A decent little machine for as long as it worked (just one season), unfortunately, even though I am very meticulous and after reading other reviews, even from abroad, I had noticed that some parts of the outboard, like screws and some other parts, rust almost immediately. So I used a small brush and marine grease on all the screws and external parts, except of course the engine... but I got caught out by something I never thought to check. So this year, after not even two tanks of fuel used last year, I changed the engine oil (that's how meticulous I am), checked the foot gear oil and it was fine, filled it with petrol and pulled the starter. To my great joy, it started on the first pull and of course I bragged to my friends about my maintenance and my purchase since the engine looked like new on the outside. Until I discovered that the propeller wouldn't turn no matter how much throttle I gave it. To cut a long story short, I discovered that water had managed to get inside the shaft (vertical tube) and the bushings had rusted (of course, there were no bearings), as well as the internal shaft. Unfortunately, I was out of warranty, so now I'm tangled up in communications with the company in Markopoulo, and since they don't work on Saturdays, I haven't found a way to take it there yet because of work. In phone calls I've had, the likely scenario is that everything from the engine down will need to be replaced since you can't get just the vertical tube as a spare part (cost about 120 euros), which of course I am not going to pay. The only advice I can give to anyone buying it is, apart from what I did, to somehow seal the point where the vertical tube joins the foot of the outboard (the black lower part) because that's where the water got in for me, and of course, good luck...
Edit 4/10/25
In the end, after I managed to take everything apart from the engine down, I discovered that the problem wasn't so much with the shaft and bushings, which I cleaned and greased fairly easily, but mainly with the clutch bell bearing. It seems that moisture vapor managed to reach all the way up and rusted it, as you can see in the photo. With a lot of effort and patience, I managed to remove it and installed a new Japanese motorcycle shaft bearing to have peace of mind. After greasing everything with marine grease, I reassembled the engine and everything seems to be fine, especially since I also sealed the tube-to-foot joint with rubber glue so water won't get in there again. Generally, I would say that even though I'm not a mechanic, just handy, if you have the same problem, you'll either have to pay 120 euros to replace the whole lower part as I mentioned before, or have special knowledge yourself or a friend who services lawnmowers, because I watched hundreds of videos to figure it out, with the final cost being just the tools needed and, in the end, only a 30-euro bearing (better than the 120 they wanted at the dealership).