I just got this motor about a month ago. The previous owners bought it new in 95 and used it on a pontoon boat. They took good care of it and had it serviced every year. They had no problems with it; I know them personally so I Know I didn't get screwed. lt hasn't been used in about a year. They had it winterized and put it in storage till I bought it. I put it on a 16' boat and when I was done the first thing I checked was spark, nothing on all 3 cyl. I spent two days going through everything and made sure I didn't overlook anything. I traced the problem to eithier the power pack, stator, or timer base. Ignition switch, controls, wiring all working like they should. If anybody has any ideas on a easy for sure test on them it would be helpful. also this was a vro; which from experience i removed and put a regular fuel pump on it. I checked all wiring from vro and nothing should stop the spark. This would be the third Johnson/evinrude that i did this to and I never had any problems with this in past. Is it common for these to lose spark from sitting?