I bought a Haines Signature with a '98 Mercury Saltwater Series 150HP EFI. Working like a charm. Had 420 hours on it when I got it, and now I have done 20 more hours. Fuel & oil consumption has been excellent for a 2 stroke. Starts first time now that I know the technique (make sure batteries are strong, put throttle lock off, give it a bit of throttle when turning the key, let it fast idle at 1200rpm for a few minutes to warm up).
Vinesh87
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Depends on a lot of other
Depends on a lot of other things i suppose, is it really cheap ? is it running perfeclty with a good service history ? How many hours?
Me personally no i wouldnt but then again i wouldnt buy a motor more than a few years old.
Vinnie
MetroMako
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ok thanks for reply mate
cheers
Grumpysmurf
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I bought a Haines Signature
I bought a Haines Signature with a '98 Mercury Saltwater Series 150HP EFI. Working like a charm. Had 420 hours on it when I got it, and now I have done 20 more hours. Fuel & oil consumption has been excellent for a 2 stroke. Starts first time now that I know the technique (make sure batteries are strong, put throttle lock off, give it a bit of throttle when turning the key, let it fast idle at 1200rpm for a few minutes to warm up).
Fuel consumption on my 1800kg boat as follows;
Rpm : knots : lph : km/l
900 : 2.93 : 4.73 : 1.15
1600 : 6.05 : 11.4 : 0.98
2800 : 11.55 : 10.45 : 1.10
3700 : 24.13 : 25.76 : 1.73
4600 : 30.30 : 37.6 : 1.49
Haines Signature 610C with Mercury 150 EFI
Doooma
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I also have a 1998 Merc EFI 2
I also have a 1998 Merc EFI 2 stroke.. 225hp... Strong as FK!!! But drinks more than an elephant!!!!