On the fleet I look after we had 2 pairs of 225 verados and 2 pair of 200s. The last pair of 225s are being retired (@4800hrs) this winter and will be replaced with seapro 200s. One set of 225s had an engine go down with a melted piston at about 3700hrs, the one that we're still running has a hole rotted through the adapter plate, got it epoxied up to finish the season. At this stage I really like the L6, very powerful, smooth, quiet at idle, easy enough to work on. They absolutely had issues early on; failing coils, corrosion issues, ecms going bad... but towards the end of the production they seem pretty skookum. Don't have much to say about the L4s... seem to run pretty good, coils go sometimes thats about it. Apparently Porsche designed the engine.
The verado in our experience with heavy aluminum police boats has been the standard. We miss the 350C yamaha. Ran circles around the 350/400 verados when it came to heavy boats. Thr 350 verado is a great motor. The regular 400hp verado thst revs 6200-6800 and honestly the 400r is kind of a waste. They revved them out to make the power. No more torque than a 350. If you have a light boat you could make up for it but with heavier boats they are pigs. Picky on propping because you have to get it dead nuts. You have to make sure it gets to 6600 or better other wise it is not better than a 350. The 450R is built on the AMS (verado) mid section and is a freak of nature. 40% more torque than a 400r starting at like 2500 rpm. It is a supercharged and intercooler v8 4.6L. I think the 20" is around 680#s. We have run the 600s and they are pretty amazing. We have a pair on a demo boat and it rips. We are close to getting it over 70mph in a 14000#+ aluminum center console (non step hull) lol. Little more tweaking. The dual prop make zero speed maneuvering both with and without JPO way easier. The authority the props and lower units have is nuts. The 600 weighs about the same as two 300s but is more efficient in the water. Can't wait to run some more.
275 L6 - has been a super reliable motor for me. 850 hours, and pushes my walleye boat in all kinds of weather with control and speed. They can drink at WOT, but are fuel efficient at lower rpms. I would get it again, but I don't need to. This engine runs great.
I have an 08 L4 on a Lund. Bought new. I had an issue with and oil sending unit, for years. Finally got it chased down and replaced. I kept reporting it and Mercury took care of it. I paid for labor. I’m around 3000 hours and the thing just runs. Keep thinking I need something new until I run a week with it. It gets great gas mileage and gets us home.
I’ve been running Verados since 2009 on Yarcraft boats. Absolutely no issues. Love that digital shifting and power steering. Currently running a 400 on a 219yarcraft. 23 pitch Bravo 1 LT, 6500rpm 67mph, still breaking it in. Awesome work Team Marine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Super solid engine. Very few issues and easy to work on. Had some issues with the fsm on the early l4 and l6 verados, float switches and pumps. But easy to diagnose. Easy to get 1500+ hours on them
Running a 06 Ranger Z21 with a 250 L6. 25 Tempest and get about 6300 rpm. Got Power poles, ultrex, full boat load, and lithium’s. Get consistent 68mph but looking to hit 70+ this winter. We wanna pitch up and 4 blade but it doesn’t bother my too much! Absolute beast of a motor and elevation doesn’t change our power much with the supercharger. And like Andy said in the video, super easy to work on. 4 panels to take off and the entire motor is exposed. Love love love our VRod!
I have twin 200 l4 verados on my 26 open fish. We love these motors. They are trustworthy, faithful, responsive, and we are currently at 1000 hours! We replaced the FSMs after reading up on float lift issues and we are very happy with them.
I have a 2007 Verado 150 on a Boston Whaler and the only thing that left me stranded was the fuel float after about one year of service. Luckily I was near the dock and was able to get a quick tow back in. Since that time I've only run ethanal free gas and have had no other problems in its 15 years of faithful service. We use it year round in NC and trust it like it's new.
Really interesting video! Seems like not seeing them in the shop would be a pretty good indicator of their reliability. I've got a 200hp l4 and it's been great to me so far! Aside from the motor, the DTS throttle is incredible and the integrations with vesselview and other engine monitoring platforms is really cool.
... 11-16-2022 ... On Nov. 2, 2007, I bought a 2005 Triton 240 LTS bay boat w/a 2005 Verado 250 Gen. 1, that had 42 hours on it. It now is near 1300 hours. I fish the upper Chesapeake Bay and tributaries. I LOVE THAT ENGINE! !!!! ...... AND THE TRITON 240 LTS !!!!!!!! Installed a Bob's 4" Versa Jack that is made specifically for the Verado and heavier engines. They are beefier than the Bob's HD Jack plate. I run a Rev. 4, 19P. Tops out at 52mph at 6,000rpm's. Monday, 2 days ago, I installed a Monster Marine, Lithium, 36V, 50Ah for my Motorguide Xi5 and the Monster Marine 12V and 36V charger. YES, I did watch your Lithium battery video. Thumbs up. The center console lost 144.2 lbs. by replacing the 3- 12v Group 27 wet cells and the 3 bank Minn Kota charger. When my AGM starting and house batteries have lived a full life, I will be replacing them with 12v lithium's. After saying all that, I hope to get more speed and better performance from the Verado. Thanks for the video !! . Jeff . .
The verado in our experience with heavy aluminum police boats has been the standard. We miss the 350C yamaha. Ran circles around the 350/400 verados when it came to heavy boats. Thr 350 verado is a great motor. The regular 400hp verado thst revs 6200-6800 and honestly the 400r is kind of a waste. They revved them out to make the power. No more torque than a 350. If you have a light boat you could make up for it but with heavier boats they are pigs. Picky on propping because you have to get it dead nuts. You have to make sure it gets to 6600 or better other wise it is not better than a 350. The 450R is built on the AMS (verado) mid section and is a freak of nature. 40% more torque than a 400r starting at like 2500 rpm. It is a supercharged and intercooler v8 4.6L. I think the 20" is around 680#s. We have run the 600s and they are pretty amazing. We have a pair on a demo boat and it rips. We are close to getting it over 70mph in a 14000#+ aluminum center console (non step hull) lol. Little more tweaking. The dual prop make zero speed maneuvering both with and without JPO way easier. The authority the props and lower units have is nuts. The 600 weighs about the same as two 300s but is more efficient in the water. Can't wait to run some more.
My 200 Verado tiller (hydraulic assist) is so awesome on my alumacraft 205 Competitor. It is so quiet I have on several occasions forgot that it was running when I'm on my trolling motor.
I have a customer with a 400 R. We changed the gear case to a sports master, changed and programmed the ecm to run more boost on the super charger, Re mapped the fuel and raised the Rev limit to 7500 RPM! These motors are bullet proof. We also have a few on nitro's but to be honest there too heavy....
Have a l6 250 on a 21 ft bass boat! Quiet, smooth, and it will run out 75 to 78 mph. 25 pitch prop. It’s heavy but it’s nice to run 40 mph and be able to talk, not yell.
I’ve got a l4 200 on my Lund 1875 pro v bass it’s not very fast but It doesn’t matter if the boat is empty or loaded with 2 guys it runs about the same speeds. I’ve had it for two years and haven’t had any problems out of it yet
Love this. I think that it'd be cool to break down the mid-90's OMC 175's (Intruder/FastStrike) that'd leave a 200 Mercury. I believe that they had either 187hp or 197hp, I just hear anecdotes.
@@TeamMarineService Being that I am an owner of the worst outboard ever made, 99' 200 FICHT, you think that you can get Jordan to design one that just says "FITCH" in the same script front as the cowling? That'd sell like crazy. Heroes get remembered, Legends never die...no matter how bad they were...love the content and work that goes with it.
Looking at a Sea Ray SPX 210 OB Bowrider, they come with a 150 or a 200 from year 2016+. Is forced induction not a reliability killer like in a car to worry about? Sea Ray also wants $13k to upgrade to the 200, seams crazy. Fresh water only.
Just re-watched this video... Considering a used Merc Verado for towing ... Would you recommend one over the other..Twin 300 HP on 30 foot Whalers with 10 foot beams ...8500 plus lbs boats ( dry).. That has 300 plus gallons of fuel
I feel like if you needed 1200 hp hanging off the back of your boat, three 400 verados come in at 500LBs lighter than two 600's. And about $20,000 cheaper than two 600's. I'm sure there is something about the 600hp that makes it great but i don't know what it is.
It is the efficiency. Our triple 350 powered boat ran 7 knots faster with twin 600s. They are efficient. We burned the same fuel at 60+ knots that the trip 350s burned at 54 knots. Trip 600s are more efficient at cruise by a long shot than quad 400s and pick up more top end speed than the 200 horsepower difference shows. They are also way better at handling heavy boats. The blade area is insane and the lift from the lower unit is awesome. Where a rev4 on a verado will blow out during acceleration on a heavy boat, these things dig in and move.
AFIK the 4 cylinder didn't sell enough to make it worth the effort. They where only built with DTS making them expensife, that and the weight made them a real hard sell for repower. I see one a year, on an older police boat. Not sure why they continued the name onto the V6-V8 engines, it confuses a lot of people
Here’s my question. If you are in the market for a used bass boat and keep your boats forever, you would say it’s the best choice for longevity if speed isn’t a real concern?
In our opinion it would still be Suzuki or Yamaha we'd go with if you would be buying the outboard. However, if a rig came with a verado (walleye boat, not a bass motor in our opinion) we wouldn't hesitate to run it or repower.
i just baught a 16foot boat with a 2004 merc 60hp 2stroke Are they reliable ? are they made in china ? ive read online only 4strokes were made in china so then who makes this motor ? my stering tube on the motor is stiff so gonna put some heat to it today
You're confusing the gearcase diameter with the gear ratio. 5 44 is the diameter. This gearcase was/ is available on most Verados. It replaced the earlier, weaker 4.88 gearcase case as the standard equipment.
Any word theyl ever make a 400 or so v8 that can swing a big prop?? Someday down the road. Way down. I’ll need to upgrade from my Yamaha f300. It’s on a Ken craft challenger that’s probably running around 7000 lbs. single Armstrong bracket. 24 degrees of deadrise. The f300 is enough but it’s certainly not fast. The boat would be better with twins but again. This one was built as a single.
I’m wanna thumbs down ya, But I won’t. Lol Only because you skipped over the standard 400’s. I’m not a Verado expert, but I just came back from a week in Key Largo. The owners of the house we stayed at have a 37’ Sea Vee Z powered by 3-400 Verados; no “R”. I have photos if you would like to see. The captain said they repowered 2 or so yrs ago. The Verados were awesome, super quiet, and first time I ever had an opportunity to steer a multi motor craft and position a large craft with that many motors over a reef. Top speed with light fuel was 67 mph.
Yeah they made a 400 that was very similar to the R motor with just a lower rev limiter. We skipped it because of redundancy but should have at least mentioned it
When i ordered my 400verado i originally wanted the 300r mech shift and convensional mid section. This weighs in the low 500LB vs 668LB verado. I believe and i could be wrong that the 300r torque would equal or be close to the 400 verado. My basic logic on choosing the 400 verado is that the supercharged inline 6 design has been around for a long time and mercury have worked out any issues with the motor. Seeing some of the small issues on the v8 steered me to the 400 verado, but i still like that light 300r. 300r 87 octane fuel, 400 verado 93 octane.
No demand for the heavier L6 verado 300 (93octane) vs the lighter 300r (87 octane). I would still purchase a 300r or pro xs over the L6 300 and the L6 350. The only way it makes sense for a verado would be for the L6 400.
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I remember B.Lat saying that he liked his Verado Pro 4stroke and had no idea the 400r was such a beast
Comment below on if you're running a Verado and what your experience has been like.
Need get 600 verado put it on 19' bass tracker. Get Neal full send it and get him on camera screaming "speed,money, NOO BREAKS!".
On the fleet I look after we had 2 pairs of 225 verados and 2 pair of 200s. The last pair of 225s are being retired (@4800hrs) this winter and will be replaced with seapro 200s. One set of 225s had an engine go down with a melted piston at about 3700hrs, the one that we're still running has a hole rotted through the adapter plate, got it epoxied up to finish the season. At this stage I really like the L6, very powerful, smooth, quiet at idle, easy enough to work on. They absolutely had issues early on; failing coils, corrosion issues, ecms going bad... but towards the end of the production they seem pretty skookum. Don't have much to say about the L4s... seem to run pretty good, coils go sometimes thats about it.
Apparently Porsche designed the engine.
The verado in our experience with heavy aluminum police boats has been the standard. We miss the 350C yamaha. Ran circles around the 350/400 verados when it came to heavy boats.
Thr 350 verado is a great motor. The regular 400hp verado thst revs 6200-6800 and honestly the 400r is kind of a waste. They revved them out to make the power. No more torque than a 350. If you have a light boat you could make up for it but with heavier boats they are pigs. Picky on propping because you have to get it dead nuts. You have to make sure it gets to 6600 or better other wise it is not better than a 350.
The 450R is built on the AMS (verado) mid section and is a freak of nature. 40% more torque than a 400r starting at like 2500 rpm. It is a supercharged and intercooler v8 4.6L. I think the 20" is around 680#s.
We have run the 600s and they are pretty amazing. We have a pair on a demo boat and it rips. We are close to getting it over 70mph in a 14000#+ aluminum center console (non step hull) lol. Little more tweaking.
The dual prop make zero speed maneuvering both with and without JPO way easier. The authority the props and lower units have is nuts.
The 600 weighs about the same as two 300s but is more efficient in the water. Can't wait to run some more.
@@j.d.saccociates3313 what years were (Bad) is a 2015 200 good? 220hrs. Looking at one now… Thanks in advance!
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275 L6 - has been a super reliable motor for me. 850 hours, and pushes my walleye boat in all kinds of weather with control and speed. They can drink at WOT, but are fuel efficient at lower rpms. I would get it again, but I don't need to. This engine runs great.
Been in a couple walleye boats with 300 and 350 verados and they were silky smooth with decent torque
I have an 08 L4 on a Lund. Bought new. I had an issue with and oil sending unit, for years. Finally got it chased down and replaced. I kept reporting it and Mercury took care of it. I paid for labor. I’m around 3000 hours and the thing just runs. Keep thinking I need something new until I run a week with it. It gets great gas mileage and gets us home.
I’ve been running Verados since 2009 on Yarcraft boats. Absolutely no issues. Love that digital shifting and power steering. Currently running a 400 on a 219yarcraft. 23 pitch Bravo 1 LT, 6500rpm 67mph, still breaking it in. Awesome work Team Marine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should be making more mph. I have a 225 evinrude ona tr-20x and we get 68 - 70 mph depending on wind and current
@@SodiumExthat Yarcraft is A LOT more boat than your Triton.
@chevyon37s correct alot more drag indeed
Super solid engine. Very few issues and easy to work on. Had some issues with the fsm on the early l4 and l6 verados, float switches and pumps. But easy to diagnose.
Easy to get 1500+ hours on them
Running a 06 Ranger Z21 with a 250 L6. 25 Tempest and get about 6300 rpm. Got Power poles, ultrex, full boat load, and lithium’s. Get consistent 68mph but looking to hit 70+ this winter. We wanna pitch up and 4 blade but it doesn’t bother my too much! Absolute beast of a motor and elevation doesn’t change our power much with the supercharger. And like Andy said in the video, super easy to work on. 4 panels to take off and the entire motor is exposed. Love love love our VRod!
I have twin 200 l4 verados on my 26 open fish. We love these motors. They are trustworthy, faithful, responsive, and we are currently at 1000 hours! We replaced the FSMs after reading up on float lift issues and we are very happy with them.
Awesome, thanks for sharing!
Only growing because of your personality Andy, thanks for being you.
Thanks buddy!
I have a 2007 Verado 150 on a Boston Whaler and the only thing that left me stranded was the fuel float after about one year of service. Luckily I was near the dock and was able to get a quick tow back in. Since that time I've only run ethanal free gas and have had no other problems in its 15 years of faithful service. We use it year round in NC and trust it like it's new.
Was so nice to see you guys took care of Jim Crowley the other day when he had an issue with his Ulterra. You guys are top notch.
Really interesting video! Seems like not seeing them in the shop would be a pretty good indicator of their reliability. I've got a 200hp l4 and it's been great to me so far! Aside from the motor, the DTS throttle is incredible and the integrations with vesselview and other engine monitoring platforms is really cool.
... 11-16-2022 ...
On Nov. 2, 2007, I bought a 2005 Triton 240 LTS bay boat w/a 2005 Verado 250 Gen. 1, that had 42 hours on it.
It now is near 1300 hours. I fish the upper Chesapeake Bay and tributaries.
I LOVE THAT ENGINE! !!!! ...... AND THE TRITON 240 LTS !!!!!!!!
Installed a Bob's 4" Versa Jack that is made specifically for the Verado and heavier engines.
They are beefier than the Bob's HD Jack plate.
I run a Rev. 4, 19P. Tops out at 52mph at 6,000rpm's.
Monday, 2 days ago, I installed a Monster Marine, Lithium, 36V, 50Ah for my Motorguide Xi5 and the Monster Marine 12V and 36V charger.
YES, I did watch your Lithium battery video. Thumbs up.
The center console lost 144.2 lbs. by replacing the 3- 12v Group 27 wet cells and the 3 bank Minn Kota charger.
When my AGM starting and house batteries have lived a full life, I will be replacing them with 12v lithium's.
After saying all that, I hope to get more speed and better performance from the Verado.
Thanks for the video !!
. Jeff .
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L 4 been waiting for a fuel managment system for 2 months sucks
i got a 2017 fuel rail with injectors 189.00
One 400r please!
This damn channel gets more and more interesting every episode! 💯💪
Running a 350 V-Rod. No issues. Great motor for my ZV21.
Rick of Bass Cat loves the Verado. You could make mention of the fly by wire steering that’s incorporated into the motor ..
The verado in our experience with heavy aluminum police boats has been the standard. We miss the 350C yamaha. Ran circles around the 350/400 verados when it came to heavy boats.
Thr 350 verado is a great motor. The regular 400hp verado thst revs 6200-6800 and honestly the 400r is kind of a waste. They revved them out to make the power. No more torque than a 350. If you have a light boat you could make up for it but with heavier boats they are pigs. Picky on propping because you have to get it dead nuts. You have to make sure it gets to 6600 or better other wise it is not better than a 350.
The 450R is built on the AMS (verado) mid section and is a freak of nature. 40% more torque than a 400r starting at like 2500 rpm. It is a supercharged and intercooler v8 4.6L. I think the 20" is around 680#s.
We have run the 600s and they are pretty amazing. We have a pair on a demo boat and it rips. We are close to getting it over 70mph in a 14000#+ aluminum center console (non step hull) lol. Little more tweaking.
The dual prop make zero speed maneuvering both with and without JPO way easier. The authority the props and lower units have is nuts.
The 600 weighs about the same as two 300s but is more efficient in the water. Can't wait to run some more.
Great Info! Thanks for sharing
@@TeamMarineService absolutely. I have enjoyed the content!
My 200 Verado tiller (hydraulic assist) is so awesome on my alumacraft 205 Competitor. It is so quiet I have on several occasions forgot that it was running when I'm on my trolling motor.
I have a customer with a 400 R. We changed the gear case to a sports master, changed and programmed the ecm to run more boost on the super charger, Re mapped the fuel and raised the Rev limit to 7500 RPM! These motors are bullet proof. We also have a few on nitro's but to be honest there too heavy....
Wow! Heck yeah!! 👍🏻👍🏻🔥
Yep pretty cool stuff, trying to re set up the height and jackplate to run a few surface props to get this boat up and running the way it should.
Im sure you ment to say "they changed the supercharger pulley to make more boost and remapped the ecu to accommodate the added boost"
@@dsmcraig 😉
What boat are you running this motor on? Did you say Nitro like in the cookie cutter brand bassboat?
Have a l6 250 on a 21 ft bass boat! Quiet, smooth, and it will run out 75 to 78 mph. 25 pitch prop. It’s heavy but it’s nice to run 40 mph and be able to talk, not yell.
Great video Andy!
Run the 95 or 98 octane she be running like a dream 🙈
I’ve got a l4 200 on my Lund 1875 pro v bass it’s not very fast but It doesn’t matter if the boat is empty or loaded with 2 guys it runs about the same speeds. I’ve had it for two years and haven’t had any problems out of it yet
400R @ 7,000 RPM's = Winning!
Great show vey informative
If you take a ride on a V12 powered boat you will be a fan . Very awesome engine and not hard to work on so far 😂😂
Love this. I think that it'd be cool to break down the mid-90's OMC 175's (Intruder/FastStrike) that'd leave a 200 Mercury. I believe that they had either 187hp or 197hp, I just hear anecdotes.
Good Idea
@@TeamMarineServiceDo y'all have any decals for sale?
@@BagChatters10 We will getting then in shortly and will be available on our website
Yep
150 and 175 intruder and fastrike kicks ass to this day. Power to weight ratio is also great.
@@TeamMarineService Being that I am an owner of the worst outboard ever made, 99' 200 FICHT, you think that you can get Jordan to design one that just says "FITCH" in the same script front as the cowling? That'd sell like crazy. Heroes get remembered, Legends never die...no matter how bad they were...love the content and work that goes with it.
Looking at a Sea Ray SPX 210 OB Bowrider, they come with a 150 or a 200 from year 2016+. Is forced induction not a reliability killer like in a car to worry about? Sea Ray also wants $13k to upgrade to the 200, seams crazy. Fresh water only.
Can you do a video history/talk on mercury 2.5L all of them. The normal ones all the way up to the racing ones. Thanks.
We could do that for ya Will
Just re-watched this video... Considering a used Merc Verado for towing ... Would you recommend one over the other..Twin 300 HP on 30 foot Whalers with 10 foot beams ...8500 plus lbs boats ( dry).. That has 300 plus gallons of fuel
That's the last motor I would have bought while they where in production....of course I'm a Yamaha and Suzuki owner
I feel like if you needed 1200 hp hanging off the back of your boat, three 400 verados come in at 500LBs lighter than two 600's. And about $20,000 cheaper than two 600's. I'm sure there is something about the 600hp that makes it great but i don't know what it is.
It is the efficiency. Our triple 350 powered boat ran 7 knots faster with twin 600s. They are efficient. We burned the same fuel at 60+ knots that the trip 350s burned at 54 knots. Trip 600s are more efficient at cruise by a long shot than quad 400s and pick up more top end speed than the 200 horsepower difference shows.
They are also way better at handling heavy boats. The blade area is insane and the lift from the lower unit is awesome. Where a rev4 on a verado will blow out during acceleration on a heavy boat, these things dig in and move.
Merc for sure has the best 300+hp out boards out there. 250hp 150hp Yamaha still tops in that hp range
Where all you Verado guys and gals at?
were in walleye country out east. lake erie
'sota
can you do one of these for the optimax line please?
what outboard manufacturer uses the best alloys to prevent corrosion yamaha Suzuki or mercury
AFIK the 4 cylinder didn't sell enough to make it worth the effort. They where only built with DTS making them expensife, that and the weight made them a real hard sell for repower. I see one a year, on an older police boat.
Not sure why they continued the name onto the V6-V8 engines, it confuses a lot of people
Verados flopped in the salt water. Lots had issues in the Keys. Seemed to be those superchargers sucking in tons of salty corrosive air.
YES FINALLY
been on a ranger 622fs with a 400 verado. 64mph..........
If you had to put a new motor on a skeeter strata f-90 15.5 ft what would it be thanks.
Suzuki or Yamaha
16,000 hours on a set of patrol boat, reliable as heck
Do you have a video about buying used motors
Not yet but it's coming soon
Ran 3 300 verados on 36 yellow fin. Always codes showing. Repowered with 3 Yamaha. No codes. On my personal boat I run a 300xs.
Here’s my question. If you are in the market for a used bass boat and keep your boats forever, you would say it’s the best choice for longevity if speed isn’t a real concern?
In our opinion it would still be Suzuki or Yamaha we'd go with if you would be buying the outboard. However, if a rig came with a verado (walleye boat, not a bass motor in our opinion) we wouldn't hesitate to run it or repower.
Great video
i just baught a 16foot boat with a 2004 merc 60hp 2stroke Are they reliable ? are they made in china ? ive read online only 4strokes were made in china so then who makes this motor ? my stering tube on the motor is stiff so gonna put some heat to it today
You're confusing the gearcase diameter with the gear ratio. 5 44 is the diameter. This gearcase was/ is available on most Verados. It replaced the earlier, weaker 4.88 gearcase case as the standard equipment.
My L4 200 Big Tiller runs perfectly! #fuelhog
What do you think about a jonhsonGT200 that has been rebuilt 10 hours on it
there was also a 400 l6 verado
Important question:
0ld school 250 supercharged vs new V8 non supercharged. Verodos. Which one packs more punch?
We would say the new v8
New 100%. We have sold hundreds and it’s hands down better. As a matter of fact, on lots of applications the 250V8 runs better than the L6 300
@@ClemonsBoats We can believe that! 👍🏻
Supercharged especially high altitudes where I’m from love the supercharger
@@rickwalter9509 Hi altitude the super charger fore sure. Flat land I’m not to sure.
L4 L6 verados are supercharged V6 & V8 are not all are 4 strokes L4 & some L6 dropped because of cost
5.44 is the size of the gear they upgraded the lower unit from a 4.8 to 5.44 just beefier the ratio only was 1.75 and 1.85
Any word theyl ever make a 400 or so v8 that can swing a big prop?? Someday down the road. Way down. I’ll need to upgrade from my Yamaha f300. It’s on a Ken craft challenger that’s probably running around 7000 lbs. single Armstrong bracket. 24 degrees of deadrise. The f300 is enough but it’s certainly not fast. The boat would be better with twins but again. This one was built as a single.
I’m wanna thumbs down ya, But I won’t. Lol
Only because you skipped over the standard 400’s. I’m not a Verado expert, but I just came back from a week in Key Largo.
The owners of the house we stayed at have a 37’ Sea Vee Z powered by 3-400 Verados; no “R”. I have photos if you would like to see.
The captain said they repowered 2 or so yrs ago. The Verados were awesome, super quiet, and first time I ever had an opportunity to steer a multi motor craft and position a large craft with that many motors over a reef.
Top speed with light fuel was 67 mph.
Yeah they made a 400 that was very similar to the R motor with just a lower rev limiter. We skipped it because of redundancy but should have at least mentioned it
Which is more durable yamaha or suzuki???
Just think the GPH triple 600 would drink. I would want that for a paycheck
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Verrado's a good outboard but you run it through the sand and it clogged up every passage in the supercharger and then that is a problem
....and if you hit a rock you will bend or break a prop. Duh?????
Stay out of the sand. You sound like a pontoon boat owner.
What about 450R
That motors not a part of the Verado line or platform
I already know everything about them they are no good 😂
Volvo Penta bought Seven Marine and killed it to be environmentally friendly
They are still making the 300r. Gotta be a reason they aren’t making the verado. No demand , relative to others.
The 300r verado or 400r?
When i ordered my 400verado i originally wanted the 300r mech shift and convensional mid section. This weighs in the low 500LB vs 668LB verado. I believe and i could be wrong that the 300r torque would equal or be close to the 400 verado. My basic logic on choosing the 400 verado is that the supercharged inline 6 design has been around for a long time and mercury have worked out any issues with the motor. Seeing some of the small issues on the v8 steered me to the 400 verado, but i still like that light 300r. 300r 87 octane fuel, 400 verado 93 octane.
No demand for the heavier L6 verado 300 (93octane) vs the lighter 300r (87 octane). I would still purchase a 300r or pro xs over the L6 300 and the L6 350. The only way it makes sense for a verado would be for the L6 400.
Aw man he forgot about the 450r
how could you not like the 600? its so advanced compared to all? not a fan? Hum? only because you dont know the Verado world! Its a great world!
I miss the smell of 2 stroke in the morning!
Lung cancer
Procraft video
Volvo shutdown the 7 Marine
The 7 marines were not good motors probably the worst ones ever produced
I stopped taking this guy seriously when he said 7marine is a good engine
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Oh and they make a 450r that is technically considered a verado
They still make a standard 350 and 400 l6 verado as well as a l6 400r