WOW, what a bold new idea. Lets all count the days until Merc jumps back on the 5 year warranty band wagon. Evenrude never left, could that be part of it? The "great track record" comment is really hard to judge. Seems like sales have been strong in the last month without the additional warranty. The other thing is, we have made our Yamaha dealers a bunch of extra money selling additional YES coverage with the new engines. Now here comes the same old idea to take that extra money right out of the dealers pocket. Why not give the dealer a rebate or extra co-op or something that will help him directly. Taking money away from the sale does nothing but hurt the dealer. Come on engine builders, think about it. Thanks, Ken