Where do you want to cruise?
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Where do you want to cruise?
Do you want to cruise in a concentrated area or would you like to range further, say to the Mediterranean in the winter and north to the Baltic in the summer? In the latter case, a vessel capable of safely sailing in open water is needed, while still being of suitable draft and height to easily negotiate the canals and locks.
There are three categories of costs to consider: 1) Purchase of a vessel, 2) Maintenance and restoration of the vessel and 3) Waterways fees and live-aboard expenses. These will affect not only your choice of the size and type of vessel, but also the area that will be selected for cruising. [links]
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Clearly, the two largest engine makers knew years ago that there was about to be a paradigm shift in consumer acceptance of high-horsepower outboard engines on large cruising, fishing and day boats. We expect that trend to continue.
The second scheduled maintenance is at 1,000 hours or five years, whichever comes first. No maintenance procedure requires the boat to be lifted out of the water. Even procedures like changing the oil can be done with a suction device that uses the dipstick tube. here
The new V12 has a bore and stroke of 3.8” x 3.4” (9.65 cm x 8.63 cm) and operates on 87 octane regular fuel, unlike the 400R which requires high-test fuel. The unit holds 14 quarts of oil. It’s a high-revving outboard with a WOT range of 5600-6400 RPM.
Mercury Marine rejected the concept of taking a GM engine and marinizing it for a lot of reasons, preferring instead to develop its own new engine platform tailor-made for the market. That took a huge investment in both money and time. But now it has a versatile 7.6 L platform that can be downgraded to 500-hp (which it simultaneously announced with the 600) for commercial applications. It can also engineer engines that can get even more horsepower out of their new V12 block.
All routine maintenance, like checking the oil or automatic transmission fluid, can be performed by opening a hatch on the top of the cowling. Despite its sophistication, the 600-hp V12 Verado doesn’t require any scheduled maintenance for 200 hours. here
Two days before, at Lake X near Orlando, Fla., Mercury Marine invited the boating press to view and experience the prodigious horsepower from this robust block. Six boats measuring from 42’ to 54’ (12.80 m to 16.45 m) were on hand for running by the boating press. Not only was the new outboard engine platform the largest ever built, but it also incorporates a long list of innovations.
Water sports like water skiing, wakeboarding, tubing, etc.
The Flyer 9 SUNdeck, a welcoming outboard model with sleek finishes here
There is no work to be done on the boat.