When plaining, she is excessively down by the stern and she needs at least 15-16 knots to level off. We’re not in love with the Boston we’re using for our test since she is heavy, little agile and little reactive. A look around and we finally get a safe zone where we can carry out our acceleration tests and record results. The sound we hear is inebriating, its call is absolutely irresistible. However, it is not just the thrust that has captured our attention since, when we speed up, the engine noise turns into an exciting roar. The higher displacement has resulted into an extraordinary acceleration. Putting our throttles ahead, we immediately perceive the power of the torque the two Mercury outboards don’t allow themselves to be intimidated by the five passengers on board and the 4-ton displacement of the boat and they push with beastly strength. So, we decide to get a less travelled area where to warm up with the new engines.
#MERCURY 25 4 STROKE PROBLEMS FULL#
Many pilots sail at full throttle, experiencing fast and very tight turns which inevitably result into really annoying waves. We get over the bridge and the sea in front of us is very rough, shocked by the multitude of boats which, like us, are experiencing their sea trials. Unfortunately, however, we can’t accelerate too much here … The overall design of the new V6 is attractive and gutsy and the engines are offered in different colour options and finishes in order to fit better with the colour of the boat.Īt low speed, the engine noise is almost imperceptible but, when I ask the pilot to accelerate a little, it starts “singing” a music that I feel like I know: the typical sound of Verado engines. Our Boston is powered by twin Mercury V6 FourStroke 225hp outboards which, in their white guise with a Marlboro red upper central band, certainly don’t go unnoticed.
We cast off from the dock of the Marine Stadium and we set course for the bridge which delimits the area when we can push throttles ahead. This is why we climb on board a Boston Whaler 250 Outrage (which, despite an overall length of 7.75 meters, weights almost 4 tons!) and we go find out whether Mercury’s promises translate into practice or not. These are important promises which deserve to be tested. More displacement, less weight and, above all, more fuel economy. Heedless of its onerous inheritance, Mercury has built a 3.4-liter V-6 cylinder engine which is significantly lighter than both the 2.1-liter 4-cylinder inline Verado 175hp /200hp and the 2.6-liter 6-cylinder inline Verado 225hp predecessors. On second though, that must have been a brave choice for Mercury since the new product promises to do better than the legendary Verado family, whose torque and, above all, famous “sound” have become synonymous with satisfaction (not to use a stronger term) for their owners. Launched in world première in Miami a few days ago, the new Mercury V6 FoursStroke 175hp, 200hp and 225 hp outboards are really innovative.
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