Mercruiser Pros and Cons
Submitted by Brooka on Fri, 2009-03-13 10:26
Looking at a 18ft boat with a recon (20hrs) 140hp Mercruiser i would be guessing its a 3lt. Has anyone had anything to do with these or no much about them. I have heard to steer clear of them (inboards) but i cant find much info to prove this theory and there seems to be alot out there or maybe the blokes i have talked to are outboard blokes.
Rick
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No drama so far
Brooka, I have a mercruiser in the boat this a 4.3mpi so a bit different to your model, but again I think it's more like the Holden/Ford thing on the water.
My suggestion is pay someone to check the boat and motor before you buy it.
Money well spent I reckon
Cheers
Rick
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alfred
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Check out the leg if it is a
Check out the leg if it is a in/out, but otherwise it's cheap to run.
18 Outrage, Johnson 140hp 4stroke and 190 Outrage, 150 Mercury Verado
Paul N
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got a 135 3ltr
got a 3 ltr 135hp in my 21foot penguin and had no drama. would highly recomend it
Any day fishing is a great day !!
Faulkner Family
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we run a 350 chev in a 23ft
we run a 350 chev in a 23ft fraser , we had probs with the old motor but cost of replacement was only5k , even at that size its reasonably cheap to run, 80 to 90 ltrs for about 50nm travel in average conditions
check out if it runs salt water through the motor or it has a heat exchange unit that runs coolant,
RUSS & SANDY
"A family that fishes together stays together"
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
wopjrb
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is
is that a brand new motor mate? was thinkn of droppin one in dads cruiser. wanted to spin im out, do the conversion wen is away n wait for ta start it
Faulkner Family
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try chevpower maddington the
try chevpower maddington
the motor is now nearly 2yrs old , prices have probably gone up now
RUSS & SANDY
"A family that fishes together stays together"
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
kane
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Inboards give lower centre of gravity therfore better stability.
Goooooone Fishin!
Gooooone Fishin!
wopjrb
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no worries
no worries mate thanks, miight just by a motor and a clutch kit and do the labor me self might not bolt on the exhausts till he knows it in there ha ha rattle the windows abit
wopjrb
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old codger
might have a heart attack if i do that better be careful
Brooka
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thanks for the info guys
thanks for the info guys