Yo jerryandpam,<br />I don' know what kind of "headache" you're anticipating, but if you don't bump your head on it and the engine is in good shape now, it should make you a happy boater. Mine is a little "earlier" than yours,('76) and it still hauls the mail.<br /><br />c/6<br /><br />Hooty
I have a pair of Evinrude (1996) 175 HP Ocean Pro's and their great...You might be thinking of the problem Evinrude had a few years ago with the Ficht fuel injection. That was a problem. Are you motors carburated? or new that 1999? Then you are OK. I'm sure you'll hear more on the subject.