An outboard doesn't lose its value the day it breaks — it loses it the day the next buyer decides he's scared of it. In this video I count down 15 outboard motors that'll be nearly impossible to sell by 2027, and almost none of them because they stopped running.

We cover the dead-brand orphans, the rebadged engines that cost you money for a sticker, the emissions-era direct-injection experiments, the electronic flagships that trap you, the one motor I'd actually tell my own brother to keep — and at #1, a four-stroke from a company thriving right now that fails where you can't see it.

Before you buy, sell, or repower, you need to hear this. Watch to the end for the 4-step check you can run tonight with a flashlight and a part number.

💬 Own one of these? Drop the engine, the year, the part you had to hunt for, and how long you waited — I read every comment.
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