Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
What are you guys getting for fuel efficiency on your four strokers?
In Gph if you please.

What about maintenance costs - general operating costs?

It would appear that I might have to switch out of ETEC and go with
#$%^$%%^#$^$%#$%$^&* Yamaha's or Suzuki's to get the boat I want.
Which annoys me no end.

No, I will not go with Mercury under ANY circumstances.


I burn about 10gph pushing my Parker at 28-30 mph. The rig is over 7000
pounds with engine, fuel, and a couple guys aboard.

I haven't had any "maintenance costs" on the engine, other than end of
season winterizing. That is, nothing has busted or needed adjustment.