The old motor (2012 Mercury 250 Pro xs) ran 70 mph wide open. Normal cruising speed is 40-45 usually. Haven't put it in the water with the new motor yet.

It should be noted that I have this boat setup very poorly in terms of speed. I have 2 battery chargers (1 DC alternator charger & 1 AC onboard charger) & 3 Optima D31 series batteries mounted under the center console. I also have 2 more optima D31 series batteries mounted in the rear of the boat (1 on each side). Those are the heaviest batteries that optima makes & that's a lot of extra weight in the boat. If I swapped out all the batteries for some that weighed less & mounted all of them in the back of the boat along with the chargers, it would easily run mid 70's.

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Posted by stewie

Member since Jan 2006

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Posted on 2/13/13 at 1:51 pm to jsmoke222000

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The old motor (2012 Mercury 250 Pro xs) ran 70 mph wide open

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It should be noted that I have this boat setup very poorly in terms of speed

That's plenty of speed...where I fish in the marsh, you can't go faster than 35 mph due to all of the turns.

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Posted by AboveGroundPool

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Member since Aug 2010

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Posted on 2/13/13 at 2:33 pm to jsmoke222000

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The old motor (2012 Mercury 250 Pro xs) ran 70 mph wide open. Normal cruising speed is 40-45 usually. Haven't put it in the water with the new motor yet.

i got a buddy looking at a new 2013 proxs. he was told not to get it because it was rated 10-12 hp less than the 2012 model which i think was actually rated around 275 hp, any truth to that?

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