Tag: mercury
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Mercury Racing launches the new ROS engine for XCAT World Series
Upon the heels of the Verado 400R outboard is its sibling, the Mercury Racing ROS (Race Offshore), dubbed by the Company the “sinister relative”. This 4-stroke racer makes its debut at the Dubai Grand Prix of the 2015 XCAT World Series. XCAT has partnered with Mercury Racing in the development of the engine that will…
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Mercury Active Trim for the perfect setup
Your boat will always be balanced, granting better performance and lower consumption: here’s the promise from Mercury with their new Active Trim. Active Trim has been designed by Mercury both for the amateur and the expert boater. The aim is to simplify the management of the setup, increasing the performance or (seeing from the other angle) reducing…
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Mercury Flo-Torq manges the extra power of your engine, saves the propeller
When the output is relevant, not any flexible coupling is ok. Mercury Flo-Torq has been designed to bear the power of the Verado 350 and 400R engines. The activity at Mercury Propellers is restless, not just for blades but also for their relative gear. The brand of Mercury Marine has just introduced Mercury Flo-Torq SSR HD,…
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Come with us into the Mercury plant where the world famous engines are born
A video and a photo gallery to show you how the Mercury inboards and outboards are built, both for pleasure navigation and for racing. We got access to the Mercury headquarters in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, where every single engine is built, inboard and outboard, and also the propellers that make up the most complete…
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Mercury Verado: in Miami the new 350 and 400R
The Miami Boat Show is the stage for the debut of two top-of-the-range Mercury Verado: the renewed 350 and the totally new 400 Racing. The engine builder reaffirms their leadership in the “muscle” outboards segment. The new Mercury Verados, just introduced at Miami Boat Show mark a new limit for the stock outboards: the actual…
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Mercury Enertia Eco and Black Fin Elegance 9: it’s a matter of props
A propeller to go faster and improve the mileage. It’s the Mercury Enertia Eco, compared here with the “old” Revolution 4. It’s mounted on twin 250 Verados to power the new Black Fin Elegance 9 rib. We’re going to compare two propellers and there will be surprises. But first, we have to take a different…
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We went for a little test: four Verados, 71 mph
In Dubai we had the chance to test the brand new Mercury Verado 400 R (which, of course, stands for Racing). Four of them on a Victory57 monohull, and we touched 71 mph. Or 61 knots. The main difference between the Mercury Verado 400R and the likewise new Mercury Verado 350, beside the 50HP, is…
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Mercury F40 EFI PRO: feeling bigger
The Mercury F40 EFI PRO is the top in the range of the 40HP American outboards, featuring a bigger stern. We tested it on a quite large rib, designed to carry a maximum output of 150HP. A tough challenge indeed for this 4-stroke Made in USA. Mercury F40 EFI PRO on a Marlin 630: a…
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Mercury FourStroke 115 EFI : nothing is like it was
A comparative test between the old Mercury F115 four stroke, and the brand new EFI 115 sees the latter improving on the former in every aspect: lighter, quieter, more performing, and even better looking. We compared them in the Sicily sea, mounted on two identical Quicksilver Activ 605 Sundeck. You see them side by side,…
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Mercury EFI 40 Pro: no license, but thrill
In some Countries 40 HP is the maximum power allowed to pilot a boat with no specific license. So, Mercury has many models with this output. Among the 4 stroked ones, two use the 3 cylinder block for 747 cc (45.6 cubic inches) and two share the same 4 pots block of the 60 HP…