"Capt John" wrote in message
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I would go with a Mercury, lots of dealers, no problem
getting it fixed if it has a problem. And if you put some hours on them
they all wear ...

Figure on
an engine like this being with you for a long long time. I would stay
away from a Japanese engine for that reason. I don't care what anyone
says, your just not going to be able to get parts for them years from
now. They'll just tell you to buy a new one.



Mecury makes some good motors and have in the past, but their older parts
situation is changing rapidly. Many parts less than 20 years old are now no
longer available (NLA). So far, Johnson and Evinrude older parts can still
be ordered for the most part, and used parts places can usually find what
you might need.

Bill Grannis
service manager