Hey I heard that! lol well congrats! I think ya made the right choice---that's fur sure!
I think C-Dory did the right thing back when they chose to go with (at the time) the best outboard there was (a four-stroke) but times have changed... others now have a better... (yes better) four-stroke to offer now! I think C-Dory must get real good deals with Honda, to stick solely with Honda!
Here's the conclusion I have come to on the matter. Anytime you take an engine... make it simpler (less moving parts) and make it breath better (more fuel efficiency, quieter) you have an engine that is (at least technically) less prone to a failure, and an engine that is not wasting it's own energy, trying to move more of it's own valve-train parts!
Nothing against Honda! Hell we own an Accord, a Honda generator, and I bought - a few years back - a Honda 5 kicker, for the RedFox.
Some of us need a little more power for our C-Dorys! It's good to compare all the brands, then make up your own minds. Every manufacturer, certainly has produced there junk at times to (we won't go there now)
Hey you knew I'd take the bait! lol Boys and their toys! hehehehe :moon