Couple things come to mind with the PT35.
One, the lower bracket-where the lift actuator is held-is junk. They ALWAYS break on the PT35's. Every one of them. It can be fixed by welding a gusset to it, and that will fix it once and for all-but it also adds cost to the unit, and the aggravation of having to wait for a welder to do it. If he don't do it right, it'll break...and CMC won't help if it's been modified.
Two, the actuator itself-it is offshore sourced. When it fails, and it will someday, not a single part is available for it-I guess it's made out of unobtanium or something because CMC does not service it. So you get to buy a new one, right around $400 last time I checked (just the actuator and pigtail).
Three-the relays are JUNK. CMC wires it with a pair of relays and a ton of wiring. I cut every one of them off and put a winch contactor on it, which greatly simplifies the wiring and greatly improves it's durability. To my knowledge, not one contactor has died. The factor-installed relays are a different story-almost a 100% failure rate. I think I can remember one that hasn't come back, but I am not sure he owns it anymore....
Other than that, I like the CMC. It accomplishes two things. One, allows you to raise the engine higher and two, you get power tilt/trim. A win-win situation. That said, there are a few things I don't like about the CMC-and I've addressed those, if that stuff is taken care of right off the bat, it's a great unit. If you're set on using the smaller PT&T unit, then maybe look at the Panther brand unit, which I've not heard anything bad out of-but I've only put 2 on. CMC's, probably close to 90. It's cheaper and therefore more popular, but you pay for it when the relays die when the motor's tilted up and won't go down, or you're drifting down river and come into shallow water and can't tilt up. Crunch.
The PT130, however, doesn't have that weakling lower clevis bracket. Those don't break on the 130's. But they still have the junk wiring and relay setup, and the actuator is the exact same as the PT35. And the 130 is heavier and costs a good bit more once you get the clamp on bracket. But it DOES use a standard BIA bolt pattern, where the PT35 does not, so after a PT35 is bolted to the transom and you decide later on to put a 25hp on it, with PT&T, you'll have to drill some new holes in the transom to bolt it on.
As far as the Tohatsu, I've run a 25hp Tohatsu, and honestly I liked the fact that it was 3 cylinder. It was quiet, and really smooth. But it was a dog, as far as power. It replaced a 20hp Tohatsu on a 1448, and it ran exactly the same speed and really didn't come out of the hole any better. Same speed-23 mph. Beyond that, I liked it.
The ETEC, expensive, and heavy-for a 2 stroke (160 lbs or thereabouts). "Expensive" meaning initial cost. I think close to $5000 for a 2 stroke electric start version. Don't make no sense to me to spend more money on one, that doesn't weigh much less than a 4 stroke. I guess if you must have the 2 stroke for whatever reason. But I don't want to get into the 2 stroke vs 4 stroke arguement again...everyone has their own opinions on the deal and I do too, and that's AFTER owning both.