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I'm not saying that I/Os can't be reliable, I have one of the oldest boats here, it has the original engine, and drive, the drive has had some bearings and seals replaced, the manifolds have been replaced twice, starter, circ pump, etc. Normal I/O stuff. However, the work it takes every year, to keep it reliable, is considerable. I do it all myself, if I had to pay for it here in salt water land it would be considerable.
My point is that I/Os were attractive because they cost less initially, and the repairs, while more frequent, were often cheaper. However, with I/Os costing as much as an outboard, that has better performance, is much easier to winterize, has no concern with fuel fumes in the bilge, and for me, most importantly, no issue with marine growth, there is now a clear advantage in going OB. I avoided them in the past, because the old smoky 2 strokes would not be well tolerated by family members, and when the DI 2 strokes and 4 strokes became popular, I was interested in them but put off by the high cost. Now that the I/O cost is close to equal, what's the advantage of I/O? Not much that I can see, if we are stuck with cat converters in the exhaust, and 700 dollar fuel pumps just like OBs....
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