a recreational boater that gets out 3 weeks out of the year tops? I don't care what other guys are saying, I REALLY LOVE the way the color matched side panels would match my boat.... I'm a "matchy" kinda guy. I mean the repower with the G2 will cost more than the whole boat setup did in 2001.
Thanks in advance!