30k limit, what to get

[ricky2110]

The thing keeping me away from the shearwater is the pro xs. I work with three other people who have one, two of the three are on their second lower unit, all have had coil problems, one had to change a $500 pump, and there was one more problem but I cant think of it right now. I would hate to spend 35k on a boat and motor that seems destin to give me trouble (sooner rather than later) with out any warrenty, leaving me to pick up the tab, and lost time on the water. If it had some more warrenty left, i would be on my way to texas to pick the boat up. I can honestly see my self out on that rig, stuck in BFE because of a motor problem. I realize I take that chance with any other boat I have taken out there to the islands, but the odds of this one giving me trouble seems to be greater than I had hoped. I feel like im taking a 35k gamble on the shearwater. I know the pro xs is powerful and I would love to go 60+ in a bad azz bay boat but at what cost in the end?