I bought a new 115 etec 2 years ago and have nothing but praise for them, so far no issues whatsoever. mine is on a 171/2 alum armstrong center console. I previously had a 90 4stroke suzuki which was a great engine and got very good mileage. my etec gets even better mileage and runs quieter. it trolls down very nicely and sips fuel burning virtually no oil.
if you do buy one make sure you go with the xd100 oil set up, it is more expensive but you burn way less oil, the engine actually gets programed for that oil if you make that choice, and if you do make sure you don't use any other oil.
having a dealer close by is definitely worth considering. I bought mine from lordship but they have since moved out to delta, lol. I am in north van so that was a bit a bummer for me lol, haven't needed to go out there but will have my 3 yr (first) service coming up in a year. haruna is now an evinrude dealer and service provider and are close, I have never used them except to buy a merc 6 hp 4stroke kicker from the boat show 3 years ago ( that motor has 1 hour on it lol). if any of you have any feedback on haruna maybe you could pm me as I will most likely be using them in the future.
I love my etec and like mentioned above it is so easy to winterize and also very easy to flush the engine after each use as the motor doesn't have to be running, fitting on the back of engine for a garden hose, just don't do what i did and use a high pressure hose (at lionsgate marina) on it, i blew the rubber gasket out and cheap bracket off the water connection, easy fix and was happy to put a better more secure clamp on that connection.