I came a long way to.......got her on the back of the head from about 4ft away!!!

On another note.......

First year of the sho, right???

I wouldn't get one yet........remember first generation e-tecs?

Dude you cannot compare a sho to a etec,whats wrong with you? :D Yamaha has a great warranty,nothing to worry about.

Dude you cannot compare a sho to a etec,whats wrong with you? :D Yamaha has a great warranty,nothing to worry about. On another note,your a sick bastard. :*****:

Nothing to worry about????? There's nothing that warranty will do for you when your broke down in the middle of nowhere with no other boats around........

That can happen with ANY motor on the market. That is a chance you take when you leave dry land.:shaking:

One thing to check on......where's the gas tank in that boat???

There is no way that motor pushes that boat 53. My boss has the same boat with a 225 and it tops out at 56.

Thanks for the input on the motor. I am thinking hard about upgrading but with a 150 I am looking at 41k out the door. The boat is rated for a 250 if I go with the 225 for just $500 more and a few more pounds in weight I could go with a 250. I have thought about just buying the hull it getting a low hour 250 two stroke. I agree that the two strokes are better motors. I currently have a 2010 Carolina Skiff J16 with a 2009 Yamaha 2 stroke 50. I bought this because I prefer a 2 stroke. Less Maint etc. The only good thing to me about a 4 stroke is fuel economy but the HPDI's are nearly as good.

I have thought about looking for a rigged out late model boat but was told there are new laws about sales tax? I was told you will have to pay sales tax on used boats now the same as you do on used cars when you go to register. Is this true? If not a newer used boat would definately be the way to go. Hell the sales tax alone on this boat is $3038.00 The dealer I am talking to right now is Southern Outdoors. I bought my Carolina Skiff from them and they agreed to take it in trade so I won't have to sell it. The good thing about trading it is what they give me in trade is deducted from the price of the boat before sales tax and saves me some money. I am not going to do anything until around Jan Feb. I was told I could save a lot more money if I wait until then because that is when the boat show prices will be out. Also the told me I would likely get a better warranty on the motor then due to sales incentives.

Go on the Yamaha website on the tab performance bulletin. I just looked and they have this same boat tested with a 225 and 150 Yamaha four stroke. FYI, I find that their data is pretty accurate. When I bought my boat I looked at the data compared to actual since my was tested and I was impressed with how accurate it was.

500 more for the 225...do yourself a favor and roll with that man. Southern outdoors is good people.

Spec in a box that is what I thought. Here is a link to the Yamaha site with the performance data for both the 150 and 225. It says it will do 62 with the 225 which will back up what I have read on other sites. That is freaking flying on the water with a 225 I have read it will do close to 65 with a 250.

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/assets/p...ay-f150txr.pdf

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/assets/p...ay-f225txr.pdf

No $500 more from the 225 to the 250 it is $7000 more from a 150 to a 225/250. The 2200 Pure bay is a 21' boat it is not 22'. It is the same length and width as the Frontier 210.

Just remember the SHO 200, 225, and 250 all way the same so if you are rated for the 250 then why not get it at only 505lbs. I love mine so far but it is still new.

You will regret putting a 150 on that boat once you put your podanas,fuel,ice,and whatnot.
I would not put anything less than a 200. Read the performance report closer....they tested it in 35 degree weather with one battery and as light as possible. You would be lucky to hit 45mph with a 150 with a fishing load,and a terrible holeshot. I work at the prop shop in lafayette...we get people that buy underpowered boats all the time coming in wanting to fix the problem with a prop. It just wont happen.

Taxes........buy out of state, person to person sale and there wont be sales tax.......buy on consignment or from a dealer period and there will be!!!! And it ain't cheap!!! Can't even register it till you go to fed and local offices and pay them in cash or check.........I didn't know this till I bought mine on consignment(which you should NEVER do).......my dad got his person to person.......we learned alot in those 2 months.......

The 2009 22' Purebay with a 150 Suzuki will hit 47 top end.

As far as I know on a casual sale from an individual, you'll pay taxes on the trailer only. This includes out of state and in, call LDWF registration in BR and ask.

Paperwork is a little tricky bringing one from Texas because they are a non notary state.

La. was no taxes on a used boat till a few years ago.
You pay taxes on a boat under 10 years old now.
They get you when you register it.
You have to go thru 3 different offices to get all the
paperwork done.

source?

Not if out of state internet sale!!!!