New Mercury motors

  • rippinpigs
    Apple Valley, MN
    Posts: 399
    October 16, 2003 at 3:16 pm #278851

    Another link… this one with video.

    http://www.wbay.com/

    It’s under the “Action 2 News @ Your Desk” area on the left side.

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    October 16, 2003 at 4:08 pm #278854

    Way Cool !!

    theleadsled
    Washington, Ia.
    Posts: 231
    October 19, 2003 at 1:59 pm #279048

    Will be curious to see how they are doing in a couple of years. My 4 stroke is pretty quiet now.

    pittmd
    Posts: 181
    October 20, 2003 at 2:19 pm #279089

    Project-X motors will be given another name when released, and the first ones will sell for about $18,000, Mercury says.

    Can anyone tell me why boat motors cost so much? I can buy a brand new ZZ4 corvette engine for less than I can get a 50hp outboard. Does not seem right.

    wade_kuehl
    Northwest Iowa
    Posts: 6167
    October 20, 2003 at 4:07 pm #279106

    Quote:

    Can anyone tell me why boat motors cost so much? I can buy a brand new ZZ4 corvette engine for less than I can get a 50hp outboard. Does not seem right.

    My thought is the small size increases cost. We can’t stuff that ‘Vette motor into an outboard motor casing. Not knowing much about it, that’s my guess…

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    October 20, 2003 at 5:03 pm #279109

    Lower volumes across the entire product line will result in higher costs to consumers to recupe R&D costs. GM just sells a ton more motors than any of the marine manufacturers do.

    A car motor is not subjected to the extreme conditions an outboard must be designed to endure. Could you imagine starting your car motor, throwing it into gear and running it at redline for 45 minutes… come to an idle and “troll” with it for the next 2 hours and then repeat the max-redline run over and over throughout the day? Boom.

    And don’t forget that the marine industry gets the same or more of power per cc / ci that the car industry does but everything weighs so much less and is so compact. I’d venture a guess that a car motor weighs more than a similarly powered big block marine motor… but lets not forget that the outboard also includes “drivetrain” and all electronics, diagnostics and charging equipment under that cowling.

    They’re pretty impressive pieces of equipment. Not that I think they’re “worth” $18,000… but if you want a 200+ hp motor, now offered with warranties often extending out past 3 – 5 years, that’s what the going prices is going to be.

    ryan-hale
    NW Ia
    Posts: 1548
    October 20, 2003 at 9:50 pm #279124

    I seen a report on the project X motor on In-fisherman.They had 2 PWT pro’s in the boat and they said it was awesome!!
    Ryan Hale

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