Mercury 450R - any issues?
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There is good news for anyone that is not happy with them. The market demand is very, very, high so selling them will be an easy task. I ordered a set a couple weeks ago and I will be lucky to get them before new years.
Joe
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Hi!
How many months do they estimate it takes to deliver them? I heard as much as 9 months ...
Cheers, Toffen
How many months do they estimate it takes to deliver them? I heard as much as 9 months ...
Cheers, Toffen
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updates: Earlier this week, after waiting for my parts the last 3 weeks or so, all the parts came in with the exception of (2) boost valves which..wait for it...were on backorder. Mechanic contacted whomever in mercury and they didn't have a time frame for when the part would arrive. So that sucked. Yet again, waiting. Apparently, after being frustrated, I reached out to some of the right people. Parts were here miraculously by Friday. Good news, now just have to wait for mechanic to install and hope its good to go. Again, maybe I just got an early motor, or just have bad luck but, it's literally been something with each motor. Its nice to hear that people have 1000's of hours with them already with no issues however, that is far from my experience.
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Michael Fiore (05-21-2021)
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updates: Earlier this week, after waiting for my parts the last 3 weeks or so, all the parts came in with the exception of (2) boost valves which..wait for it...were on backorder. Mechanic contacted whomever in mercury and they didn't have a time frame for when the part would arrive. So that sucked. Yet again, waiting. Apparently, after being frustrated, I reached out to some of the right people. Parts were here miraculously by Friday. Good news, now just have to wait for mechanic to install and hope its good to go. Again, maybe I just got an early motor, or just have bad luck but, it's literally been something with each motor. Its nice to hear that people have 1000's of hours with them already with no issues however, that is far from my experience.
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OLDRAT (04-04-2021)
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Toffen,
There are several manufactures that have 100 or more motors on order. If for some reason they don't take them at the time of production, then they will call the next on the list. With the way boats are selling at this point, I don't hold much faith in getting a call before years end.
Joe
There are several manufactures that have 100 or more motors on order. If for some reason they don't take them at the time of production, then they will call the next on the list. With the way boats are selling at this point, I don't hold much faith in getting a call before years end.
Joe
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No mechanical issues thus far for me (knock on wood).....however they are a pain in the azz to flush.....the access plugs on the Cowlings seem to create a vacuum and most of the time I have to use pliers to turn them to open and then the hose barb only comes out about an inch and it is a b*tch to hook the hose up....I am sure someone way smarter than me (which would be most) has figured out a hack to make it easier
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updates: Earlier this week, after waiting for my parts the last 3 weeks or so, all the parts came in with the exception of (2) boost valves which..wait for it...were on backorder. Mechanic contacted whomever in mercury and they didn't have a time frame for when the part would arrive. So that sucked. Yet again, waiting. Apparently, after being frustrated, I reached out to some of the right people. Parts were here miraculously by Friday. Good news, now just have to wait for mechanic to install and hope its good to go. Again, maybe I just got an early motor, or just have bad luck but, it's literally been something with each motor. Its nice to hear that people have 1000's of hours with them already with no issues however, that is far from my experience.
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GatorMD (05-24-2021)
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