I have been working with outboards since 1998 when Mercury introduced its Force line-up series. Since that time, and much pain and investment dollars, I find it may be helpful for newer captains to appreciate the art of the outboard and its benefits and drawbacks by manufacture. If you are looking for reliability, ease of usage, and cost to operate; then you have narrowed down your selection to Mercury, Honda, and Yamaha 4 stroke engines as the 2 stroke engines are noisy, not as reliable, and costly to operate. All of the aforementioned 4 bangers are good engines when they are running well. When they need a mechanic's attention, the repair bills on the Asian developped engines will cost you a great deal for parts. The labor seems similar for 4 strokes weather they are US or foreign made. If buying used, one piece of advice; stay away from Suzuki and Force as parts are hard to gee by, and finding an experienced mechanic can be difficult.
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