Last Mercury Racing 1075s Going into Outerlimits 44 SL
11-30-2011, 10:27 AM
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Last Mercury Racing 1075s Going into Outerlimits 44 SL
The end of an era, http://speedonthewater.com/in-the-ne...its-44-sl.html.
11-30-2011, 10:56 AM
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The end of an era, http://speedonthewater.com/in-the-ne...its-44-sl.html.
11-30-2011, 11:03 AM
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Yep. Looks like turbos are the way of the furure. This can also be seen in the car industry, where more and more cars, not hi-perf cars mind you, are turbo charged. Why they did not choose the 1100s for this 44SL is anyones guess, but the buyer might have gotten a good deal on these last two. It'll be exciting to see the finished product. Did they mention where the boat is going or when it will be ready?
11-30-2011, 11:55 AM
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I'd think resale on the 1075's is going to be a nightmare. The upkeep cost is huge and the potential buyer will want the best at the price he will spend each year keeping a boat with that power in tip top shape. So the turbo engine will be the answer. The 1075 was only on the market for six years. I suspect that the new turbos will be even more prevelant then the 1075's are now. The 600, 700, or 850 customer I'd think would really contemplate the 1100 turbo on 89 octane with reliability.
Not sure when I'll buy my next boat, but having owned 1075's, the only engine I'd consider would be the merc turbo.
Not sure when I'll buy my next boat, but having owned 1075's, the only engine I'd consider would be the merc turbo.
11-30-2011, 01:18 PM
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Probably, though arguably, not, at least in the near future. But when I said the end of an era, what I meant was that the 1075SCi was Mercury Racing's first and only well-mannered, docile high-output pleasure boat engine, and the company will not use a supercharged platform for its highest-output engines again.
11-30-2011, 01:26 PM
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Probably, though arguably, not, at least in the near future. But when I said the end of an era, what I meant was that the 1075SCi was Mercury Racing's first and only well-mannered, docile high-output pleasure boat engine, and the company will not use a supercharged platform for its highest-output engines again.
But overall in the high-performance engine market, superchargers will be here for a long time.
