125 mercury?

[Stinky_Hooker]

Originally Posted by Bruce

One of the only advantages to this motor is the fact that its a force motor.

I don't know what y'all have seen, but being a svc mgr at a mercury dealership i've not seen a stronger motor in a commercial environment then a force, granted the serviceability is lacking, and it is a 1 time use motor IMO. The last force i worked on a the service center before i resigned was a 125 on a dock barge with well over 4500 logged hours of hard intense abuse.

On that note, under powering your boat will always and i mean ALWAYS leave you with a world of regret.

Power the boat with what the sticker allows, and enjoy the speed of getting in ahead of a squall, the higher cruising speed with better MPGs and the fact your motor is simply going to last longer because its not working as hard as a smaller motor would to push that boat.

Well said...I dont understand the hatred for FORCE. I have owned two and both have been great. The 120 96' on my 18 just wont die..its thirsty and underpowered for what it is but it just RUNS...cranks first time everytime and after sitting all winter. I know she will go at some point and Im ready to repower with something worth working on but its been good to me.