Mercury Racing 1650-Powered Outerlimits Hits 150 mph
 

Just in, http://speedonthewater.com/new-boats...s-tops-150-mph.

DAMN!!!!!!

that's really all I got.....wow!

Nice job. Great speed

so I guess those engines being only available to race teams was bs? Nice for a v-bottom, but all the more reason to buy a cat!

Hmm, I thought these were only available for race boats.

Beautiful Paint. Love the lines.

Well, not exactly, but I did address that question (in a polite way of course) to Rick Mackie at Mercury Racing in this offshoreonly article, http://www.offshoreonly.com/articles...ry/power-moves.

For those who don't feel like reading the whole article or may have missed it, here's what he had to say.

“It is a race engine that runs on 112-octane fuel and has no warranty,” he explained. “But once we sell an engine to an OEM (original equipment manufacturer), we can’t control where it goes, but I want to emphasize that the engine has no warranty and is designed for racing on 112-octane fuel. The onus for whatever happens to it is completely on the owner.”

Also from the article:

Why was it originally stated the engine will only be sold to “qualified race teams?” Because as consumer-direct sales go, that was and is the truth. The first production pair of 1650 Race engines was delivered to the Miss GEICO racing team last week. Of course, as Mackie pointed out, that won’t stop OEMs from buying 1650s for the pleasure-boat customers who are either purchasing new boats or repowering existing models.

In other words if you got the coin you can have anything you want. Done

Sweet ride. Can't wait to see it at the Shootout!

I thought so, too. (You and I event traded emails about it.) And when I heard otherwise from Outerlimits, I addressed it directly with my Mercury Racing contacts. See above for the responses. Of if you prefer, check out this article, http://www.offshoreonly.com/articles...ry/power-moves.

I went live on April 9 on the offshoreonly.com home page.