gofastlvr

First, the rebuild interval on the 1100 is like 300 hours and it runs on 89 octane. I for one wouldn't put 300 hours on a boat in 5 years and most of you who buy new or relatively expensive stuff won't either. Now there has been some issues with the 1350 but call Pier57 or one of the other big dealers and try and get rid of of sell a non merc powered boat and you are talking about a 30% deduct in value. Also I remember this same conversation with the 1075 a few years ago because OMG it was going to cost $25k a motor to rebuild... Now there are numerous shops who can and do rebuild them for much less and 3-5 years from now there will be a bunch of shops able to rebuild the 1350/1100 as well. They are after all just engines and however complicated with the DOHC and the turbos they are just engines with specifications that the builders will figure out and be able to duplicate at the time of rebuild.

phragle

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The difference s a 1075 is still BBC crank, rods, pistons etc, there IS an aftermarket because there are a chitload of BBC's around. THe merc 1350 is its own animal. for the number that are out there, (small) there is no return in developing aftermarket parts. Now somebody may eventually have luck in figuring out what merc frankensteined or should I say sourced from existing product lines...

44MTI

It is crazy, but that is in the ballpark of what people are paying now. This is not speculation, it is numbers from Merc and friends of mine who have had to write the checks.
Your right in that not alot of engine builders are doing the 1350's yet, and unless the aftermarket starts making parts for them it won't matter. This is the point that some people don't understand.
The 1075/1200's were just a big block with good blowers and good efi, all the hard parts were redially available from the start because this engine design has been around for decades. So we knew the Merc rebuilds weren't any issue.
The 1100-1350's are a whole new design and there are NO Parts available except through Merc. So even if you want your local builder to rebuild it, which they could, it would likely cost just as much or more because they HAVE to buy the parts from Merc. In case you have never had to do that check it out. They are at least 3-5X as expensive for regular parts that you can buy from any engine builder.
So yes, I think the 850/1075/1200 boats are going to hold a very good resale value. In fact I am already starting to see it and I think it will only get better for them.
Nothing against the 1100/1350's, if fact I love them. But for most of us they just don't make sense financially, and unfortunately alot of folks aren't going to realize this until they end up with a $100K+ rebuild.

flight club

Jamie, its 32k a side to rebuild a 1350. That includes a 1 yr warranty

gofastlvr

honestly with what Merc does to a rebuild that isn't bad! (isn't bad in performance boating means HOLY CRAP MY PANTS THAT"S EXPENSIVE!!R@#$#!!!!! to the rest of the civilized world I realize...)

LubeJobs42

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My buddy John had over 200 hrs on his 1350's in his 50' Marauder without a hiccup.

To get 200 hrs on my old boat would have taken 12 rebuilds!

Comanche3Six

32k...Expensive toys indeed.

Donziben

A friend of mine has like 170-180hrs. on his 1350's in a Cig R/R without any problems.

noli

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def 1350

because it's soooo pretty even when looked at from underneath

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SS930

What's he seeing with that package, 127-130 mph? (sorry to get OT...)