Unfortunately for those of us only satisfied with a smaller boat, propelled by some fire breathing monster motor,
And THAT thought process is what has help kill the XB2002.
I can't tell you how much greif and **** has been given to me for putting a "fishing motor" that isn't from Mercury Racing on my XB2002. I know much of it is in good humor, but I also know none of them would be caught dead with a powerplant that couldn't push the boat to triple digits and scream a bazillion RPMs doing it.
Its as if the Merc Racing 2.5L EFI series of motors were the ultimate drug. People got hooked and the Law Dog came and shut it down. Now, most are incapable of getting past the withdraws and going "clean". It's almost as if people would rather see it gone than adapt their thinking.