I have owned a 2014 Starweld 1800 for 3 years now. The boat came with a 115 Yamaha 4 stroke. I am very satisfied with the motor and mostly satisfied with the boat. I have not experienced the listing problem in the previous posts. I have the starting battery on the rear port side and 2 marine batteries on either side of center in the bow. I use it for fishing mostly and have been in rough water on the Delaware river and bay which it handles no problem. My one issue is with the hinges for the gunwale storage compartments, each side. The hinge mounting screws are about 3/8″ long and don’t seem to grab far enough in. I’ve had 1 on each side come loose and had to drill new holes and add longer screws to remount.
I agree about the lack of customer service from the parent company. It seems they prefer to be hands off and have everything go through the dealer. I will contact the person and # listed above to see if they have a remedy for my hinge problem.