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03-29-2019, 02:53 PM #1
[Video] Testing Mercury 300R at Lake X
Here's some video from when I was at Lake X for the press introduction of the Mercury Racing 300R/ProXS/Verado.
As much as I love two-strokes, I can love this engine just as much. It's just impressive in every category. What amazes me the most is that its roughly the same weight as an OptiMax 300XS - and the 300 V8 is a 4.6-liter engine, which is huge! The boat in the video is a Triton 21 TRX.
I'm setting up a huge shoot with some very fast boats powered by the 300R very soon, and I'm also going to use a video drone as well, so the video will be really awesome.
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03-29-2019, 09:03 PM #2
Kudos to Merc for keeping the weight in check,but not totally sold YET..My Bud Alex bought new 21Lib from Mr Corson.we have ran some LONG runs together and it does run decent,but hearing the fuel consumption for a 4stroke is not that good?Alex snapped shaft like a twig on fifth time out I believe?Merc stood behind it and even kicked down for the lost prop
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03-29-2019, 11:47 PM #3
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03-30-2019, 06:57 AM #4Member
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Snapped the shaft on the 5th time out? That is something concerning to hear since I am thinking this will be the motor I buy. Mercury says up to a 10% fuel improvement so I would be curious to see what it is really is. Maybe someone who replaced a 300xs with a 300r will be able to give real numbers. Since it uses 87 octane even if it got the same mpg I would be happy to be able to use the cheaper gas.
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03-30-2019, 11:36 AM #5
I want to see a video with sound of a drive by to hear what they sound like at wide open.
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03-30-2019, 11:48 AM #6Member
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https://youtu.be/tHxPQ4uI9mc
Love the sound of a V-8 in an outboard.
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03-30-2019, 03:53 PM #7
Same lower and prob as Merc 400r snapping like twigs,surely they got to be coming up with a solution with all the warrantee claims??Bullhead Bully,friend Paul Wallner has snapped two already..i hear aftermarket shaft to solve prob is already available..google prob,i thought it would be more common to bigger boats with twins,but then Alex with his single 21 let go..Part of prob is the huge pitch and diameter these new torquey motors are requiring along with crazy high transom heights to get that massive size bullet/lower efficient at surface
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03-30-2019, 07:00 PM #9"Whacker Smacker" #561 IHBA M/E div1 2007& 2006 first looser champion
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03-30-2019, 11:21 PM #10
I recently sold one of the Hill 5 blade cleavers to My friend in Havasu. He had the Max Machine Worx prop shafts on his 400's and it still broke in half. He obviously lost the prop too. Every propshaft failure I've heard of has been while getting on plane. I have personally broke two on 300xs motors.
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03-30-2019, 11:22 PM #11
Here's another of my videos that shows the sound of the 300R. It's best in the first few seconds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5yznbXqRMk
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03-31-2019, 08:35 AM #14
Most I've heard of are cats. I believe it's due to the higher cavitation when getting on plane, then hooking up hard. The Max shaft broke up inside the gearcase with a spiral break.
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