Mercury Marine unveils the new Verado today.

Supercharged even.

http://www.mercurymarine.com/

-W

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 00:50:19 GMT, "Clams Canino"
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Mercury Marine unveils the new Verado today.

Supercharged even.

http://www.mercurymarine.com/

I like the cowl styling - very nice looking.

The shark logo is pretty nifty too.

Hmmmm - I wonder if I need two new 250s for my Contender? :)

Later,

Tom
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Clams Canino wrote:

Mercury Marine unveils the new Verado today.

Supercharged even.

http://www.mercurymarine.com/

-W



A straight six, but unlike the old days...wow.

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Ya, I don't even consider it a distant relative of my "chosen species".
Well, except perhaps for the high redline.

-W

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A straight six, but unlike the old days...wow.

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Clams Canino wrote:

Ya, I don't even consider it a distant relative of my "chosen species".
Well, except perhaps for the high redline.

-W

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A straight six, but unlike the old days...wow.

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Well, I hope to see them out on the Bay this summer, and maybe latch
onto a demo ride if I can. I'd be interested in hearing if the
supercharger adds to the noise level in an interesting way.

If I ever upgrade the engine on Yo Ho, though, it'll be to a 300 hp
unit. There was a Yamaha factory rep at the fishing seminar I attended
last weekend who told me such an engine probably would be available in
three years. I suspect Merc will have 300 hp, too. That's about right
for me, because I like to get rid of outboards as the warranty expires.
I'd like to get my 30 mph cruise engine setting down to around 4000 rpm.

I'll bet these new engines have two to three times as many parts as your
chosen species...

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Yamaha currently has a 300HP DFI. They also have the 150 4 strokes for twin
installations. That's the direction I'm heading at the moment since I have to
consider the benefit of twins for trips to the Bahamas.

Dan


Harry Krause wrote:
Clams Canino wrote:


Ya, I don't even consider it a distant relative of my "chosen species".
Well, except perhaps for the high redline.

-W

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A straight six, but unlike the old days...wow.

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Well, I hope to see them out on the Bay this summer, and maybe latch
onto a demo ride if I can. I'd be interested in hearing if the
supercharger adds to the noise level in an interesting way.

If I ever upgrade the engine on Yo Ho, though, it'll be to a 300 hp
unit. There was a Yamaha factory rep at the fishing seminar I attended
last weekend who told me such an engine probably would be available in
three years. I suspect Merc will have 300 hp, too. That's about right
for me, because I like to get rid of outboards as the warranty expires.
I'd like to get my 30 mph cruise engine setting down to around 4000 rpm.

I'll bet these new engines have two to three times as many parts as your
chosen species...

Dan Krueger wrote:

Yamaha currently has a 300HP DFI. They also have the 150 4 strokes for twin
installations. That's the direction I'm heading at the moment since I have to
consider the benefit of twins for trips to the Bahamas.

Dan


Harry Krause wrote:


Yeah, I tried to get a pair of Merc 150 Optis on my Parker, but the
factory wouldn't sell that model boat without Yamaha engines, so I got
the Yamaha F225. It's a fine engine, and does drive the boat well at
good cruising speeds. But I'd probably go for twins if I were
outboarding to the Bamahas regularly. Where I do most of my boating
these days, I can see both the eastern and western shorelines and I have
yet to be out of VHF or cell range.





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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I suspect Merc will have 300 hp, too. That's about right
for me,

See this:

http://www.mercurymarine.com/pro_max_300x


-W

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 21:30:45 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Clams Canino wrote:

Ya, I don't even consider it a distant relative of my "chosen species".
Well, except perhaps for the high redline.

-W

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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A straight six, but unlike the old days...wow.

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Well, I hope to see them out on the Bay this summer, and maybe latch
onto a demo ride if I can. I'd be interested in hearing if the
supercharger adds to the noise level in an interesting way.

I knew somebody who knew somebody etc., at the Miami Boat show and got
a ride on a Hydrosport set up with a "mystery" Merc - it was probably
one of these - the time line is right.

Very impressive and VERY quiet.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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"To the fisherman born there is nothing
so provoking of curiosity as a fishing rod
in a case."

Roland Pertwee, "The River God" (1928)

That will certainly make some marina mechanics very happy. "You bought the
supercharged one? ...come right in"