and you thought you wakeboat with the supercharged caddy motor was cool.....
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at 70k a piece!!!!
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Look up Merc. 1350s. 200K +.
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I fail to see the point of this. What is the advantage over a normal I/O setup? $70k will get you some sick big blocks and worked Bravo drives.... With enough money left that you could still buy a pretty nice boat to put them in.
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no different than ferrari vs corvette.
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A lot of boats like the HydraSports 42' for example have quad 350 HP outboards. Maybe 2 557Hp engines is cheaper than 4 350s?
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That said, I can not see where they come up with 70k for these outboards. From what I've read, the GM LSA crate motor can be had for around 15k with all electronics. How much does it REALLY cost to make it into an outboard? Sounds like there is quite the markup in price; I understand profit and paying for R&D, but 70k sounds like a lot. |
we all know the word marine, instantly doubles the price of any product lol. even simple cheap things like fuel stabil
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And to answer the outboard vs I/O deal, it seems much easier to replace a salt water ridden outboard motor after ten years than an I/O, not to mention cheaper too. I'm willing to bet two 8.2l merc ho's with bravo 3x drives are no less than 4 ob's, if not more. And less power. |
There are plenty of Commanders with original blocks and heads in salt. We're talking 40-50 year old boats kept in salt. Simple solution to that, if you're concerned, is fresh water cooling. It's cheap compared to the cost of a new engine. Then you're only replacing heat exchangers every decade or two. I don't see the advantage of an eggbeater unless you're talking about a very small runabout or operate in shallow hazardous water.
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The target market on these is obviously drug lords for their high powered smuggling vessels. Think they care about 70 grand a pop?
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after re-reading, they also said that the two 557s are lighter and less drag than the four 300s.
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I wonder what they sound like at idle and near topend
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