I had an old Chrysler bass boat hull matched with Chrysler 35 h.p., circa "early 70's." (Did they really have fiberglass way back then??? - jk) Ran OK for what I was using it for which wasn't much (no trips far from home). The lower end finally went out on the 35 after some months of coaxing and babying. Local outboard guy said "don't bother" when I asked him about fixing it. Instead, he sold me a used 50 h.p. Force for real cheap. THIS 1988 50 h.p. FORCE HAD THE EXACT SAME BLOCK AS THE OLD 35 h.p. CHRYSLER. I was amazed that there had not been substantive change in the basic engine design in probably 15 years or more of manufacturing.

I have to agree 100% with the above explanation that the Force technology was old technology. But I also agree with another of the above comments that these motors will treat you right if you treat them right. Perhaps I had one of those late model units that had a better rep than the older ones. But I liked my 50 h.p. Force because it was a low cost motor that ran well. I sold it this year after owning it and runniing it for 8 years. As far as I know it is going strong today.