200 hp.......
Sorry, I did re-read your post and see where you did in fact state that. From what I've seen of these boats, they are nice. But there have been complaints in the forum from owners that it porpoises quite a bit. I think this is due in part that the V-6 engine is heavy, making it back heavy in the hull. So you may be looking into the trim packages as an option if it's not already equipped.
The forum has roughly 3 % of Mercury M-2 owners, who have had major complaints about it, but if you are considering it and you know that you can find repair work for it, then you'll be happy with it as a family boat. I have two small children and the only thing I would caution is that these boats can turn on a dime. The first time I made a turn, the pump hooked the nose hard and it spun out, throwing my 6 year old daughter across the isle. Lucky, the tube was there to soften the impact. I've since learned to make the turns slow and deliberate.
Finding a specific answer to your question may be hard. I believe rookie101 owns the M-2 boat. If you don't hear from him here in the forum, try a PM.
I just noticed your subject line asking "what's a hybrid Seadoo. Hybrid, in this case, means it's composed of two different manafacturers. The Bombardier Corporation, which is the maker of Seadoo and Skidoo is integrated with the engine maker, which is Rotax. These boats made from 2000 to 2005, were Mercury's 2nd attempt into the jet powered engines. During this time, they were the larges horsepower engines that Seadoo could put in these heavier boats. But now, with the 4-TEC, Rotax engines reaching 255 horsepower, with less engine weight, the Mercury engines were discontinued. This is why they are considered a hybrid Seadoo. Here in the South, it's hard to find a Seadoo dealer that still works on the Mercury motor. Since their mechanics are primarily trained on the Rotax 2 cycle and the 4-TEC engines.
