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Location: Green Bay, WI | I was looking at the new Mercury 150hp four-stroke, out this year. It looks fantastic, and I was wondering whether or not Mercury is going to maybe introduce a 135hp or a 175hp model?
When the Verado engines first came out, they had a 4-cylinder 135hp model. But given that this was ungodly heavy for 135 ponies, it quickly got discontinued. Seeing how the new 150hp 4s is much lighter than the Verado though, I wonder if this opens the door for a new 135hp 4s unit from Merc? There's a hole in their product line there, with only the Optimax available in that size.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Not sure, but I am running that motor this year. I test drove one last summer, it's a sweetheart. Powerful, but not monstrous. There is one on a new MW Marine Lund here at the PMTT, purred by me this morning. | |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | I've heard that it's a sweetheart indeed. I bet it won't be too long before there are siblings in that line though. The 135hp makes perfect sense, as there are indeed hulls that could benefit. My new (2009) 1750 Fisherman for instance--it's rated for a 135, so you basically have to go with Honda if you want a 4-stroke 135hp engine. The other option of course, is to beef up the hull a bit and get into the 150hp rating. For instance Lund is not making my hull anymore (as a Fisherman), but now calls the same hull a Tyee 1750...with a 150hp max horsepower rating. So I guess that's the other way to skin the cat.
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New Merc four stroke