Anybody Have Problems with Mercury's 8 Cylinder Four Strokes on a Bass Boat?

Been running the new 4 stroke pro xs ever since it came out. Zero issues.

21 ft. Bullet. (Actually 21'-10" but they call it 21 ft. for some reason).

I was told the weight difference was 30 pounds.

Can't afford one.

Put about 500 hours or so on a set of triple v8 300s. They are awesome. Tons of torque, great fuel economy, and no real issues. Way better than the old supercharged verados.

I didn’t own them so no flex here lol

I was always Yamaha or Suzuki guy. Would run from a Mercury and hide before it saw me. We used to call them black anchors. But I have been running a boat some here recently with trip 300 mercury’s and they are bad arse. I do not know how the longevity of them will be, but new they are awesome. (Like poster above, I also do not own them, just run them). My little Kenner has a suzuki that has been flawless, and my two boats before had yamahas that never let me down. Main thing is maintenance.

I will say this, 4 strokes do weigh more. On my kenner, because of the weight distribution, I moved my two trolling motor batteries under the bow platform, and my electronics battery under center console. Even with that it still sits slightly lower in the stern than with a 2 stroke and batteries in stern.

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Motor will be good to go. Are you worried about the extra weight? What boat are you putting it on

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They weigh less than the two stroke

Are you going to get a lithium crank battery? :stir:

You’ll love the new 4-stroke compared to the 2-stroke. The torque is unbelievable. No issues here, just routine maintenance. And I don’t have to remember to top of the oil tank. Mercury did a really nice job with this motor. Congrats

Skegs bending or breaking and Mercury not standing behind their product. Denying claims, I know several and have seen more on the forums. Shift modules are problematic in some.

Should have wnt with a SHO.