I’m leaning towards the VF150, guess it’s sex appeal is working on me and it out preforms the F175 based on the performance charts, Links below:

http://yamahaoutboards.com/sites/default/files/bulletins/SKT_MX1825_VF150XA_2014-10-01_WLY_0.pdf
http://yamahaoutboards.com/sites/default/files/bulletins/SKT_MX1825_F175XA_2014-07-24_WLY.pdf

Thanks guys for your replies Trying to justify the added expense for the full windshield. My wife will be going out with me a lot and she gets cold real easy. I thought the full would keep her warmer and it sounds like it’s worth the cash. Keeping her happier when spending this kind of money is always a smart thing to do.

I’ll probably be fishing by myself most of the time, My wife & I the rest of the time and on rare occasions 3 to 4 people in the boat max.

Dean thanks for your reply. You make good points on the Kicker Motor. I hadn’t thought about it as an emergency backup which is important to me because my wife will be with me on most trips. Guess I’ll be adding the kicker.

I’ll also be opting for the 3 bank battery charger, good to know that’s what SBC stocks.

I’m leaning towards the New Minn Kota Ultrex Link (coming out this December) mainly because it’ll be easier to mount a (future buy) Humminbird 360 to it in the future. I even heard a rumor they are designing a 360 Ultrex mount. Also the Ultrex will give me the cable response when I fish for bass down south.

Hi Dean, Southern Ohio, In fact you guys sent me a preliminary quote last week on the MX1825. Just trying to educate myself as much as possible on how I should configure it. There is a lot to learn with all this new Technology.