DING!

The data is inconclusive. All based on anecdotal reports. All based on
different styles of use. Big exceptions to both sides of the stories. I know
of no accurate published "mean time between failures" data. And we all know
the stories - good and bad.

-W

"Finn" wrote in message
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followed the thread but couldn't actually conclude anything......

This whole thing comes down the the old "George Washington's hatchet" story

This is the hatchet George Washington cut down the cherry tree with.
It has a new head and the handle has been replaced a few times but it is the
same hatchet!

If you keep fixing an old outboard it will go forever.
In a purely anecdotal account, the powerhead and foot internals of my Mariner
75 went over 3000 hours without any attention but I did replace the stator,
tilt/trim was rebuilt, replaced all the solenoids at least once along with the
usual maintenance items (water pump, plugs, carb kits etc).