Is the 2021 Mercury 250 Pro XS worth it???
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- Is the new Mercury 4 stroke really all it is cracked up to be??? We are going to dive into that in todays video!
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Those new Mercury's are absolutely beautiful..
yes they are!!!
Mine is a beast! The holeshot makes me grin every time.
you and me both!!! Best motor out there!
I repowered with this motor back in November, and haven't regretted one second of it. I'm running it with a 24p Tempest Plus.
Nice!! I love this motor!
@@MichaelKnappFishing it's pushing my Triton SF21 to 70+. Got a video of it on my page.
@@johnulmer1622 that’s awesome man!
What you think about the 4 stroke now? I repowered 14 months ago to the 250 V-8 and took that gas guzzling, limp mode piece of shit off.. such a piece of shit
@@toddspindler6190 I'm sorry that happened to you. It sucks to have motor problems, for sure.
Nothing beats reliability of a 2 stroke 35 years for evinrude hardley any problems
I’ve blown more 2 strokes than anything.
@@MichaelKnappFishing if its fed the right amount of oil they run forever , running them lean will kill them also
Oil changes are stupid easy. And if the 250 is a beast then what's the 300?
The 200 XS and 250 XS should have the “R” designation.
I’m thinking of putting one on my bayboat
You should!
Wonderfuel Engine! Best regards from germany!
I agree! Hello from America! Awesome to have some one from Germany watching!
Great video! 😊 I come from Finland with expensive fuel. How is the fuel consumption vs say a Suzuki, Yamaha, or Honda?
Thank you! All of the major motors are right around the same gas mileage. I don’t have an exact MPG for my Merc but I’d say it’s around 2-2.5
I have the same motor in 225. Its a beast and I love it. What pitch prop you running on it? I have a 21ft Mako Bay Boat that this motor is on (motor is 2020 model) and a 17P stainless Mercury Tempest Prop. I can only get about 48 mph. Comes out of a hole quick. Im new to owning a boat so I am wondering if the propeller is not the best for this boat to get top speed, or if that is just the difference between bay boats and bass boats. I know bass boats are designed for speed for sure.
I’m running a 23 Fury. I’m not really sure on stats of bass boats vs bay boats. I know a bay boat is going to weigh more than my Falcon does. I would say that’s a question for Mercury lol
You need WAY more prop. I'm running a 200 Pro XS with a 24 Fury 3 and am getting 70.1 on GPS at 5950 RPM. You should easily be able to run a 23-25P prop. Give Mercury a call and they can point you in the right direction.
With hydraulic steering, you do not have torque steer and you can take your hands off a speed
All depends on how bad your boat chine walks. Some boats chine pretty bad and you can’t take your hands off even with hydraulic steering
I just purchased a Mercury 200 Pro XS 😊. I’m happy but I’m also a bit worried about some reliability issues that I have been hearing about. Such as fuel pump, starting, and paint flaking off on the lower unit. How is your experience so far and have you heard of many having issues? Mine is a 2020 model.
So far I am not having any of those issues besides the paint flaking off my lower unit but that’s from me hitting crap in the water lol mine is a 2021 so I’m not sure if they took care of those or not in the next years model. The only major issue I had was the trim sending unit bolt fell out. It wouldn’t allow my motor to come up but it was a very quick and easy fix for my marina.
@@MichaelKnappFishing Thanks 🙏. I still have a couple of years warranty so will pay attention to anything not normal. I hope I will be happy. It comes on a 20.5 foot center console boat in aluminium weighting 1900 pounds. Greetings from Finland 😊
@@TurreTuntematon oh yeah that’ll do the job! Thank you for watching all the way from Finland! That’s awesome!
Morjesta Turre! Onko Merkkari ollut luotettava? Ja miten on suorituskyky ja kulutus jne.?
@@fishermansfriend6197 On todella hyvä ollut. Ei mitään ongelmia. Todella pirteä peli (nopea nousu ja huippunopeus). Myös kulutus maltillinen. Ja ääni käynnistettäessä on aivan mahtava 😊
Mine is crap!! Brand new boat and Mercury stays in the shop. My 2021 721 Phoenix will be for sale as soon as it gets out the shop (40 hours on motor).
If it’s a brand new Mercury then they will warranty it if something has happened
@@MichaelKnappFishing True but they been doing warranty work on it for 3 almost 3 months now.
@@barrycelestine7809 wow
I put 500 hours on mine in 1 year.. It’s definitely not faster than my 2 stroke and my 4 stroke drinks 40% more fuel.. Literally 40% more
Junk
I own one I payed cash for and ITS JUNK
Will you sell your old 2 stroke?
I sold it last year
Great Motor but I don't need a rig that needs power beyond 200 hp.
To each their own!
Hydraulic steering has been around for a long time lol. Not something new. Nice boat.
Yes it has just new to me lol and thank you
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Thanks!
These motors eat valves on occasion too many moving parts
Never had a problem.
@@MichaelKnappFishing thats great but as time permits the wear and tear will eventually wear out the components
I like Evinrude 2 stroke ,best engines ,!!! . But useless as they are bankruptcy now
You’ll still be able to get parts for them they’re just not selling motors anymore
Thanks , would you recommend a Mercury pro xs in comparison to an Evinrude e etc. ? Want a boat in Italy , only a lake , no ocean
@@chrisduc1 absolutely! The new Mercury 4strokes are mean and incredibly reliable with very little maintenance
@@MichaelKnappFishing thank you for your quick answer. Please give me advice , I like to get a Zodiac Medline 7,5 and the 300 Mercury pro xs. I do not know what the dealer will put on the stock engine. What pitch would be best and should I take a 4 blade or a 3 blade prop ? Most time i will go just with my wife and me on the boat . Sometimes i like to go top speed , racing with my son s Baja 29 .😎😝1997 year , twin engine ,7,4 liter carburetor s, they say it runs 73 miles on gps . what do you guess will my boat run? It is about 1150 kg weight.
What is a Jack plate ! ? I guess you can switch the engine up or down. Up is good for top speed ….. that means I have to tell the dealer where to mount the engine exactly , right ?as high as possible but not getting a crazy ruster tail of course
@@chrisduc1 so as far the top speed and a 300 I honestly have no idea. Those would be questions to ask your dealer. The hydraulic hack plate raises the entire motor up and down. The hydraulic trim moves it at an angle but the jack plate is straight up and down
Wow, way too many accolades for a motor that might have 1 hour of break in time on it. An absolute waste of our time.
😂😂 1 hour?? Have you never rode in some one else’s boat and tested them?? I had some wheel time behind one of these before I bought it and I had a decent amount behind this one when I made this video. But thanks for watching and commenting!
Sorry man but I was expecting to get something other than promotion based upon the question mark title. My pals who are on their third or forth Merc. Are mostly disappointed with the new motor but everyone is so hung up on the sound rather than its performance all we get is video after video of how great it is but there is another youtuber cracking 78 with his SHO powered 205. So, when you finally break that beast in give us the real numbers with no BS and you’ll get some credit.
@@richardjohnson6695 pretty sure I’m getting all the credit I need especially since your commenting and driving up my interaction rates. The Merc has never claimed to be the fastest motor on the water but it is the most reliable. That’s why majority of the pros run them. I’ve got over 60 hours on this motor and everything I said in the video is still the same. I didn’t have to drive mine to know what the others I had been behind would do.
@@richardjohnson6695 So what motor do you use?
I run a 12 Merc Pro XS on a 12 Z519 and was considering my re-power options.