FASCINATION ABOUT YAMAHA 90 HP FOR PONTOON BOAT

My Shakespeare Clubman is in a very good condititon and I would like for my new motor to become the same, using a recognized history. The owner on the Yamaha statements that the motor is often a 1998 mod. but by the photographs on the motor it appears to be to be 10 years more mature. should you look at the cowling and the color in the motor...Is