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jafo 01-23-2004 08:53 AM

Big Sumbits- I'll take three!
 
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Merc will be unveiling their new 4-stroke outboards at the Miami show. This is a clean sheet for them- no Yamaha influences, all Merc engineering.
Supercharged, and very conservatively rated at low boost (for the time being;) ) at 250 HP, with growth potential to at least 400.
Should prove to be an interesting new design- can't wait to see it!:)
Jim

Wally 01-23-2004 09:15 AM

holy cow!!! thats a monster! I'd love to see whats under the cover! :D

jafo 01-23-2004 09:18 AM

Merc has gone back to its roots- the inline six. I had heard of delays on its release due to problems keeping the power head sealed- supposedly the two bottom cylinders are VERY close to the water's surface.:eek:
My biggest question is octane- they made the mistake of requiring premium for both the 250XS and the 300X, and it's costing them a lot of sales.
Will the supercharger require the high octane? If it does, the scenario will be the same...........
Jim

Wally 01-23-2004 09:22 AM

any word on what the dissplacement of the engine?

boot 01-23-2004 09:25 AM

Are they using 8-71's or 14-71's !!:D :D

It looks like they have room for it !

Pure Energy 01-23-2004 09:50 AM


Originally posted by boot
Are they using 8-71's or 14-71's !!:D :D

It looks like they have room for it !

I'd love to see an outboard with a hoodscoop!

dyno 01-23-2004 10:19 AM

Cool!!!

Dave1972 01-23-2004 10:35 AM

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That's amazing....it's only a matter of time before the 2-strokers are history. The EPA laws are crunching on everyone....it's nice to see that they can still get good power in a 4-stroke. The cowl is huge but I guess if you have a supercharged inline-6 you need it!!!!

Panther 01-23-2004 01:50 PM

Won't be seeing them on any small boats. They are pretty big, and look bigger and heavier than the other 4 stroke outboards.

GLH 01-23-2004 01:55 PM

Is that guy 3' tall?

That thing is Huge.


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