I talked to a dealer that sells Frontier and Bluewave. He said he liked the overall ride and performance of the Frontier more. I recently bought a Frontier with a Merc ProXS 175. It's running 52'ish. I'm being told it may loosen up a little after it's broken in. I considered going with a 200. Reason I didn't was (in my opinion) not much more power at all (especially with the "regular" 4 strokes) and it came with more weight and a steeper price tag. To really get it to scream you'd have to put the Yamaha Vmax SHO. Then you have the extra cost of the motor and jack plate since that motor is not offered in an XL shaft. That boat rigged with a Suzuki 175 is hard to beat.
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