What is Mercury Marine Thinking?

**wickedwitthestix** · 10-23-2017, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by MODVP22

Cut off the nose to spite the face

Missed that

**wickedwitthestix** · 10-23-2017, 09:06 PM

So they make a new mold for every prop they make so every trophy they make they destroy the mold they make hundreds a year hard to believe

**powerabout** · 10-23-2017, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by wickedwitthestix

So they make a new mold for every prop they make so every trophy they make they destroy the mold they make hundreds a year hard to believe

I'll bet they make hundreds a day
google how merc makes a stainless prop, the mold is nothing, the process to create all that is where the investment is but there must be lots of shops in the USA doing the same thing.
In other words once set up you can copy any prop

**NICE PAIR** · 10-23-2017, 09:51 PM

Originally Posted by powerabout

I'll bet they make hundreds a day
google how merc makes a stainless prop, the mold is nothing, the process to create all that is where the investment is but there must be lots of shops in the USA doing the same thing.
In other words once set up you can copy any prop

Wow! > http://mercurymarine.sv7076.si-serve...0for%20web.pdf

**powerabout** · 10-23-2017, 10:13 PM

OMC has done worse things, all race items from the 2.0 and 3.0 custom loopers used way back, all f1v8 stuff including the truck full of spares and the twin pinion full shift offshore box and tooling etc, all crushed. Seaway got the drawings just in time so the heritage can last.
Must be something American management learns in college as it doesnt happen overseas, they are proud of previous accomplishments.

With additive manufacturing/3d scanning etc stuff will become very easy to make low volume parts in the future if not now.
Why not save it or sell it?

**AZMIDLYF** · 10-25-2017, 03:32 PM

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**JBS** · 10-25-2017, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by AZMIDLYF

https://www.facebook.com/Interesting...8605597311241/

That was great.......thx

**mercace** · 10-26-2017, 07:42 AM

If everyone chipped in we could just buy Mercury Racing and build what we want! Lol

**vnemous** · 10-26-2017, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by mercace

If everyone chipped in we could just buy Mercury Racing and build what we want! Lol

Where do I send my $10

**Bullet 20cc** · 10-26-2017, 09:03 AM

Originally Posted by vnemous

Where do I send my $10

I'll PM you my account number...

Sweet Cobra btw...it's a fine looking death machine for sure. But it's not like that scares anybody on this forum...

**vnemous** · 10-26-2017, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by Bullet 20cc

I'll PM you my account number...

Well it will be a check. Please dont cash it till my brother straightens out. Oh hes a hunchback

**Bullet 20cc** · 10-26-2017, 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by vnemous

Well it will be a check. Please dont cash it till my brother straightens out. Oh hes a hunchback

Hahaha...no problem!

**4Speed** · 10-29-2017, 04:00 PM

Does anyone know when mercury will stop taking orders for these propellers.

**Dave Strong** · 10-29-2017, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by 4Speed

Does anyone know when mercury will stop taking orders for these propellers.

I believe Jan 2018???

Dave

**Dirk Pitt** · 10-29-2017, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by aggiestckl

The whole sport of small performance boating ****ing sucks in my opinion.. from the bull**** to find the right boat, to having to store the boat, to damn near having to blow the shop to take your $150/HR to work on your boat, to dealing with the people who think your Kia and should warranty used items you sell for 10 years / 1,000 hours.. The whole deal is a royal pain in the ass for like maybe 4 hours of smile time.. If I divided up the amount of money x the amount of actual fun it was to use the thing it would be like legitimately $7,500 hour..

I totally agree ...... they take fun right out of it and their control freaks