By the nature of being a 2-stroke, this engine will always be hard to beat in torque terms. The only comparable engine I have experienced that competes in low-down power is the 2-stroke 200hp BRP E-Tec G2. In this department, the 900GT powered by the new V6 is very quick off the mark, with a relentless spread of power all the way up to 6000rpm. That initial low-down grunt felt when you push the throttles home is generally a good indication of how things are going to progress. The first impression of any boat is generally how quickly it gets up onto the plane. After the best part of a week trying different propellers, they finally settled on the optimum prop for the new V6, as they had previously done with the Verado engines fitted to the 900GT. MRL Marine are meticulous in their prop testing, with the assistance of Neil Holmes. All performance runs were two-way averages to account for tidal conditions. As the pictures show, the sea conditions in Southampton Water were as identical as you could get them. The boats were identical, bar the fact that the boat fitted with the new V6s had an extra pair of seats and an extra 100 litres of fuel over the Verado-powered boat. Our back-to-back test was as near clinical as a marine engine test could be.
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However, the Stingher 900GT and the XO270 are very different boats. I have also tested two of the new 225hp V6s on the back of an XO270, which impressed with the broad spread of power these motors put out. Having tested the 900GT with twin 200hp Verados, I know they work very well on this boat. Thanks to MRL Marine having rigged two 9m 900GTs – one with the outgoing 200hp supercharged Mercury Verado and the other with Mercury’s latest 225hp V6 (as featured in the last issue) – we were able to see how Mercury’s claims for their new engine stack up. Like for like, back-to-back testing is the only way to see how comparable engines truly perform, and for this you need two identical test boats.
#200 HP MERCURY MOTOR SOFTWARE#
Even the latest factory fuel flow meters, using pulse metering technology, are still only as accurate as the software within. Weather and tidal conditions are variables that cannot be ignored.
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Every boat is slightly different to its nearest competitor.
#200 HP MERCURY MOTOR PRO#
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