FWIW, 7 Marine isn't an 'small American' company any more. They were recently bought by Volvo Penta, ostensibly as a manufacturing platform to get VP back into outboards.
80k / motor? Looking to replace a pair of year 2000 Honda BF 115’s that weigh 230 kilos each so 460 kilos all up, so I could just get away with 1 of these 7 Marine engines, weight wise, and have almost 3 times my current 230Hp. Tempting, but that $80K US will translate to $104K Aus! yikes! Pretty sure I can almost get away with a pair of 300 Hp Outboards weight wise for similar HP & cost about half the Seven Marine OB cost! Am familiar with ZF Marine transmissions from commercial work boats & they have a pretty good reputation for longevity. Be interesting to know what the fuel range would be with my existing 86 USA Gallon fuel tank capacity with just one of those engines on the back! Also what WOT speed I’d get out of the 28 ft pilot house weighing about 5500 pounds, with the single Seven Marine OB? So many questions!
When you have no care in the world how much fuel a boat burns ... bliss ... The fact that this engines with all its power still has a really inefficient lower unit. If they followed Suzuki with a just a slight bullet nose lower unit, they would improve speed by at least 5 kts ... The standard lower unit design has not changed in over 50 years. The hull - wow - inefficient ... too bad. Power always makes up for that though.
I happen too know that having quad 627's is going too run around 320,000 dollars just for the engines,the boat with its current 750 gallon fuel tank.the boat alone is close too 1 million dollars.too fill that tank will run around 3,000 dollars. this boat is not made for the average Fisherman,or anyone on this planet.LOL
John Lundgren yeah, I kinda chuckled a little when he talked about trolling speed and staying with a school of fish. That boat doesn’t belong to a fisherman. Lol
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