Mercury Pro XS
 

How many of y'all are running a Pro XS on an haynie or any other boat? How well do they hold up? And why a Pro XS over a yamaha four stroke.

Here we go... Lol

Paint it black.

Yamahas are junk that is why you see so many of them in repair shops.

BS

250 Pro XS is a good fit for a 24ft haynie!

That is a false statement!

Lmbo:shaking:

Neither get a Suzuki.... Lots of Haynes have a pro xs hanging on em though

I do not know anyone with a pro xs on their rig that did not have a problem at one point or another. lucky for them all these motors were under warrenty. "W" has an optimax and is the only person I asked with a new merc that is problem free. Thats one out of six people I talked to and he is the only one running the optimax, everyone else running the Pro xs in 225-250hp. Im in the market for a used boat and walked away from a fine shearwater because of the black pro xs on the back.

When I had my F150 yamaha all I did was put gas and regular yearly maint.

Look how many older model Mercurys are still on the water and running and then look for older Yamahas I guarantee there are way more Mercurys than Yamahas. Yamaha = short lived expensive to maintain junk.

I base my statements on what I have been told about their reliability from two different dealers mechanics who both told me there are much better motors out there than Yamahas. I was told their engines have corrosion issues which can get very expensive and that Yamaha doesn't try to fix their issues like other motor manufacturers.

I know several people that have over 1000 hours on their Yamahas with no problems.

Look at what 90% of offshore charter boats run. I could care less either way. They're both good engines. I've always been a mercury fan. But if I were to buy a new boat it would have a yamaha 4 stroke on it.

Or a zuke

Gatortail....oh wait wrong thread

250 xs have more problems than 225 pro xs. 225 is way to go

My brother just took his off his boat (2008 Pro XS 250). It blew up 4 weeks ago at Spicers- calon flew 15 feet in air and flames shot out the side- loudest noise I ever heard. Women and children were running, after I shat in my pants we had to extinguish it. Motor was under warranty but mercury would not pay said a fuel float stuck causing gas and vapors to flood the calon. He made a claim and is now installing new Suzuki 225. Will be selling Pro XS, motor still starts, compression is good and lower unit looks great.

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250 pro xs are only ones with problems the 225 are never having problems

Get the 225

W
Didn't u blow a belt or something on Toledo bend?

Thought he lost a compressor.

Broke a belt..which in nothing big


Burned my compressor from pulling casey in from 18miles offshore for 5 hours..

10-4.

Got ya, thanks for clarifying.
All that was covered under warranty huh?

What's the warranty options for mercury?

That is total BS....yamaha makes one of the most reliable motors on the market. I worked at a mercury warranty center for a few years. Opti's are known for compressor problems and coil packs. 90% of mercury's electronics are made in mexico and the quality control is not up to par. Don't get me wrong you can get a good opti that won't die,but they have more lemons compared to the rest.

What kind of problems y'all hearing about the 250's

^^^yea this I would like to hear..Thats what Ive got ordered with my HO!! Im not going any less than a 250...It seems hard to believe a 250 would have more problems than a 225 when they are the same motor with different ECM's, possibly fuel injectors and exhaust tunner????

Close to 200 hours on the 250 with zero issues! Hope I didn't jinx that biotch!!!!

from what i been hearing mainly coil issues, lower unit issues, and compressor issues. Another cat i work with had some fuel pressure issues not really sure exactly I would have to ask him but he said it was an expensive fix.

Yamaha 250 SHO!!! It's a beast!!

I have just heard that the 250s tend to get put in shop more than 225s.. Not sure why but that is from the #1 mercury mechanics in Texas...

And the less trouble motors are optis ...not the pro Xs

ThePro XS seem to have more problems than the regular opti

That is what I was told by the Mercury shop Mechanic

I'm extremely satisfied with my 225 XS
Had a recall on my year motor brought it in change the coils and we been good to go since

What was Casey running on his boat?

A 300 4stroke

275 verado wasnt it Paul????

You know what Ill just get a 300xs and be done with it!!! Let it eat!!

Mercury changed coils about 3 years ago and then sometime after that they upgraded bearing design on compressors.

He has the 300 Verado and they (factory) changed the lower unit out for the heavier saltwater version.

That 300xs with the racing lower unit would scream!

This. X2,, 2011 250 Pro XS no issues and the most fuel efficient motor I have ran!

hells yea...

You should have just bought Casey's then

thats a 300 verado fuel hog!! I hadnt heard anything bad about the 250proxs at all untill now...hopefully thats all squared up by now..Its hard to go for 5 more mph and lose 3 years of warranty

I think tonka had 800 plus hrs on his 225 opti... with no repairs made many offshore trips, awesome on fuel and oil

225 Optimax
 

Ran it for 4 years, no issues. Very good on fuel and I would recommend the Optimax to anyone.

Verado 300
 

I run a 300 Verado. Zero complaints. It burns close to the same amount of fuel as my old 225 Optimax, just don't have to purchase oil anymore. The way I see it, when you hit the key and she fires up every single time, you got yourself a damn good engine no matter what the brand! Maybe I got lucky but, my Verado is sweet as hell!

Tonk hows that 300 V rod push the SW? is it a 22ft, or 24?

300 Verado
 

It does not have that hole shot power that my Optimax did but it pushes my Shearwater 25TE with ease. At 4,000rpm, I run about 35-36mph, 4,500rpm/40-41mph. My top speed is close to 6,300rpm/60mph. As long as I keep it under 4,500rpm's the fuel consumption is somewhere around 3-4 miles per gallon (calculated). My prop is a 19P Tempest plus. I've been playing around with a few different props and haven't found that magic prop yet. The shearwater runs different from my Triton as well. On my triton I would just trim the boat up to get on the pad and roll with it. The shearwater runs and drives like a bass boat more than a bay boat. It likes the boat to run more level than trimmed up on a pad. When running my in the sweet spot I keep the trim at .4-.6, other wise she will porpuse a little. I guess this is due to the weight of the 300 Verado. Though, when running wide open I can trim her up to 4.5, haulin azz. So far, I have only great things to say about the Verado 300. This thing is a beast.

Dont u have to run premium in verado?

[SIZE=3]I went on line last night the Opti is the most fuel efficient motor believe it or not! I was stunned to find the Yamaha 250 sho burns more fuel than the 250 pro XS [/SIZE]

Not with the regular verado.....on the pro model if you don't run premium you actually loose horsepower and warranty. Not a huge fan of them but I must admit the power steering is bad to the bone.

Yea I've drove one but that thing drank fuel

I run ethanol free premium fuel.