250 Suzuki four Stroke

[Briguy]

Powerboat Reports has some very good info on the new 250 Suzuki. One of the editors has a 25 Contender that's about 10 years old. It had an EFI yamaha 250. They ran all the fuel and speed numbers and estimated costs per hour of operation. Then they mounted the 250 Suzuki, guess what? I bet you thought the Suzuki had a lower top speed, WRONG, the same as the Yamaha about 40 knots! I bet you thought the Yamaha had a better hole shot, WRONG, by a seat of the pants measurement, the Suzuki had a better hole shot. That blows away those two myths. Overall the Suzuki saved between 27% and 41% in total operating costs. Range on the boat improved quite a bit too. Good job Suzuki for making one hell of a motor.

[ScottM]

Briguy,
I have to admit, I'm pretty impressed with the performance of the big Suzukis. If I was repowering today, I would seriously consider one over a 2-stroke DI. The guy I bought my boat from just repowered his 23' Pacific CC with the Suzi 225 and loves it.

[23yellow]

Well fellows, we picked up the 23 Seacraft with the new 250 four stroke Suzuki up on Friday and it was in the water by Saturday morning. Cannot get over the difference between our old 225 two stroke and this new bad boy. Here are the numbers with the 16X20 prop.

198423CC Seacraft 250 Suzuki 4Stroke
70 gallons of fuel
3 people

3700-23knots-7gph
4200-26knots-9gph
4500-29.9knots-11gph
5000-34.5knots-12.5gph
5700-38knots-have to look at flow scan
6100-40.2knots-have to look at flow scan

In conclusion, the new 250 four stroke is much faster and fuel efficient than the 225 two stroke. To give you an idea, top speed with the 225 two stroke was 34.7 knots compared to 40.2 knots with the 250 four stroke. Oh yeah, hole shot is ten times better. That sucker has soooo much torque to go along with the 16X20 prop. Only good things to say about this new motor.

Trevor Hicks