My wife has a gallery of Brian Cox pictures on her office whiteboard and she’s just written this poem. Should I be worried?

Ode to Brian Cox

Brian Brian
You’re as brave as a lion
You stand in tall places
And hot ones too
You’re accused of dumbing down
But nothing stops you
There’s billions and billions
Of everything out there
But Brian you’re the real star
When it comes to floppy hair

This is a peach of an engine. We bought it with a boat a guy from littlehampton yacht club, who bought the engine off another member who said he got it from the RNLI.

It starts on the button and has some service history. Here’s some of the spec:

• 2 stroke
• Standard shaft
• No remotes
• Electric or manual start
• 2003 model

I also have it listed here: http://www.outboards4sale.co.uk/detail/fatherID/35/TypeID/50/ListingID/16/furl/mariner-40hp-ex-rnli-outboard-1000