yahoo

my 30 motion has 2 2.5 ROS they are great, start no problem. Smoke a little. Have not had any probems since last rebuild, using 100% Synthetic Pennzoil oil.

I think the Synthetic Oil is the key.

Oh yeah 1 gallon per mile

Velocity Tom

Per side?

yahoo

both so it would be .5 mile per gallon each. The key is to not run them over 4,500 rpm much.

If you run them at 8k they will not last long. You can do almost all the work on them yourself, I am not especially good mechanically either.

I have taken them all the way down to send the power heads out to be rebuilt. Also important to watch the lowers close.

skydog

That boat is sweet. I for one think it needs three 280s 100%!! I had a light 25' Motion with twins and after having the ports touched it did not have enuff bottom to get on plane!! That is a big boat needs three. As far as 280s go killer motors and very turn key. I have owned 5 280s and three 260s. The 280 run so much better and work wayyyy better on a bigger boats spinning bigger props! Where you dont need the 9k plus rpms. On little A boats or baby cats the 260s are king! But with rpm comes shorter rebuild times. The 280s will spin up with a full pcm and wire harness swap but then you lose the killer 280s starting...idling, so better to just get a older 260.... In the end all my 2.5s where wayyy more turn key than my blown solid big block..... For rebuilding the 280s spinning lower rpm I say 2-300 hours and 260 with some big rpm I say 150+ this is what I have seen with my egg beaters!!! I still love Merc 2.5s killer speed for very cheap if you ask me.....
Skydog

skydog

Yea plus 280s have a switch on shifter slide bracket to cut rpms for sec, to making shifting very easy.

Velocity Tom

I'm board with Big v bottoms and that thing looks like fun. We boat a lot and I don't want to be rebuilding power heads every other month. or need to take a loan out to run it. But the cockpit looks real tight. Not much room for beach supply's and a cooler for navigational fluid,s

iamjoe

I wonder who owns it. I know its for sale at Shogren now, last year it was on eBay for a while. I think the reserve was $50K and the boat was out of Texas. Its cool but I think the price is way out of line.

Speedracer29

Shows as "sold" on Pier 57 site.