kah68 wrote:
If BRP continues to offer a 'one size fits all' mentality Merc will remain king of the performance segment. It's too bad really because competition breeds better products and so far Merc has no real competition so it can continue to offer whatever it wants.
OMC and yamaha guys have always had to deal with lower unit issues in order to go fast. The yamaha lower runs just over 100 without mods but you still have to mess with the water pickups to get height. Merc hasn't had competition in the high performance segment in decades...thank goodness for the aftermarket!!
It's very impressive that we can buy and with very little mods run 100mph in a 24' boat with a motor that gets decent mileage and has warranty. Back in the "hay day" you couldnt really do that. Sure you could buy a 260 throw it on a rocket and go teens but no warranty, no longevity, no convenience (40:1...the chick's just love mixing gas)....
It's good to see performance boats being built that actually suit the engines being produced today. Albeit the Ugliest engine produced since the OMC rotary
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