Mercury Four Stroke

[Mickol]

Has anyone out there had any experience with Mercury four strokes in the 150 HP upwards range.

Just keen to see how they perform, how fuel effecient they are, reliability.

[Noelm]

great engines, look good, go good, but they are somewhat heavy compared to every other make.

[Micadogs]

Hi Mickol,

I have a 115HP 4 stroke. Not quite the same engine that you are enquiring about. I have the folliwing to offer:

The good:
Have done 130 hrs in the first year and never had an issue
Fuel economy is brilliant
First service was $280 whihc was pretty good

The not so good:
my 115 HP was not smartcraft ready (enabled yes - but cost $800 to put it in, sensors etc)
If it is smart craft ready then it will cost approx $700 to buy a guage that enables the data to be read through an NMEA 2000 sounder etc (other brands are just a harness)

If guages are enough, or if you dont want angine data on your sounder then Mercs are great.

This was my only regret. Although the difference is offset by price I found.

Regards Adam