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    Mercury Give Us A V6 4 Stroke 225 Pro XS

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    Hello .............. Mother Merc? You are building some great new stuff but why not give us a 200 and 225 Pro XS and not just the 175 Pro XS.

    You have the 87 octane V6 platform all ready to go. We need 475lbs of lower center of gravity fun with warranty. Come on Mercury
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    Don't think it going to happen.

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    The V8 200 & 225 pro xs is only 35 more pounds than the 175 V6 pro xs which is not bad and turns 200 more rpms.


    Ralph Musser
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    The V8 sits way to "tall" for smaller boats which hurts handling. The 4 stroke V6 is a little lighter as well as having plenty of 3.4L torgue for boats under 20'.

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    Simple math says in F-1 trim the V-6 is 270 ish at the Prop
    A nicely done Production V-6 at 240-250 @ 7000 has a nice ring to it.

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    forget the ProXS we really need a 200 or a 225 "R" with a sportmaster and solid mounts out of either the inline 4 or the V6 with the lightweight cowl and shave weight maybe a 15 mid to keep these under 500lb (the v6 is currently about 520lb despite advertisement wt and the v8 i believe around 560 or so) We basically need a replacement for the 200xs

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    I'm with you all. Those would be some great motors. The sub 20 performance boats got kicked to the curb when Merc quit making the 2.5 performance engines.The V8s are great,just for bigger boats.

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    Ain't happenin'..hoard your 2.5 parts. That boating demographic that made Mercury "racing" has left the station. Now Mercury Center Console that is another thing!

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    Mercury really has abandoned a market segment for sure. I bought my first performance boat this year. It’s a Allison SS2000 and I love it. However if I want to go with something newer then what? I have a good income but I will not be buying a twin 450r sport cat setup.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mc556 View Post
    Mercury really has abandoned a market segment for sure. I bought my first performance boat this year. It’s a Allison SS2000 and I love it. However if I want to go with something newer then what? I have a good income but I will not be buying a twin 450r sport cat setup.
    you next boat will be a 35cig with a single ????HP Merc outboard in the year 20??...lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by OceanMarine View Post
    forget the ProXS we really need a 200 or a 225 "R" with a sportmaster and solid mounts out of either the inline 4 or the V6 with the lightweight cowl and shave weight maybe a 15 mid to keep these under 500lb (the v6 is currently about 520lb despite advertisement wt and the v8 i believe around 560 or so) We basically need a replacement for the 200xs
    Good info. Where does the 520lbs come from? Merc needs to buy a digital scale.

    If Mercury did offer a V6 200 or 225 with the option of a Sporty that would make an XS a winner IMO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg G View Post
    Good info. Where does the 520lbs come from? Merc needs to buy a digital scale.

    If Mercury did offer a V6 200 or 225 with the option of a Sporty that would make an XS a winner IMO.
    apparently those motors are weighed by mercury for there advertisement weight without cowls, fluids or gear cases. A well know boat manufacturer weighed the motors on gave me that info. I did not personally weigh these motors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mc556 View Post
    Mercury really has abandoned a market segment for sure. I bought my first performance boat this year. It’s a Allison SS2000 and I love it.
    However if I want to go with something newer then what?
    100% agree. The thing that is surprising is how easy they could revive the under 20' segment with just a few changes to there V6 product line.

    There are a lot of folks out there with $20k in the pocket who are running out of 2.5 parts IMO.

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    I do believe it is possible Racing will do something with the V6, they are tight lipped but it's very likely. They make a niche market 15" 60R and they sold it out in no time, so they can easily do a 200/225 V6 with parts they already have.

    Here's the thing, the 175 ProXS is a good value. You can take a 225 V6 and add the Racing lower mounts: part# 8M0149561 (the V6 and V8 share many parts). And you can swap out the V8 TM case, if you feel you need the 1.75 gears, and you have a pretty decent setup. But it would make way more sense for Racing to just offer the turnkey version with optional SM.

    I'd actually like to see the 250R as a V6, just makes more sense. I might have some numbers for a 225 V6 with the TM that's being tested soon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg G View Post
    Good info. Where does the 520lbs come from? Merc needs to buy a digital scale.

    If Mercury did offer a V6 200 or 225 with the option of a Sporty that would make an XS a winner IMO.
    The 250R is advertised as 520 Lbs, without the cowl, no oil.


    • GEARCASE
      Sport Master
    • GEAR RATIO
      1.75:1
    • WEIGHT (LBS./KGS.)
      520/236

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