So far, I am really impressed with the SHO. This thing sips gas, much like the Merc Pro XS. The holeshot is second to none and I got it up to 80.0 today with 2 people, 1/2 fuel, and full tourny load. I think I need to re-hang the motor to get some more propshaft height with the Hydro plate and the motor still needs to loosen up some. I was thinking I could get around 82-83 when I got the boat and that is a doable number. I have 3 props waiting to try once I get it to 10 hours.
Now, the boat......what can I say, it fishes great. The day box in front of the driver's console is handy! Its hard to remember what it was like fishing out of my 202, thanks to the huge front deck of the 625. I haven't played with the Lowrance downscan/sidescan much, but it is cool.