Quote Originally Posted by engineermike View Post
Probably never will. How easy was the 300 drag to use day-by-day? How long will it be reliable at wot? If the number doesn’t have three zeroes then it’s not even comparable.
With three decades more design and tech? A two stroke platform at this size and weight could be making double the power of this lipstick pig with minimal moving parts. This is the point. Going 4joke is a copout. It's simply easier to borrow automotive tech and slap it on a midsection. Cheap way out for merc and the average boat buyer isn't smart enough to even open the cowl.

I like how everyone totes the reliability of engines most people are still waiting to take delivery of.