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Everything stated above is true but consider the source when reading Larry's statements. Larry is a proactive boat owner with respect to maintenance where many owners are reactive. What I mean is most folks don't maintain their boat and motor to that level.. they repair it after it breaks.. now how many people have owned that motor over the last 3 decades and how many components are about to fail? You're not buying a 1 owner motor from someone like Larry.

Certainly a best case scenario is a fine baseline when considering what that motor is capable of, and Larry's input when it comes to classic Mercurys always has merit, but keep it in context. Unit specific past history is everything when considering a 28 year old motor.

Having said that, the 2.0 Mercury V6 is certainly among the best in it's class and one of the best outboards I've ever owned.

Chris