Tracker Grizzly 1754 SC break in with 75 Hp Mercury 4 stroke!

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We finally broke in our new 2023 Tracker Grizzly with its 75 Hp Mercury 4 stroke engine. We ordered the boat last fall new from Tracker Marine and sat on it all winter long and today we were able to take it out for its maiden voyage. It was annoying to follow Mercury's guidelines for engine break in but follow them we did. We love both the boat and the engine. It was worth the wait. We will be doing update videos and an overall review after we put some hours on it to give our overall opinion later this summer. Thanks for watching.

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16 июн 2023

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@GrumpyInMaine1 10 месяцев назад

Ah, that makes sense. We are headed out this morning in it so I will be checking out where they mounted the engine. The prop that I have on it is the one from Merc at the moment and I have no idea what the pitch is lol. I will however copy the info you gave regarding the Laser 2 , 19 pitch prop. If the motor can go lower I will look into that for an "over winter" project. We are taking it out today as we changed plans for yesterday so I will be checking where it is mounted shortly. Breakfast and coffee first or nothing else matters. Once again, thank you for the insight from someone who owns the same setup.

@MikeH-qs4os Месяц назад

Looking to get one of these how many people have you had on it at once? I’m between this and the 1860

@GrumpyInMaine1 Месяц назад

Four is the max I’ve had. Handled just fine. Either boat is a great option. I went with this due to its size and maneuverability. The deck and openness of the 1860 is pretty impressive though. Maybe it comes down to the cost in the end?

@MikeH-qs4os Месяц назад

@@GrumpyInMaine1 Thanks for the reply I wont have more than 4 I just didn't know how well it did with 4 people. I do like the size of the 1860 just not so much the extra money.

@michaeldurand9788 10 месяцев назад

I have the exact same setup. I'm assuming the engine is installed 1 hole or 3/4" high. Do yourself a favor and have cabelas/basspro drop the engine down as low as it can go and if money permits, get a 19 Pitch stainless prop. Laser 2 to be specific. It will completely change how the boat handles for the better. Be quicker and more stable.

@GrumpyInMaine1 10 месяцев назад

Wow. Well, thank you for that. I will check that later today. I would have assumed (we know how assumptions can work out) that they would have installed it right the first time. I have noticed that it cavitates easily when I try to trim it up from the lowest setting on the power trim. Hmmm. I appreciate the advice there. Thank you... much appreciated!

@michaeldurand9788 10 месяцев назад

@@GrumpyInMaine1 that is exactly why I had them drop it down and the 1 hole difference did wonders on handling and top speed. Mercury recommends the 20" shaft engine to be mounted on a 20" transom height for the speed that engine can run. Your transom is 21" so you can only get so close.

@GrumpyInMaine1 10 месяцев назад

@@michaeldurand9788 Yup.It is not mounted all of the way down. It is indeed mounted in the second hole down from the top.

@michaeldurand9788 10 месяцев назад

@@GrumpyInMaine1 i called Tracker myself asking why they didn't have the engine setup the way Mercury recommends and I was told "we had the vessel certified with a 40hp engine". A 40hp and 75hp are 2 completely different animals at full rip and they did not care. They didn't even warranty the labor for dropping it down to as close as it needed to be.

@GrumpyInMaine1 10 месяцев назад

@@michaeldurand9788 Wow. Well, that is disturbing actually. I would think that since they are the ones that produce the boat and offer it with the 75 that they would use the data for the specific engine when they mount it to the boat. One size doesn't always fit all. We really appreciate the info you've provided. I will be looking into this with Mercury and also Tracker Marine.

@jeffreyau1286 10 месяцев назад

What is the top speed with the 75hp?

@GrumpyInMaine1 10 месяцев назад

Hi, Sorry for slow reply. RU-vid doesn't want to let me know when there is a comment. According to a speedometer app it does around 37 with two people in it without too much gear.I have not tried it solo with nothing else in the boat.

@slabslayer258 5 месяцев назад

Yal really broke in a motor . When you buy a car do you drive around at slow speeds in traffic till it is broke in . No you get in sit down an drive it like you stole it . Break in times are waist of time . If it is going to break it’s going to break regardless.

@GrumpyInMaine1 5 месяцев назад

Broke it in per mercury recommendations and break in schedule. Where all data is stored in the module for the outboard, if there was an issue in the future I would want them NOT to be able to try to blame me for not following their recommended break in guidelines and stick me with a repair bill. It was a C.Y.A scenario. But thank you for the comment!

@carpentersrestsawmill2075 2 месяца назад

Good thing you followed the break in guidelines. I know several people who didn't, only to have their warranties voided. Each motor has a computer that records your speed and time! @@GrumpyInMaine1