I was thinking the Eyra would probably be a little more squirrelly at high speeds. Not that big of a deal to me. I’m more concerned about how it rides in cross chop and room in the boat. I don’t like to feel jammed up when Im in my boat. BUT I do like speed. I will be running the new Merc pro xs 250 4 stroke on either both. looking forward to trying out this motor. What motor are you running on your Eyra? Im surprized and a little disappointed to hear that its not that much faster. Thanks for your input. I really appreciate it!!!