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That is an excellent report, Patrick - well written and very informative. It seems like the new Mercury 150 is a really great engine, competitively priced, and should seriously be considered by anyone comtemplating a re-power..

Although the Stiletto is a very good prop. I think you would do even better with a Mercury Enertia or Tempest Plus on the engine.

You can solve your control problem by pulling the control handle off, and setting it back one cog.
In this photo, you can see the Mercury control handles set back two cogs on my Ribside 21.

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/lgolt...5548909574