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Today I purchased the Merc 60 HP EFI four stroke with the Command Thrust gear case. My reasons are various but after comparing with the F70 it mainly came down to a trust and familiarity with my local Merc dealer. They had the 60 in stock and I am dropping the boat off tomorrow and will have it back in the water next week.
From what I could tell the Command Thrust 60 and the F70 are very similar in performance. Getting the CT gear case alleviated some of my low power fears when getting up on plane. The Merc was less money but not by much and I am able to re-use some of my existing controls.
I will provide an update once I have a chance to run with the new engine.
Thanks again for your input.
Ken