When Bombardier bought out OMC, they corrected the issues, and the 03's and on were fine.
They got it right again with the launch of the Etec in 05', excellent from the very first year.
Took Mercury years to get the opti max right, and yamaha has had their share of issues -corrosion included. Point being, each have had good and worse motors.
I'm reasonably qualified to comment.......I had an 04' Evinrude 200 ficht - ran great till I sold the boat. I now have the first year Etec, an 05 so 12 years old and still runs perfect. Starts instantly to idle as if fully warm every time, runs strong, easy on fuel.
Good luck with your search - do multiple source research until a clear picture of each motor / year/ reputation becomes clear.
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