She got new power this weekend!!

[inaforty]

NICE!!!


LOVE the Massey!!!

Tractors are awesome!!

[lumberslinger178]

sweeeeeeeeettttttt

[steplift20]

Beautiful I don't know if this would help you but I have a older 150 mercury and have a 15 x 17 prop and it's perfect

[phatdaddy]

I'll try and get a number off of my prop tomorrow. I think it's a 17 pitch. My top end with a normal load and slight chop is 37-38 mph @ 5600rpm

Did you get the smartcraft gauge? That thing is great for finding your best spot for fuel economy. I've found the gallons burned and gallons remaining to be very accurate.

[THEFERMANATOR]

You are going to let the dealer do the 1st start and setup, right? If not MERCURY can deny your warranty later on if you have a problem if no PDI is on file for that serial number. It used to be they weren't even allowed to sell you an engine without actually putting it on the boat.

[captMarty]

I found a bargain on a 15.25 X 19 prop that I plan to purchase today. I'll see how that performs and if it's not ideal will use as a spare.

As far as the first start up, that's already happened but only for 30 seconds on the hose. I plan to follow the break-in procedure as outlined in the manual for the first 10 hours. The dealer insured me that even though I was mounting this myself the warranty would be honored by Mercury. I certainly hope this is the case if any issues should arise.

I haven't yet purchased the smartcraft gauge but I plan to eventually. I'm hoping that I can install this where the old tach is, plug it in, and go fishing!

[phatdaddy]

thats what i did,








went from this dash to this one, smart guage took the place of all the little ones



Your going to need a connector called a "J box" in addition to the gauge
Pretty simple install, actually

[captMarty]

Thanks Phatdaddy, hoping to get the smartcraft gauge in the next few months, gotta save up after that big purchase on Friday.

[captMarty]

Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

You are going to let the dealer do the 1st start and setup, right? If not MERCURY can deny your warranty later on if you have a problem if no PDI is on file for that serial number. It used to be they weren't even allowed to sell you an engine without actually putting it on the boat.

I contacted Mercury Marine to ensure that the lack of a PDI would not affect my warranty, from Mercury:
Mercury does recommend having a PDI done. Especially on larger motors. However, your warranty will not be effected as long as any warranty claims were a result of no PDI or rigging damage.

Certainly hoping that there are no issues during the warranty period or otherwise but at least this indicates that the warranty will be honored. If something does go wrong I hope they don't try to blame my installation and rigging skills, which I consider better than average!

[phatdaddy]

did you get any of the extended warranty. i know that supposedly they have a better deal now than two years ago. i bought the platinum package for 2 more years for total of 5. it was about $325. i think they went to a 3+3 to match suzuki.