Ok guys after months and months of trying to decide between a 1880 vexus or a ranger rt198p I have decided to go with the ranger. I'm going in the morning to see if I can get it. I'm just worried about the mercury 4 stroke.
Ok guys after months and months of trying to decide between a 1880 vexus or a ranger rt198p I have decided to go with the ranger. I'm going in the morning to see if I can get it. I'm just worried about the mercury 4 stroke.
If I was worried about the motor I would think twice.
LIFE IS GOOD
STILL CAN'T CATCH A FISH.
What the concern about the 4S? The boat is good. I've driven one.
I have one on my rig almost a year now, but let me say I have very little hours on it.....NO Problems with it. But I will say & its only my opinion is that a Yamaha is a little stronger motor than the Mercury, but there is nothing wrong with the Mercury 4 stroke.
I have a Mercury 115hp on my Triton TX18. I bought my boat new in December 2015 as a leftover and that was the first year for the new 2.1 liter 4 stroke. I've I've had it for over 3 years now and have about 180 hours on it.
The only failure I've had was the trim unit was replaced last year due to not trimming down while under load. It was a common failure and some of the trim units would also leak down when sitting. Mercury replaced a lot of trim units on the earlier models but I really haven't heard of any issues with them lately and they probably fixed the issue with the them.
Last edited by Lowerider58; 03-22-2019 at 08:25 AM.
My trim unit leaked and was replaced under warranty.
2015 Ranger RT188
2015 115 PRO XS
If your talking about a new boat i wouldn't be worried about the motor.
I love my G2 but i wouldn't hesitate to own a 4S Merc!
I have a 2014 Merc 150 4S Have not had one issue with the motor. 2014 was the first year for that motor as well. Very strong motor that you want to make sure and prop at the high end of the range. I would buy another one.
Ok guys I bought the boat this morning,but it didn't have the mercury four stroke. It has a mercury pro xs opitmax.
Congratulations and best of luck to you, I'm betting that you will love that boat...Originally Posted by Riverman11
Keep us posted.
When is the maiden voyage?
2018 Ranger RT198p
Charcoal Metallic
Etec 150HP G2 HO
24p Raker Stainless prop
82# MotorGuide Tour Pro TM
Fishes as good as anything out there, with the TM down...
When is the maiden voyage?[/QUOTE]
I pick it up next Saturday.
Post up some pix when you can...
2018 Ranger RT198p
Charcoal Metallic
Etec 150HP G2 HO
24p Raker Stainless prop
82# MotorGuide Tour Pro TM
Fishes as good as anything out there, with the TM down...
Let us know how you like the new ride.
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