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Holy crap...I was expecting something that resembled an outboard motor.
Chrysler's were pieces of art compared to that.
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08-21-2014, 02:00 AM
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Truthfully, that's just plain fugly. I know it's a new design, etc, but what the F are they thinking? Vertical lettering? Difficult to remove the cowl? I wonder if they every read about the Edsel from Ford. It was a good car, but it's looks killed it. I'm betting that even though you can color coordinate this engine to your boat it's NOT going to sell well...
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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08-21-2014, 07:27 AM
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It is growing on me. The new clamp is nice. New lower is nice. They make a ton of midrange power and if the advertisements are correct they are light.. It cost them plenty to bring this to market. What does Yamaha,Mercury, Suzuki, Tohatsu got that is new? Oh I know you can get a Mercury Verado in three colors now.. Or Mercury will charge you more for the same motor and brand it "PRO" with fancy graphics PALEEEESE!
300 hp and 550 lbs.. Without a compressor or supercharger to fail. Attention Mercury Outboards, you paying attention??
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09-07-2014, 12:25 PM
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I thought it was ugly at first. What is winning me over is the internal steering, the near 90 deg tilt, and the redesign of the motor to even out heat distribution. Unfortunately these are heavy motors. I wonder how well a V20 would carry one.
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09-07-2014, 03:53 PM
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Reminds me of a keystone light can. Will def hurt the resale market in a few years when the used ones are all sorts of funky combinations. All black or all white with silver letters looks cool although I prefer no letters.
On another note, there's a local guy here who took a 200 ocean pro and put 250 etec cowlings on it. I think it would be cool to do the opposite and put a pair of 300s with old school johnson 150 cowlings on an old 30 scarab sport and have a sleeper.
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09-08-2014, 08:02 PM
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heat redistribution has been an issue with Johnrude loopers since way back, if they finally got it fixed, it took them long enough. The 90 tilt will hardly be used as most boats today don't have the room on the transom. The weight is pretty good, especially for the 300. The integral steering and redesigned clamp bracket are pretty nice as well. One thing that keeps bugging me is that its introduced as a 2014 that meets current(2013) emissions. Normally new motors meet the next emission hurdle, not the last one. that makes me think the engine is a few years behind schedule.E-tecs take a pretty good beating on resale around here, I'd hate to try and unload one of those while still making payments
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