If your gonna buy new I would say Suzuki or Yamaha 4 stroke, if your just gonna buy used motor I would say Johnson or evinrude 15 hp cause its the same as a 10 hp with a bigger carb and from 1974-1992 they are almost unchanged and have tons of parts available. Mercury and mariner in the 90s and early 2000s are nice 2 strokes and have the shift in the throttle, very nice. Stay away from older mercs.

Eating fried chicken and watermelon since 1972.

You tell me how I ought to be, yet you don't even know your own sexuality,, the philosopher,,, you know so much about nothing at all. Chuck Schuldiner