This happened to my BILs brand new Skeeter

I'd take the New Merc 250 over a 160 hour Yamaha any day! And I never had stress cracks on my old Nitro like my old Skeeter had. I'd get the Nitro with extended warranty and rig it out with the latest accessories at cost before I would ever consider a used Skeeter/Yamaha that cost more.....

I heard somewhere that Allison was the best bass boat ever? Oh, on your choices? I’d rather have the Skeeter.......but with the Merc! Can’t win huh? Seriously though, buy the BOAT you like best.

Nitro

I own a '06 21i...my fourth Skeeter...and definitely the best...boat has over 600 hrs on it and not a stress crack one..that being said...your either looking for a new boat or a used boat..both have their advantages..imo go new if you can...warranty makes peace of mind...but on the other hand there is a reason the Skeeter is higher than a new Nitro...and I'll leave it at that...

I was looking at the same two boats and ended up with the nitro rigged it up the way I wanted for 55k two helix 10s and ultrex and talons remote drain plug. By myself I can push it around 75mph. The new V8 is a beast I went with the nitro because of the mercury. I really liked the skeeter tho so I’m going to say you would be happy with either.

I’ve owned 3 skeeters, before I bought my 3rd I checked nitro and they are priced the same. Nitros come with basic trolling motor, no front graph, cheap console graph and no backup lights. If you add all the upgrades there is no price difference.

but you don't get the Merc!