opinions on the 150 hp mercury optimax?

[phatdaddy]

depends on the year, performance and fuel economy is great, compressors were a problem.

make sure the po ran merc opti oil and u need to continue the tradition

brighter bulbs will be along

[spareparts]

great motors, they do have a lot going on on them that leads to more issues, but when they are running right, nothing will beat them. What year model and X1000000 on the oil

[bgreene]

Yup, avoid the early years, but easy enough to confirm when these were finally corrected.

Have a good rep for power, and fuel economy.