Thanks for all the advise. I'm now looking real hard at the Honda 20HP. If you keep it manual pull and no electric trim and tilt it comes in at $2700...not that much more than the Mercury or Nissan, and it's lighter than the other's 15 or 18 HP.
Although at $3200 for all the bells and whistles!!!:9
How far can I stretch my bonus money???
Rob, how much research did you do on that Honda with the electric trim and tilt?