So, obviously, there are people out there who don't mind paying for a high quality boat.

thanks tank and guys sharkey got some great pics of my boat at the njppc poker run couple of years ago . croozin sean is right i tried getting rid of the water mark and i messed up the picture that i downloaded of sharkeys sight the one i purchased is framed and hanging on the wall i put the xr with short imcos on the boat but i had to space it back down to get on plane the shorties slowed the boat up so i have been trying out 1 inch and two inch spacers. I might have to break out some cash and go with extension boxes. the boat runs good the way it is the 500 efis run great. Casey that boat showed up at my marina john bought it very nice boat super clean looks like it was really taken care of.

promo i don't know to much about the 525 except they run great they are a little different then my motors aluminum heads. 500 efis need the heads done at around 250hrs but not a complete rebuild i would think the 525 is similar ,575 have a blower on them so i would think you have to do a complete rebuild maybe around 300 -350 i would ask merc what the life expectancy of the motors.

does anyone know if this cig sold?

It is still for sale. I just chatted with the owner.

Thank you for the advice guys! I'm definitely still learning and value your input.

Another small difference on the 575s is they run a flat tappet cam instead of a roller. But, from what I have heard from people that have had both, there is very little difference between the output of the 575sci vs. the new 525s.