Unfortunately, I purchased a factory built boat with the - now required in the USA - electronic controlled engine.. I can hardly wait for the first problem... So to chime in with Bob, the simpler the systems the fewer the breakdowns... Besides my boat, as a case in point:. A friend at the airport has a late model pressurized airplane with all the electronic and electromechanical bells and whistles... When he flips on the master switch the panel looks like a pinball machine... HIs plane is not flyable more often than it is - waiting on either some specialist mechanic or a rare part... My clapped out, 1957 dinosaur of a plane is always ready to fly - nothing much to break down... And when it does (rarely) the parts are available locally... As when I had a magneto that suddenly started misfiring on a trip, the local mechanic looked at the shorted magneto coil, and said, "Ya know, I think I've got some used ones up in the attic." 45 minutes later I was back in the air... Simple and common is good... denny-o denny / k8do