I have had Mercury's, Yahama and Johnson's. I just got a new Everglades with a 250 Verado and I must say; HANDS DOWN the BEST OUTBOARD I have ever been around!!! I have many friends that fish the SKA Circuit and many have recently changed to Verado's also and they too say that they will never own anything but a Verado from now on.
And Fever is right, Verado's are a Package not just a motor. The Steering and the throttles and soooooo smooth...
Ben