posted 08-02-2006 05:06 PM ET (US)            

40-42 would be the max with a real life load.

posted 08-03-2006 03:59 PM ET (US)            

quote:

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The performance data shown should be considered valid only for the specific boat whose serial number is shown and on the date this test was performed. Many factors may affect the actual performance of this boat or of similar boats. Such factors include, but not limited to, installation of certain options such as towers and hard tops, vessel loading and trim, weather and sea conditions, wind and atmospheric conditions, engines condition, propeller condition, and hull bottom condition. Boston Whaler makes no guarantee whatsoever that this performance will be repeated on this boat at a later date or at any time on a similarly equipped boat.

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So basically they are telling us is that it is what it is.

posted 08-03-2006 10:34 PM ET (US)            

Not sure what impact our dirty water around here has on speed: there are placed where the water surface is so gummed up, a pebble thrown overboard would stick, and not sink. Pretty gross, actually.

posted 08-03-2006 10:45 PM ET (US)            

The Veradito may have more oomph than the old Yamaha/Mercury motor. Mercury has put a lot of engineering into it. For example, it has a sophisticated fuel "module" which completely integrates the whole fuel induction system into an assembly. The mid-section and gear case are the same, I believe, as the older motor, so any improvement has to come from the power head.

I wrote extensively some time ago about how the Veradito motors would implement their fuel induction. I don't think you can find information of this detail anywhere else on the net:

Originally authored by me in:
http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/012137.html

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Mercury Marine will soon deliver their Veradito-class four-stroke motors. Details of these engines have been hard to come by. The most recent tidbit of information to leak out is the use of an integrated air-fuel module or IAFM.
The Integrated Air Fuel Module (IAFM) is a common component in a modern four-stroke engine. An IAFM can combine a number of components into a single assembly, such as:

--air filter
--throttle body
--control system for variable air intake
--air flow sensor
--fuel injectors
--intake manifold
--integrated gaskets and seal
--captured fasteners

The usual goal of an integrated design like this is to:

--reduce weight
--reduce intake noise
--improve performance

In their new Veradito-class 75-, 90-, and 115-HP four-stroke engines, Mercury will be using an IAFM for precisely these reasons. In some promotion literature, they mention use of an "Integrated Air-Fuel Module (IAFM), including a tuned-length manifold system...to optimize engine performance and sound quality."

Engine sound quality is the new frontier of outboard engine marketing, in case you hadn't noticed. A great deal of consumer attention is being paid to the sound levels produced by new outboard motors.

The Mercury IAFM will also include an air filter.

Development and use of integrated air fuel modules is very common in modern vehicle engines, and there are several vendors who specialize in development of components like this. SiemonsVDO and Denso are two such suppliers of integrated air fuel modules. The Dodge Magnum 5.7-liter Hemi V8 engine uses an IAFM from SiemonsVDO, for example.

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posted 08-05-2006 11:49 PM ET (US)            

The modules Jim is referring to sound like they are designed to make manufacturing the engines cheaper and faster, not to improve performance. Knowing Mercury though, I am sure they have done a little something to make these engines among the fastest in their respective classes.

I find it hard to believe the 90 will be as fast as the Mercaha 115 though.

posted 08-07-2006 04:24 PM ET (US)            

http://www.mercurymarine.com/90_efi

posted 08-07-2006 09:41 PM ET (US)            

I dont care how fast it is I couldnt hang that ugly bastard on the back of my Montauk.

posted 08-08-2006 12:53 AM ET (US)            

Re Andy's comment about my "made-up" name, Veraditos, and his suggestion:

"Taukito is my made-up name for the new 150 Montauk"

Andy--my name follows the Spanish morphology for forming diminutives, as I explained when I originally bestowed it on these new motors. If you want to form a new diminutive of a MONTAUK, you should consider its native American roots. In many native American languages the diminutive is forming by adding a syllable "sing" to the end of the work. For example, the big village on Manitoulin Island is named Wikwemikong. There is a smaller village close to it, and it is called Wikwemikongsing (little Wikwemikong).

Following this morphology, a diminutive of a Montauk would be a Montauksing. I would not have a problem accepting this as a name, as it reflects the native American origin of the original name.

posted 09-04-2006 03:24 PM ET (US)            

Regards,

posted 09-05-2006 11:11 AM ET (US)            

Regards,