250 Salt Water Series
You might be "mess'in with success" swap'in that motor out until you put a rod through the block - which could be a long time. For $16,000 you can find one that's quieter and gets another 1/2 mile to the gallon but you have to get most of them wrenched on every 100 hours (once a year) at the rate of $5-600.00 (*) and your going to put some more weight on the transom. The V-6 two stroke Yamahas are pretty bullet-proof. You hear about a stator or a module going out once in a while but mainly they just "keep on truck'in". You have the dang Toyota Camary of outboard motors, be careful 'Jones'in for a Lamborghini that you get to maintain.
(*) A similar scheduled maintenance program is usually required during the Engine Manufacturer's Warranty Period. The various outboard manufacturers have different required service intervals which must be met and the work preformed by a factory authorized dealer for that engine manufacturer, if you expect to have recourse in the event of a Mechanical failure. Many purchasers of Outboard motors do not consider or calculate the cost of required service intervals into the total cost of operation. If you don't care about the Manufacturer's warranty or are beyond the warranty period than the service interval and person whom preforms the service work is strictly up to the boat owner. OR if you live up in the woods and you're kinda' big and grouchy and nobody around the area wants to work on your motor, then you'll just have to service it yourself - and you better have one of them chain drive Zukes.
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