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2 hours ago, top_dollar said:

Agreed.  I probably only use mine 15-20 times per year, but my brother and I only have about 5K invested in it.  Living in St. Louis county, there are a few pretty nice bass boats in my area that I have never seen out of the driveway. 

Maybe you don't get up early enough...😁

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Having a Pontoon with a 40 be aware you'll probably not be able to cruise above 20 MPH and probably closer to 15. Most older pontoons were woefully underpowered. 

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On 7/12/2022 at 10:42 PM, fishinwrench said:

The 40-75 HP 2-stroke Mercs are fine units.   No issues with the oil injection system on those.   

Their weak areas are the tilt/trim system, and the charging system (stator & voltage regulator).   Keep a good fresh battery installed and you likely won't ever have any trouble......but run it around on a battery that is about to puke, and you'll be sorry.

Thanks wrench--your insights are valuable, how much does Phil pay you to provide such knowledge to all on the forum?😎

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On 7/14/2022 at 1:03 PM, dblades said:

Having a Pontoon with a 40 be aware you'll probably not be able to cruise above 20 MPH and probably closer to 15. Most older pontoons were woefully underpowered. 

Understood, If I were to go any faster, I might spill my cocktail!

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