Growing up in the 1960s we were Johnson and Evinrude people. The only ones using Mercs were those little hydroplanes and speed demons.
Still have my 1974 15 horse Evinrude outboard. I love the low profile the thing has, easy to look over the top of it.
agreed... NO Mercs for us either, they NEVER could idle without dying... Johnson 70hp just purred at idle for hours without a stutter. Mercs for speed, Johnson’s for dependability.