[Briguy]

Wow, you would think Merc was paying all those boating magazines for the glowing articles about it's new supercharged outboard. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] Every article has had nothing but praise for the new 200-275hp 2.6L outboards. I must admit, they are ballsee going with a small displacement inline 6, fly by wire shift system and a supercharger. Don't even want to guess how much a 275 hp will bump up the price over a standard 225 opti on a new 23 SC. It'll be nice till it breaks. Fuel mileage on the 32 Whaler was pretty miserable. The boat doesn't even PLANE till 3500 rpm's. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, MERCURY IS PAYING FOR ALL THOSE GLOWING ARTICLES. ADVERTISING $$$. Bet merc dosen't win the Imtec award.... Lets see what happens with a 250 Suzuki, Merc Verado and Yamaha on the back of a 23 ft CC. The only place testing counts is when you are 35 miles from shore and you punch it, not in a lab. Sorry Merc, DOA. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]