Location: Green Bay, WI | gmanny1 - 10/26/2017 5:37 PM
Hi all. Looking at a 2017 Boat with around 80-100 hours of motor. Any guess on how many hours a 250 HP V-Rod would generally last. Motor has low hours at high RPM's and owned by guide.
Thanks,
Gman
That's absolutely nothing for those engines. Don't even give it a second thought. I hadn't heard that about the Sherriff's boat in Green Bay (USCG has Hondas on it, last I knew), but it doesn't surprise me. Head over to the Verado Owner's Club and nose around, or check out some engine-longevity threads on The Hull Truth's forum.
The one thing to be aware of with the 6-cyl Verado engines, especially with Smart gauges, is that you'll want to maintain your electrical system. The larger V-rods have an electrical power steering pump, so it's helpful to have an extra battery for that. It's not absolutely necessary, and many boats are rigged without it, but many people on those two forums I mentioned have recommended it. So you might want to at least research the matter, and ask whether or not your boat has it. Never hurts to be informed.
But as for the engines themselves, I owned a 150hp V-rod and have driven a few of the larger ones (225, 250) with the power steering pump, and would not hesitate whatsoever to own another one. I've talked to some of the Mercury engineers who've worked on that program and I've been very impressed with what they've told me in terms of how those engines were tested in development.
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