Yes absolutely and ask for an Evinrude.

So i found my problem. I had it ready to take to the shop when i noticed the wiring going from under the cowling to the trim motor and thought Why would they bend the wiring in half like that. So i cut open the enclosure and found the water pressure tube bent in half. when you raise the jack plate it closed it all the way off. Problem solved with turning the clamps around.

Good catch.

On the optimax they do have the reputation of getting trash in the thermostats because of the low water pickups on the nose of the gearcase but very seldom does its cause a overheat problem.If anything it will cause the engine to run below operating temp and it will set a warning horn for engine not reaching proper temp.It will show up on CDS as a thermostat fault. The stats are suppose to be self cleaning but if a big enough piece of trash get stuck it will not open up enough to self clean so you have to manually clean them