have spent over 50 hours on a 275x3 verado boat and love every minute of them. controls are very nice as are the steering. Have 700 hours on 2002 HPDI's are have not had one issue and they always start on the first try. older outboards definitely have some issues as far as fuel burn and starting. love to hear what the problem was before jumping to conclusions? 21k apiece to have them poop the bed is bull though. keep us updated on the conclusion.
