Do I want a two stroke or 4 stroke?

[Fisherman]

All depends how you take care of them. My 96 Honda 25 had some gaskets replaced 3 years ago, when the mechanic looked inside he was amazed at the complete lack of wear on moving components, valve train etc. Synthetic oil was the answer, In almost 20 years of running valves had never been adjusted or required it. Compression was still at 100%. My son has had it for 3 years and put a pile of miles on it and still fine.