BIG outboard

[captpete13]

I agree 110% about the advantage of displacement that yamaha has.
I may have shot from the hip about 600hp but I do remember back at the first verado class I went to the instructor told us that it was tested with two blowers and I forget exactly how much hp it is capable of but I know it was a lot. The next time I talk to merc tech I will see if they know. As for the 350 sci. It is built buy the racing divison but anyone with a large sum of money can buy one. We have a customer with a 34 venture that had a pair of 300 verados. He wanted to go faster so he ditched them for a pair of 350 sci's. I work on both yamaha and merc. Mostly 200hp and up. The yamaha v8 is a great motor. But there is a lot under that cowling. A lot more than the verado making the same power

[RidgeRunner]

My Merc dealer claims the Verados are capable of much more hp too. Mercs lack of choice on lower units has hurt the sale of the Verado 350's with the go fast crowd, IMO. The lower is massive and they have redesigned it due to the lack of performance features. Price on the Seven Marine super-charged chevy powered v-8? Rumored from $52K to $70k on another site. I could buy one and repower the Whaler, but then I would have to live in the box it comes in. I wonder if the crate is large enough for a family of three?

The new generation of 4-stroke outboards has gotten interesting. I want to go 4-stroke but I don't want to give up the HP to Weight ratio of my 2-stroke.