Originally Posted by paulrodbender
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Mercury Made in the USA
Funny
flash the fvck out of it
2023 Xpress H18 with 115 SHO that's optioned to fit my wants and pulled by a little Ram.
Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. Just smile and walk away.
I am wondering what percentage of parts are actually made in the USA, since I do not know of any company making 100 % of any vehicles or motors without outsourcing parts for them.
Harley Davidson, made in the USA. Nice looking motorcycles but if you want longevity unfortunately Japanese is better. Same with cars, trucks and outboards. Hard to beat Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki. For the record I have a 2022 Mercury 225 with only 38 hours on it. No problems with the Mercury but if I had the choice when I bought my boat it would have been a Yamaha. All my Japanese cars, trucks, dirtbikes, street bikes, jetskis have never let me down. Even the HPDI’s and OX66 motors were great and never left me stranded. Added bonus, ***if you haven’t heard yet, you can flash the Yamaha***
I would have gone Suzy on my boat even if it made it a couple mph slowerHarley Davidson, made in the USA. Nice looking motorcycles but if you want longevity unfortunately Japanese is better. Same with cars, trucks and outboards. Hard to beat Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki. For the record I have a 2022 Mercury 225 with only 38 hours on it. No problems with the Mercury but if I had the choice when I bought my boat it would have been a Yamaha. All my Japanese cars, trucks, dirtbikes, street bikes, jetskis have never let me down. Even the HPDI’s and OX66 motors were great and never left me stranded. Added bonus, ***if you haven’t heard yet, you can flash the Yamaha***
2023 Xpress H18 with 115 SHO that's optioned to fit my wants and pulled by a little Ram.
Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. Just smile and walk away.
Not a popular opinion, but a 250 SHO is faster than a 250 ProXS, and I have each on the same hull, 2016 BassCat Puma/SHO vs. a 2022 BassCat Cougar/Pro XS.
More like a not popular fact. I got to test both on the same boat. The SHO was definitely faster.
2015 Triton 19TRX, 225 Optimax
2006 Skeeter ZX190, 150 Yamaha SHO
1989 Ranger 373V, Mercury 2.5L 200hp
16' Tracker jon 25 hp Merc 2 cycle
I've got a 2021 BassCat, I repowered this fall with a new SHO, I had a 250 Merc ProXS with 340 hours. My only real complaint with the mercury is the price to replace the lower unit, 11K. I hit an underwater mountain top on Lake Powell and knocked a big hole in the first one, insurance replaced it. The second factory new lower cracked at the top of the rear ring, Mercury eventually warrantied it after several months. I was going out of warranty this spring and didn't want to face an 11K problem if I lost the next one. I think the SHO pulls harder down the lake as well.
flash the fvck out of it
Sho is a better performing engine
Recently purchased a new boat and had the option of both motors. I liked both but went with the Merc due to it not requiring higher octane fuel.
Performance is a very good thing, yet, performance without reliability is worthless and very costly.
Good thing Yamaha beats Mercury in reliability as well. Not to mention parts are cheaper if they do break. 11K for a Mercury lower unit, SHO lower unit is about half that.Performance is a very good thing, yet, performance without reliability is worthless and very costly.
2015 Triton 19TRX, 225 Optimax
2006 Skeeter ZX190, 150 Yamaha SHO
1989 Ranger 373V, Mercury 2.5L 200hp
16' Tracker jon 25 hp Merc 2 cycle
How come you don't sell all your shit and buy a Bass Cat with a SHO on it since you are such a fan boy of both of them?
Seems like I know more people with yamaha's having issues than Mercury. And far more mercury's down here. But this is just me reading and talking to people.
Bryan McDonough
2023 Nitro Z21 XL
Nitro Team
I just make up stats and form extremely strong opinions on stuff I don’t, and will never own.
you can trust me though.
pretty true statement wait til the folks that flashed thir motors get ready to sell them i buy a bunch of used boats an motors if flashed or altered im out.
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