Re: 2000 Mercury Optimax 200--any owners?
I have a 2000 Opti with my 21 SC both bought new as leftovers in 2001. I have approx. 500 hrs. on it and just this past summer I had the first and only problem with it- one of the ignition coils went and caused it to run very eratically. Since the repair, it once again ran great. I had heard all the horror stories about the earlier Opti's but it really has been totally reliable and good on gas although I have never offically attempted to calculate the actual numbers. The only thing I have done to it other than normal winterizing is replacing the water pump at 300 hours and the standard marina spring start up (lubricating,oil change,etc). Hope this helps.
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