Suzuki DF140?

[SkunkBoat]

I have a 2004 DF140 that I bought new. I absolutely love it.
Its a great fit for my V20. It is so smooth and quiet.

The problems that I have had are;
In the first year there was an intermittnet connection in the fuseholder that caused it to appear that the battery was dead. The Tilt didn't work and it didn't turn over. Found the problem by wiggling the wires inside the cowl. Fixed by dealer ASAP.
The cooling water "piss aimer" fell off. Replaced by dealer. (That appears to be common with Suzukis)
There is some bubbling of the paint on one of the cowling clips. I see no other problems with corrosion.

I have 520 hrs on it. I'm in salt from May thru Nov. Motor up & out of water when docked.
I always flush it with freshwater for 2 minutes while I'm cleaning fish...

Aside from the fuseholder problem, it has started on the first turn of the key for 6 years , no matter how cold or how long it has sat.
I can't imagine that any other motor could be any better. I know my old Mercury 150 was a loud, blue smoke spewing, sputtering, stalling, not starting in November when the Stripers are running, piece o' crap.

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