New Mercury Outboard "The Beast" ???
01-21-2008, 07:47 PM
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New Mercury Outboard "The Beast" ???
Mercury Challenge
Mercury Marine has developed new power for outboard offshore center console applications. Mercury and Mercury Racing extend a challenge to owners of high horsepower - triple outboard-powered center console boats to run against Mercury’s newest engines.
Event Details
What: Outboard Offshore Center Console Shoot-Out
When: High noon – Thursday, January 24, 2008
Where: Fountain Powerboats Headquarters: Washington, North Carolina
Results will be announced in the Mercury Booth at the Miami Int’l Boat Show
Bring It On!
Contact Rick Mackie at 920-924-2032 to reserve your chance to run against the beast.
Mercury Marine has developed new power for outboard offshore center console applications. Mercury and Mercury Racing extend a challenge to owners of high horsepower - triple outboard-powered center console boats to run against Mercury’s newest engines.
Event Details
What: Outboard Offshore Center Console Shoot-Out
When: High noon – Thursday, January 24, 2008
Where: Fountain Powerboats Headquarters: Washington, North Carolina
Results will be announced in the Mercury Booth at the Miami Int’l Boat Show
Bring It On!
Contact Rick Mackie at 920-924-2032 to reserve your chance to run against the beast.
01-21-2008, 08:17 PM
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Maybe Mercury/Fountain should mount triples of the "beast" on the same Fountain hull for a better comparision. This way Reggie gets one win and one loss and the OSO gets to see a valid apples to apples test of the engine preformance vs. a Reggie prepared the hull. As you know, Reggie isn't much into losing!
As a side benefit, Mercury doesn't beat up a good customer.
As a side benefit, Mercury doesn't beat up a good customer.
01-21-2008, 10:02 PM
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a 38 on 4 300 xs is at 87 mph . can't wait to see what merc and fountain cook up . 
01-22-2008, 10:01 AM
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01-22-2008, 10:50 AM
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Its definetly along the lines of a big HP Opimax.I'm sure you'll see a Verado w/350 plus horse too.The "grape vine" told me the Verado in-line 6, like it is, can make 500hp w/ pcm,injector, and pulley change.
01-22-2008, 11:28 AM
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Well, at least they gave the industry 3 days to prepare.
And what goods a comparison if the engines aren't on the same hull?
What's one of these 'Beasts' going to weigh anyway? Yamahas 350HP V-8 weighs 808# with a 25" shaft.
And what goods a comparison if the engines aren't on the same hull?
What's one of these 'Beasts' going to weigh anyway? Yamahas 350HP V-8 weighs 808# with a 25" shaft.
