The neighbor at the lake had a previous Honda<br />on his boat. I believe it was a 40hp 4 stroke around 1999. He had this for several years and then bought a pontoon with a 2003 50HP. The previous 40 had no problems. He said he ran it through mud, weeds etc. The present 50hp had the water pump go out this spring and now he has water in the oil. He is not really happy. I told him I would see if others have had any problems with the newer Honda's.