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    2011 Sho 225

    I am thinking about buying a boat with a 2011 sho 225. I have heard there were major problems with these early motors that end up being very expensive to fix. There are roughly 300 hours on the motor. Should I avoid any of the early sho’s?

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    I would certainly have the engine checked out thoroughly = Compression test, leak down test, past alarms and if it’s possibly received a powerhead under warranty. If it has not received the new powerhead then I would continue looking at other boats.

    My 225 @ 377 hours, with a rebuilt power head @105 hours (2015), just started blowing white some after a low pressure alarm ... oil is milky as well. It was maintained to manufacture specs.
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    The shos that received new power heads were early shos . Late 2011 SHOs already had the new power head , so they didn’t need a new one. You should be fine if it made it to 300 it should make it to 1500. Most SHOS with problems blow up early

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bradley21SS View Post
    Most SHOS with problems blow up early
    This. If it's been running this long, it should be good to go!
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