Would solidify why everyone is going hard to add above 50' models in the CC market - big hulls need big push.

Seven Marine had a niche market and with them gone, if the speculation is true from Merc, there is no competition and full demand from end users and builders alike!

https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us/...ries-business/

.

There is a short video of it running and it runs good.

No info on range or battery requirement though.

Confirmed on THT - 600 HP V12's. It's still being speculated whether or not only the lower units rotate while the powerheads remain stationary, but the spacing of the motors in the leaked pics appears to suggest that's a possibility. At least Merc still has some surprises for the reveal tomorrow. Scuttlebutt is that they are lighter than Yamaha 425's but that too remains to be confirmed.

I wonder what V angle.

Yamaha 425 = 952lb @ 25" / 977lb @ 30" / 999lb @ 35" dry
Merc 450R = 702lb @ 25" / 715lb @ 30

Probably not 90 degrees, I'm guessing; even If only due to the packaging advantages of a shallower angle (narrower).

It's apparently been confirmed that they do feature fixed (non-rotating) powerheads with steerable, dual-prop lower units.

And they weigh 1,300#s apiece..........