850 & 1075 Maintenance
01-09-2008, 09:12 AM
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01-09-2008, 09:17 AM
#44
Take a ride on a 39Vin a 1-2 chop at 90 and you won't want to go any faster.......................I much prefer the 43V.
01-09-2008, 09:23 AM
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Sure the bigger you go the better the ride, but the 43 is going to be 5 or more mph slower on the power in 3 foot and less chop.
You could save 250k and buy my 50 and go 100 in any water.
Merc. power is nice but it just seems to me once you go over the 600 hp mark you can do better from the top builders for less cash and make the power on lower oct. gas.
You could save 250k and buy my 50 and go 100 in any water.
Merc. power is nice but it just seems to me once you go over the 600 hp mark you can do better from the top builders for less cash and make the power on lower oct. gas.
01-09-2008, 09:24 AM
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Premier, you seem to be interested in the smaller costs like fuel burn but if you divide the maintenance costs and the higher insurance into the amount of hours that would shock you.
850/1075 rebuilds at 125 hours 52K is $416 an hour if they are standard rebuilds with nothing extra broken. If you pull them at 100 hours your hourly usage costs you $520 an hour. A Top Gun can be insured for 5-6K in S. FL w/ 525's but I would expect 10K+ for a 1075 boat due to 120 MPH capability and added value so that would add another $50 an hour (5K) to your annual boating budget.
If you cruise in the upper 70's mostly with 700's for $570 an hour more you can cruise in the 90's!
A 39 TG 700 boat would be the best bang for the buck in the size/ cost/ HP ratio.
850/1075 rebuilds at 125 hours 52K is $416 an hour if they are standard rebuilds with nothing extra broken. If you pull them at 100 hours your hourly usage costs you $520 an hour. A Top Gun can be insured for 5-6K in S. FL w/ 525's but I would expect 10K+ for a 1075 boat due to 120 MPH capability and added value so that would add another $50 an hour (5K) to your annual boating budget.
If you cruise in the upper 70's mostly with 700's for $570 an hour more you can cruise in the 90's!
A 39 TG 700 boat would be the best bang for the buck in the size/ cost/ HP ratio.
01-09-2008, 09:36 AM
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I have talked to JC Perf about these engines. He said that after you take the electronics off the engine it is still a large V-8 chevy. He says with nothing broken and just a rebuild he can do a 1075 for $15,000 per engine
01-09-2008, 10:05 AM
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There really is not that much difference in Maintaince of a Merc. vs any custom motor, if you compare apples to apples. The bottom end should be pretty much bullet proof for 200hrs. The valve train is still just a solid roller set up with the maintaince that goes along with that reguardless of the motor. Thebiggest difference is in the inductions system. The merc has a pretty nice efi system that helps protect itself pretty well. It is also very fuel effecient. The rebuilds could be done by any qualified shop and should cost the same as any comparable motor.
01-09-2008, 10:24 AM
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There really is not that much difference in Maintaince of a Merc. vs any custom motor, if you compare apples to apples. The bottom end should be pretty much bullet proof for 200hrs. The valve train is still just a solid roller set up with the maintaince that goes along with that reguardless of the motor. Thebiggest difference is in the inductions system. The merc has a pretty nice efi system that helps protect itself pretty well. It is also very fuel effecient. The rebuilds could be done by any qualified shop and should cost the same as any comparable motor.
Merc motors all run pretty fat. More fuel seems to thin the oil off the cylinder walls but cool the "charge". That will produce more ring wear.
