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I understand. I think that it really comes down to a matter of how well-tuned and maintained a motor is. I would think that a Japanese motor and that Evinrude would be just as well built, but the Evinrude would obviously be more worn down with time. If you can get that evinrude tuned well and fix the shifting issues (maybe a new dog clutch?), you would be in just as good shape as with a newer motor, because a 50’s Evinrude is probably a lot simpler than a newer motor, even if it is a 2 stroke. I couldn’t blame you for getting a new motor though.
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