sandkicker
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I'm on the committee that maintains our YC's power boats. Most are 4stroke Honda RIBS and Whalers, but two are inboards. One a 23 MAKO CC, the other a 24 Privateer. The Mako is heading for new engine time (existing one is in it's second boat!) as its over 24 seasons old (FWC). Now that MERC is rolling it's own scratch engines, I'm looking for feedback on the current "production" "V" engines. The "stock" MAKO CC engine is a 350 CID 260 ish HP engine. These days, as I understand, MERC's current 260HP is a 5.0L V6. I have concerns about a 5.0L (or a 4.5L??) in the MAKO.