Has anyone run either of these set ups? What your numbers? And anyone have an idea when were gonna see the 921?
Has anyone run either of these set ups? What your numbers? And anyone have an idea when were gonna see the 921?
We have a 921 coming down the line very soon
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Buy the Pro xs, and save money, weight, and annual fuel cost.
LOL....poor Mother Mercury is STILL trying to entice us bassers with that overweight pig of a motor. Even using the old 275 Verado and putting fancy new stickers on it!
Face it Mercury, in the 4-Stroke Bassboat market, you have been SHO'd up!!!
Stay with the saltwater and Walleye guys....they work better there
I have the 921 with a Verado Pro...nothing like the ole pig mentioned earlier.
Besides running as well or better than any two stroke, the electric shift, throttle and "real" power steering is great. It is like the first truck you bought with power windows and door locks...it is nothing you "really need" but it sure will be hard to crank your windows up again.
The engine is still "TOO" heavy...but if it performs equal or better...you decide.
Not hauling two stroke oil to the tournaments is nice.
921's are being produced as we speak.
Thats odd, my FIL is a sponsered Walleye guy. He gets a new Lund 2075 loaded to the hilt every season. It always is rigged with a 300 Verado. It BARELY outperforms the same hull with a 250 Proxs...
Like I said, IMO its a GREAT motor for the walleye/salty boats. It does have some neat features (but not nessarily "must haves"). I just don't think it will EVER catch on in the bassboat market until they put it on a serious diet and improve the gas milage. It still drinks the fuel compared to comparable 4-strokes.
If you like it, that is all that matters.
As far as the original post. "Proxs Mercury Racing" Do you mean the Sport that comes with a Sportmaster? WRONG motor (actually lower-unit) for a Phoenix
Thanks veradorayYes that's the one I meant didn't realize you could only get a sporty lower
All Merc. did is throw on a new decal, and put a 275 ECU box on the 250 Verado (which now means you have to run premium fuels). There is nothing new about it. It is a weak attempt to re brand their 4 stroke as a bass boat engine to attempt to have an answer to the SHO. The Verado was a 100 million dollar belly flop for Merc. and it is never going to sell on bass boats.
I have run Ray's 921 with the Verado Pro 250 and it is a sweet motor. Very quiet and strong. The electric shift is nice and the steering is a little hard to get used to compared to standard hydralic but overall a solid engine.
That being said I ordered my new 721 with an SHO. The SHO is lighter, just as strong or stronger, gets better mpg and I don't have to run premium gas. I have run Mercs for the last 10 years and love the Pro XS on my current rig but I feel that 4 strokes are the future and Yamaha is leading the way in the bass boat market.
To answer the question posed; ProXS without question.
To KYKTB's post, do yourself a favor and look at a SHO. He's right, they are the frontrunner and look to stay there for some time to come in the bass boat market.
Love mine by the way.
Chuck D
(Currently shopping for my next bass boat)
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How can you tell if its the wrong lower is there something to it or is it just something that needs to be tested?
The Verado Pro runs perfectly fine on 87 octane...as with the Pro XS...93 octane can help performance.
Gas mileage is much better below WOT and about 1/2 gallon an hour more than the two stroke at 5800 and the Verado at 6400.
Trust me, the performance is nothing like the previous four strokes produced by Merury...
I will be at Mercury in a couple of weeks helping design the "right" prop for the Verado Pro. Can really tell what the potential of the engine after running a selection of props. As stated earlier...I am impressed.
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