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I'm interested. Is it a 25" shaft extended to 30 or a pure 30" shaft? Also any pics of the powerhead and how about some compression numbers?

Thanks

Kamikaze

MJ I don't know if you remember, but I said in a previous post, I run the same boat. A 23 Sea Ox, hard top, w/ a 225 merc. on a bracket. If you concider this engine I will give you my numbers as for fuel burn & performance. I will tell you this, my 225 EFi is a little more thirsty than your 175. Either way the Ox is a good boat, I loved my V20, but I really feel good in the Ox. Maybe we will have a good year, after all this Chinese New Year, (Mon. 1-26) starts the year of the OX. Good Luck, Joe

If I had the cash I might have gone for it.

As for fuel, I am sure if so stay off the throttle its not all that bad. My 225 Evinrude was fine as long as I stayed off it, But hit that throttle and you might has well knock a hole it in the tank!!

Yes year of the OX we should have a great year!

That EVINRUDE you had MJ was one of the best carbed big 2 strokes for fuel milage ever built. The 3.0L MERCS are good on fuel as well though. If you keep the oil injection(which alot do on the 3.0L's since they were pretty good) they do use ALOT of oil. The one that we had averaged close to 35:1 on oil when running it at a 4200 RPM cruise, and it smoked like a SOB at idle.

the motor is in a metal crate. I don't have compressions numbers but I do have a sheet that show the fuel burn rates at different RPMs prior to being removed from the boat.

The motor is a 30" motor. I don't know what you mean by extended or not. It is a mercury factory built 30" motor.

If you are interested and have the funds call me 757-271-4012...... please don't call if you are not extremely interested or if you don't have money


This motor is a deal if you need one.....I have had a lot of local interest and cash is cash and the first cash gets it.



Thanks,

He was asking if someone extended it after market, they have kits for that. But you have answered that saying it was factory.

I am still wishing I had the cash!! You have a layaway plan? J/K

Good Luck!!

Some of the factory 30" engines also came with a 5" spacer in them. MERCURY did this for some time back in the 90's. At one time they were all 20's and had a 5" or 10" spacer for them depending upon shaft length.

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