Mercury 200 or 225 Optimax 2 Stroke or 200 Verado 4cyl 20" shaft Smartcraft DTS
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Ready to buy a new or used mercury 200-225hp outboard. Must have DTS and Smartcraft. Boat is already rigged with digital throttle and shift!
200 or 225 2 stroke
200 Verado 4 cylinder supercharged four stroke
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Kevin
231-534-5060
200 or 225 2 stroke
200 Verado 4 cylinder supercharged four stroke
Thanks
Kevin
231-534-5060
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175HP Verado and up are nice engines when you want the power and efficiency of a four and not necessarily the handicap of the power curve and/or weight.
the previous offerings of 150 Verado's didn't idle like the bigger models... its now a memory as the smallest remaining is the 175HP.. They shift like Glass and the fuel consumption on a heavy boat is crazy compared to other engines.
A pair of clients are running single 225 Verado's. One with 750hours and the other is about 1200hours. Both needed a prop shaft carrier seal at 750 hours... other than that - regular oil (engine and lower) changes and good clean fuel.... Happy boating.
We are going to be rigging our new work boat with a pair of Verado's. One option was to go with the four-stroke series of engines... the average fuel economy was said to be about 20- 30% going to Verado's on our application
the previous offerings of 150 Verado's didn't idle like the bigger models... its now a memory as the smallest remaining is the 175HP.. They shift like Glass and the fuel consumption on a heavy boat is crazy compared to other engines.
A pair of clients are running single 225 Verado's. One with 750hours and the other is about 1200hours. Both needed a prop shaft carrier seal at 750 hours... other than that - regular oil (engine and lower) changes and good clean fuel.... Happy boating.
We are going to be rigging our new work boat with a pair of Verado's. One option was to go with the four-stroke series of engines... the average fuel economy was said to be about 20- 30% going to Verado's on our application
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