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Mercury outboards
On Jun 6, 12:49*pm, Oscar wrote:
On 6/6/2012 10:38 AM, North Star wrote: On Jun 5, 9:48 pm, *wrote: North Star wrote: On Jun 5, 9:19 pm, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com * *wrote: On 6/5/12 8:16 PM, North Star wrote: On Jun 5, 9:07 pm, X ` Mandump-on-conservati...@anywhere-you- can.com * * *wrote: On 6/5/12 7:49 PM, North Star wrote: To power a thousand pound aluminum boat the boat's manufacturer and the local dealer recommend spending another $4600 to upgrade to a 60 hp big foot 4 stroke over the 50 hp 2 stroke that is listed as the basic pkg engine. I can understand this if you plan on waterskiing or tubing but this seems a bit much for cruising. Dealer says the bigger motor won't have to work so hard, is better in the hole shots and will make the boat easier to resell in the future. I'm thinking spending $2700 by upgrading to a 50 hp 4 stroke should be good enough. Too bad those Mercury guys aren't still here in this newsgroup. Why is your dealer suggesting a "big foot" outboard? He's just spouting the company line. If you look at the Legend site and check out the 16 Xcalibur, you'll see that the boat manufacturer recommends the 60 bigfoot.... *which I always thought was for pontoon or displacement type boats. The local guy also mentioned that the lower end would be heavier duty... comparable to the lower ends on 75s. Well, a heavier duty lower unit isn't going to have much meaning on a relatively light alum boat like you are considering. I doubt you abuse your outboards. More like baby them. Here's the model I'm talking about... * * *http://legendboats.com/en/boats/xcalibur/16_xcalibur 75 HP max seems low for a boat that size with a nice 82" beam. *The upgrade prices seem awfully high, too. * Have you compared other boats? Missed both local boatshows this winter/early spring but have talked to the local Princecraft dealer and the Lund dealer. I went out to the new Mirrocraft dealer but he only had a couple of boats around at that time. *They didn't look nearly as solid as the Legend Gen X boats. We seem to be a bit limited here with a small market... most dealers keep a few boats around but will bring in anything you want if you put some money down. I probably should be smart and wait for the big boatshow in Toronto in February. Why are you fixated on aluminum boats? Tough and light compared to fiberglass. |
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