Cuervo

Had a 19 foot Spectrum with a 125 Force by Mercury. Horrible on gas and frequently fouled plugs. I do regular maintenance on everything and have been working on outboards for about 30 years. These are just plain poor quality motors, from the parts to the designs. If you are getting into boating to relax and have fun, you actually want to be on the water relaxing and having fun. They were made to run and sell cheap and you do get what you pay for. Lots of blown cylinders on the 85s and 125s that frequently went on Spectrums and Bayliners, constant mechanical failures. Pre-89 or so Chrysler, after that upper still Chrysler and lower Mercury but called a Mercury. Never have seen many problems with the lowers failing in any year, upper half was always the issue. Its also important to note that you should never pay the same price for a boat with a Force as other brands and you should never expect to get that on resale They were overall disappointing bad motors and hopefully they disappear into the past. The shame of the whole thing is......in todays world, cheap motors aren't even an option.....but you certainly don't want to buy one of these cheaply and feed it money until you reach the point you could have purchased a nice motor that would have lasted without issue.