E-Tec worth the risk when they cost as much as a medium sized car???

from OHIO says from what i hear... Etec's are having their problems, and Verados are doing well so far. :o)

From some of the forums, plenty more will try to keep you up to date.

K

"... The Vrat club jumped all over me after I asked a guy in Cape May how he liked his Verado's. He lifted two engine covers of the three that were on the 38 Fountain and both were waiting on new powerheads. Then he stated a buddy was also waiting on another powerhead for his Vrat on his boat. I was called a liar, a Merc hate monger and few other choice words because I didn't have pictures. Since then I've seen several of them apart in dealerships and more than few being towed in. These Vrat boys are definetly running with tight blinders on."

"K. Smith" <ksmith@msn.com> wrote in message

I like the simple technology of 4 stroke, but have not seen anything to support Karen's position, and have only heard positive support by owners and professionals in the business. If Etec was the disaster that Karen believes, all 4 stroke mfg'ers and dealers would emphasize the unreliability of their product and the problems with Etec. I have not seen anyone using this as a sales tool against Etec.

This is old news... or perhaps I should say, "An old troll," posted here some months back. Here's the link to the original claim: http://www.wmi.org/bassfish/bassboard/boats_motors/T82453.htm but as you correctly surmised it is an unsupported statement made by a supposed observer. I remember this post, partly, because K reveled in the boat owners loss of property. I thought that was just wrong.

Again, as you noted, this is a person with an axe to grind. As past performance is a predictor, you aren't going to see any reliable or factual supporting evidence.