Before buying a Suzuki check iboats.com.chats and forums on outboards. Mercury and Yamaha presently share the same powerhead,this will change as Merc. develops it,s own 4stroke technology. Evinrude and Johnson are now owned by Bombadier of Canada,a reputable company that will try to salvage a mess created by OMC. I own a 50 4stroke Merc.,an 8 4stroke Honda, run both hard with few problems. Would recomend these or Yamaha. Any questions feel free to email.