Not jetboat related.....but, new Mercury V12 Outboard....600 HP

[dadofral]

Our company just made some parts to help mod a new formula 50 footer to adapt four of these monsters to their boat:

600 horsepower V12 Verado | Mercury Marine

Introducing the Mercury 7.6L V12 600hp Verado®️ outboard, the ultimate luxury boating experience. With the strength of a V12 powerhead, the 600hp Verado outboard delivers extraordinary range and performance to take your boating adventures to new destinations.

www.mercurymarine.com

Our contact is telling us MSRP on each motor will be around $100K.....it's quite the system factoring in the the two speed transmission and turning.

Can't imagine how fast you can get a 50 foot boat going with 2400 HP behind it....

 

[anmut]

That's amazing - I mean, they put 600hp in an outboard, AND added gear steering? I want to know what the available degree of rotation is on the steering - sounds like docking heaven. Mercury catching the other brands sleeping! Also, I'll take four.

 

[212s]

That's amazing - I mean, they put 600hp in an outboard, AND added gear steering? I want to know what the available degree of rotation is on the steering - sounds like docking heaven. Mercury catching the other brands sleeping! Also, I'll take four.

45 degree left/right and 27" center mounts = you can likely put four of these where three previous models would fit. Imagine a 38ft center console like a Mystic with 4x600hp and 2-gear transmission for higher top speed. WOW...I'd guess 120mph+!

I just put in an order for a new Mystic boat...oh crap, I just woke up!

 

[Brad460]

Got to give Mercury credit here- they are crushing the outboard market with their technology. Not bad for a bunch of WI deer hunters..

 

[dadofral]

Here is some performer specs from boats they have already done some testing on:

Performance Tests | Mercury Boat House Bulletin

performancedata.mercurymarine.com

Pretty impressive.

 

[Redneck_4Play]

Just watched the video on YouTube. Impressive.

 

[swatski]

They also have two gears in the lower, and dual props! 1,200+lbs per unit, too.
Pretty amazing.

Made for big dog boats and owners with a lot of FU money. @veedubtek - when are you getting yours, and what are you hanging them on??



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[Canuckjetboater]

That's amazing - I mean, they put 600hp in an outboard, AND added gear steering? I want to know what the available degree of rotation is on the steering - sounds like docking heaven. Mercury catching the other brands sleeping! Also, I'll take four.

@anmut you would have Axius Joystick Docking with those. I had it on two different cruisers I had. You can move the boat sideways into a space if you have 12" of clearance stern and bow. You have two speed ranges with the mercury Axius Joystick docking and it used two separate (sometimes 3 separate) GPS modules for its Skyhook place holding feature.

 

[212s]

@anmut you would have Axius Joystick Docking with those. I had it on two different cruisers I had. You can move the boat sideways into a space if you have 12" of clearance stern and bow. You have two speed ranges with the mercury Axius Joystick docking and it used two separate (sometimes 3 separate) GPS modules for its Skyhook place holding feature.

Yup saw a pic of a new Mystic with the 600hp motors and a joystick control.
Can anyone lend me half a million for a new toy?

 

[seanmclean]

This looks pretty awesome. Will be nice to see this type of technology (2 spd transmission, steering) filter down to the more pedestrian 250-300hp models in the future.

 

[tkeru408]

I was reading an article about these yesterday; they look totally bad*ss. Of course, they cost $77K each. The thought of throwing 3 or 4 of them on the back of a boat makes my head spin!

 

[anmut]

I've read all the reasons a transmission on a boat doesn't work - how did Mercury get around this? Is the beginning of something amazing where, in ten years, all new outboards might have a four gear ratios available on the fly? One can only dream...

 

[zipper]

A buddy of mine moved to Tennesee a few years ago and started selling boats at TNT Watersports, Axis and Scouts. A couple of his posts on Facebook in the last couple of days.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10157268703110388&id=88432400387

How about twin 600's on a Scout 425 LXF

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10157268689430388&id=88432400387

 

[swatski]

I've read all the reasons a transmission on a boat doesn't work - how did Mercury get around this? Is the beginning of something amazing where, in ten years, all new outboards might have a four gear ratios available on the fly? One can only dream...

I don't think it is going to happen, not with traditional propellers anyway as that is the limiting factor. Come to think of it, that's where jet pumps (hamilton style especially - like in our boats) have tremendous advantage as they develop pretty much maximum thrust at zero speed, will out-accelerate any propped boat with the same power, but the gears come in hand at higher speeds where the new Merc is supposed to be able to high-speed cruise at much lower RPM saving fuel.

The shifting is supposed to be magically smooth. The big question with those lowers is their longevity, especially in marine environment. will it be the same as the IPS pod drives? Hope not.

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[Canuckjetboater]

This looks pretty awesome. Will be nice to see this type of technology (2 spd transmission, steering) filter down to the more pedestrian 250-300hp models in the future.

@seanmclean ..... that will happen, count on it.

 

[WiskyDan]

I drive past the Mercury Marine HQ/plant in Fond du Lac on my way to Oshkosh where my boat is dry stacked. I didn't know that outboards were this big and packed that much technology.

 

[rad1026]

That's just amazing. Can't wait to see one.

 

[AZMark]

I generally feel that I’m content with what I have in life & I don’t usually get jealous of nicer things....right up until I start looking at those amazing 40-50ft crossover/sport boats. Damn that would be nice. Maybe I shoulda worked harder!

 

[Canuckjetboater]

I drive past the Mercury Marine HQ/plant in Fond du Lac on my way to Oshkosh where my boat is dry stacked. I didn't know that outboards were this big and packed that much technology.

@WiskyDan ..... back in the days when I raced the Mercury engine plant (blocks) was in Stillwater, Oklahoma. I used to talk frequently with the guys there Rocky, Mike et. al. SUPER bunch of guys!!!! In those days General Motors made ALL of the marine engine blocks for ALL Mercruiser engines for the coming year in one eight hour shift. A few years ago Mercury/Mercruiser opened their own block casting factory and re-designed their engine blocks and made them all in-house. In my 38 foot cruiser I had a set of completely re-designed 502 bog Blocks made at Mercruiser's new factory 430HP mated to a Bravo lll X drive. That cruiser would hit 52 MPH on the GPS - loaded! LOVE Mercury/Mercruiser. As a kid the Johnson outboards were known for longevity (you could beat the heck out of them) but the Mercurys were FAST.

 

[elcue]

Our company just made some parts to help mod a new formula 50 footer to adapt four of these monsters to their boat:

600 horsepower V12 Verado | Mercury Marine

Introducing the Mercury 7.6L V12 600hp Verado®️ outboard, the ultimate luxury boating experience. With the strength of a V12 powerhead, the 600hp Verado outboard delivers extraordinary range and performance to take your boating adventures to new destinations.

www.mercurymarine.com

Our contact is telling us MSRP on each motor will be around $100K.....it's quite the system factoring in the the two speed transmission and turning.

Can't imagine how fast you can get a 50 foot boat going with 2400 HP behind it....

They showed all the performance numbers in their website. It got up to 69 MPH