Mercury 150 hp FourStroke Outboard in Action!!! (plus bonus high hour outboard)
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- čas přidán 24. 10. 2020
- This is a workhorse of a motor on my big fishing boat and my friends fishing boat!
In this video I am showing you two different Mercury 150 Outboards running down the lake. One is my outboard paired with a 20 foot SeaArk ProCat 200 and the other is a high hour motor paired with a 24 foot SeaArk Striper boat. I am very impressed with this outboard! Maybe Mercury has fixed the outboard problems of the past? I have caught some nice Catfish while fishing in this boat and my buddy has landed some monster Striped Bass in his too!
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i have the same! Mercury - the best👍💯
I have a Mercury 2 stroke on my ranger bass boat. Its been a workhorse for 16 years and still going strong. I did buy a new Evinrude 4 stroke for my other aluminum boat but haven't had it out yet. I know the weight difference is something to consider.
Those motors are beast for sure wow
Beautiful shot. Look at that thing fly! I have the same motor on my brand new tritoon. Had it out once this year before it got too cold and can’t wait for spring now. Love how easy they are to winterize.
Awesome! We never winterize ours because we’re running our boats all year round.
@@TNRVG somedays I wish I lived in a warmer climate, but then ice fishing comes around and Im glad I don't! lol
I got myself a 2021 havnt put a minute on it yet cant wait to mount it to my boat
I have the 2014 model with 468 hrs still runs like a champ
Get it Billy !!!
Yes this is a workhorse. We had the same motor on our previous boat here in Norway. I really liked it, simple and easy to maintain. Have a 225hp V6 four stroke from Mercury now.
The other Mercury in this video has over 2000 hours on it now and has never really been maintained right. He refused to let me do a follow up video as he doesn't want his clients to know how high of hours it has. Goes to show how far Mercury has come!
A quiet powerhouse!
Really useful video, just about to order one, thank you
No problem 👍
I love this machine
Notice how the lower unit horizontal fin is just out of the water. Perfect installation. Yes, I’ve been boating a long time.
Great video man. That’s a smooth little motor but the old v6 2 smoke mercs were truly indestructible too tho. They were bulletproof back in the 80s.
I love my 150. I have a 2021 Bayliner vr4 and it goes fast. It’s zippy. Love it
Just got mine about 9-10 months ago and it’s so incredibly quiet and Strong.
I know some folks talk smack about Mercury but there’s just nothing out there better than this work-horse. Mine is on a very heavy Tritoon and I get up to 36mph easy.
I think my buddies motor is now over 1000 hours. Still running like a champ!
I don't think "smack" if fair, a lot of people have reported a LOT of problems, that isn't "smack". For me, I DO hope they are really, really good, but I hesitate due to past problems. Cured? I do hope so, but some companies like Honda have EARNED a reputation over many many years.
@@jimquantic Well my comment was a year ago and I had had it for 10 months at the time. I’m now near the end of my 2nd year and still not one single problem with this motor. It’s not a good motor it’s a freakin GREAT motor!
My buddy is over 2000 hours now with his. He has not properly maintained it. The only thing he has going for him is daily use (the reason it’s so high hours).
Well, that is good testimony and appreciated. I always think "if something has not gone wrong in that time period, likely it will not later". @@GeorgeBonez
Mercury rocks!
Beautiful footage....
Thanks!
4 strokes are the way to go
I have a 70 horsepower outboard Johnson on a 18ft it's a two-stroke it has a lot of hours on it I did have the motor rebuilt about 2 years ago I had it setting up for about 9 months before I decided to hook the water hose up to it and crank it up Mercury definite step their game up a whole lot I have stabilizers on my boat and with a full load max on the boat with 5 people I get around 30 knots
I got that same motor on my 22ft tritoon still trying to learn how much to trim the motor up at certain speeds but I'm very impressed with the Mercury 150 Fourstroke.
I never knew what the exact trim was for this motor and boat. I always stared with it all the way down then trim up once on plane. You could tell if you were doing good or bad by where the water spray was and what the speed was doing.
My sun tracker tritoon came with this motor, I hear nothing but good things
if you are on a rib, trim out about half way then throttle back slightly to keep it on the plane
Awesome
I have one on my suntracker tritoon, 750 hours, only an alternator replacement at 450. $200 and 15 min back up and running. Hope to run it to about 1500
Four banger!
If you service that motor every 100 hrs, should never have any problems with it! It's a great motor!
I’ve got 475hrs on mine. Never a single issue, starts every time (except for the time I left the NAV lights on overnight and killed the battery)
I have the same Engine it has 8000hours and no Problems
@@boatbrothers1906 that’s incredible!! How did you rack up so many hours?
@@MrCutLawnCare I go Fishing Everyday and the Engine is 4 Years old
I have a 60 hp mercury on my tracker v bottom with last then 100 hours on it the thing runs awesome
Awesome!
Dude - suh - - - - WHEET!!
My opinion, one of the most bullet proof motors Mercury EVER made. Yes, I have owned in-line 6’s, V6’s 2, and 4 cylinders and loved them, but I still stand on my statement.
My buddies is still going strong too. Its mounted on the second boat and is about to hit 1000 hours.
That’s very encouraging for sure. Thanks for sharing, blessings.
I’ve got a 4 stroke Merc 60. Sometimes it leaks fuel when you first start it up.
Where does it leak from?
@@TNRVG ; well there is big aluminum block with a Schrader valve on it (Labeled MERAB CHJ, I think it’s the fuel control guts) that has a rubber hose (drain line) that leaves the top of this unit and exits via a bulkhead fitting in the bottom of the cowling between the transom and the motor. Had it in once during the warranty period and the fixed it (?). It’s happened twice more but seems to stop on its own eventually. There is never any gas inside the cowling it just dumps it out and it runs down the motor mount and into the water or on the ground if your flushing it. If you have the problem you WILL smell it. The 60 came out way before the 150 so yours probably won’t have this issue.
Hopefully mine wont. I was wondering just in case it did at some point. Thanks!
I like my merc 150 i can fly low over shallow water with mine about 9inches to 1ft of water
A very impressive outboard. Wish Mercury would adopt the same lower unit as SEVEN MARINE...Smooth not clunky.
Seven is now DOA
@@trentcarlson4857 volvo bought SEVEN MARINE and shut it down bc it was going to take all the sales from the POD drive division.
They wasted their money, POD drives were tried in the fifties and found to be a bad choice and their industrial spies didn’t know
Big outboards were the future. Check out Hinckley’s new 35 Picnic Boat with twin 450 Yamahas. Most inboards were designed in the fifties and
Only updated with electronic ignition, fuel injection and computer control and diagnostics but they are still old style engines.
Yamaha has been refining all their outboards but they are still based on Mercury’s and Evinrudes of the 70’s. Only Mercury has made the investment in totally new designs. I am I wrong?
Seven Marine was founded by an ex-Mercury engineer. I think it was the guy that designed the Verado engines too. Too bad they sold themselves out like that. Using GM LS engines in an outboard package was pretty awesome and they were the fastest I've ever seen!
My 2019 Merc 150 fourstroke stopped cranking after 28 hours of runtime. In the shop for a week now, it maybe another week before they can work it in.
Wow that is not good! I hope they are able to fix it!
@@TNRVG I like the motor, I wanted a Yamaha outboard, but decided to keep the Mercury on the boat when I purchased it. It's funny, I have a 2019 Yamaha Kodiak 450 ATV and the fuel pump went out on it after about 10 runtime hours.
Yeah these things can happen to anyone. I was considering getting the lightweight f70 Yamaha for my next boat if it was an 18 foot boat. It's nearly 100 pounds lighter than a Mercury 75. I practically live on the back of my boats while catfishing so the less weight the better.
What prop Billy? 2016 150 on my 200 EASY.
I am not sure. I will have to take a look at it.
For longer rides, 25-40 minutes, what RPM would you say is safe? 3, or 4K? Maybe 4.5k? I have this on a 25’ tritoon and it’s a really smooth ride with this motor but am always afraid of abusing the thing
Its best to find a cruising speed that is not wide open throttle. I don't remember what that was on this boat/outboard. I never really drove it that far either. 10 miles max usually stopping places on the way. If you install the bluetooth module I think it shows your gas usage. Find the MPG that keeps you happy, on plane, and conserves on fuel.
what RPM you running it and prop. I'm running a 20VFX about the same hull with a 115 merc and running 45 on it. Would think the 150 would push 50 to 55. Not that it needs it.
They say 5500 is top end. My throttle hits the side of the console around 5300. I usually cruise around 4500.
What prop you running on that boat & motor setup?
I am not sure. It was a 3 blade prop.
What prop are you running i got the same exact motor on my boat
Sorry I do not know.
@@TNRVG damn let mechanics do things for you ah its super simple to do things on your own
I usually do stuff myself. I don't have this boat anymore and the dealership put the stainless prop on. Hitting 47 mph made me happy enough to not look into other props.
Looking at a boat that has this motor and noticed it would trim and tilt all the way up on the trailer but under power on the lake it would only trim up maybe 1/4 of the way. I couldn’t fully trim the motor up and would only do maybe 5000rpms
Got any thoughts?
With any boat full trim while at full throttle will make the boat porpoise. You have to find that sweet spot where the boat is smooth and the RPM is maxed. Although its not recommended to go full throttle at all times. Takes to much gas and can blow the outboard eventually.
@@TNRVGI understand how to trim up the motor, but it’s not currently getting to max rpm’s. The trim will only go up about 1/4 of the way and then it stops like it hit a limiter and won’t physically lift up anymore. My last outboard I could adjust up and down completely but this one stops about 1/4 of the way rather than allowing me to get up to max operating rpms. Believe I should be getting up to about 5800-6000 rpms rather than 4800-5000 give or take. Wasn’t sure if there was some special button on the controls or something that would allow to trim up higher or if there was an issue w the boat.
@@TheSaneRider Not that I know of. I've never heard of a trim limiter.
@@TNRVGthe marina was able to figure it out. There was a trim limiter set from the factory. They hooked a computer up to it and raised the trim limits and now I can trim up all the way!
@@TheSaneRider
Awesome! Glad they were able to fix it for you!
you buddy or whoever the 2nd motor video clip need to come up 1 bolt hole because the water is going over the Anti-ventilation plate which will cost drag and lost of MPH which every boat that don't have jackplate should mount at the 2nd hole down. If you look at yours motor it's going under the Anti-ventilation plate which is the right height set. That's is what I see different but ty for the video looking at an motor like yours. So far any problem with your motor?
No problems so far with the new owner. I ended up getting a different boat. I still have access to the old one.
Bill watch the video here and watch how high your motor foot comes up out of the water and then watch your friends see how much lower it stays in the water I'm thinking that you need a long shaft motor for your boat here because of it too have a great day now
Yeah I saw that too. His boat is longer and much heavier (100 gallon bait tank full of water). I am considering getting a jack plate someday with talon mounts. That way I can adjust where it needs to be. It seems to run super smooth as it. You can see a drone view of this boat here for a better look at the back: czcams.com/video/xqmIuB5b2Fc/video.html
No, you want the cavitation plate to be skiing across the top of the water. That's the perfect height.
If it is below the water then the motor is mounted too low and it's causing unnecessary drag.
How fast? With trim
The fastest I was able to go in this boat was 47 mph. I don't know the trim as it did not have a trim gauge.
Hello,max speed?
Fastest I have been is 47 mph. It cruises at around 40 mph easy.
Why does it smoke so much?
No idea. It could of been because of they day I filmed it. My Suzuki 140 didn't do that and I will be filming my Suzuki 150 soonish. Suzuki 140: czcams.com/video/O5sOCHVTxKk/video.html
Betting This motor will last a long time.
Knowing my buddy Melton Hill Bill has over 600 hours on his I know it will as long as I take care of it! Thanks for watching and leaving comments!
As long as he does his end maybe itll out live him my grandpa got a 2003 yamaha 115 4 stroke did his end and it still runs today and my grandpa is gone in another world
Notice that he is trimming his motor up after he gets on plane. I think you are trimming yours a little early. But these sound so refined. Much better than mine. I have a 60 and really want to get a bigger one..
I wasn't driving for mine haha! I will keep that in mind. I still don't have the trim perfected yet when I am driving.
How much should I expect to pay for a motor like this ?
Tri-County Marine here in East Tennessee has one for sale for $ 11,392.
@@TNRVG hi billy, i cant find anywhere for less than 14k. do u know of a place?
I've seen them online as low as 10.880
Check Tri-County Marine in Tennessee.
Top Speed ?
I think I hit 47 mph on my GPS once with this setup. Thanks
150Mercury jet
That would be a nice one to have!
Everyone gonna start making motor videos now!
I wonder how I can get Mercury to sponsor little lady anglers like myself now!
Would be nice to be sponsored by them! This Mercury was a quirk. ProCats usually come with Suzuki motors. I think at some point the dealership played musical outboards and swapped it out on this boat. The console gauges were all Suzuki and had to be replaced under warranty because they didn't work. I have a mud motor video that is popular where it shows me mostly running it (no fish caught and some newbie mistakes made). Figured I would do this one for the Mercury.
Yeah, Mercury, back in the 70s, man, that old 100 horse Merc almost got us killed below the dam.
Ole 2 stroke days
if i going to by me a new boat and must choose between yamaha murcury and suzuki i will choos murcury way murcury ore suzuki is bc the 2 engines is wery light on fule use and can go far with out refuling way not yamaha yamaha is extreme havye engine wait and use extreme lots of fulle
I remember when 150s looked cool 🤮