Skeeter DEFINITELY. They have weathered the economic woes better than all the other manufacturers and have built a quality product for the last 60 years. Even on a used boat the second owner gets a full 10 year warranty on structural components You cant beat the ride and handling of these boats and no way would I take an evinrude over Yamaha. I run merc for years and after switching to Yamaha years ago will never own anything else