Here's a little history: Force outboards were a spin-off from Mercury at a time when Merc was upgrading technology and needed a place to dump the old stuff-- which has been upgraded in a major way at least one more time since then.

Force OB's are no longer being made, I believe, and as such are orphans. If you buy it, and something breaks, you may no longer be able to buy parts.

I put Force right along with Chrysler and Bearcat outboards--- something to be avoided.

Keith