Mercury 225 PRO XS

Brand new 2020 Mercury 225 PRO XS on a 2006 Century 2200 WA. Boat was running with a dry weight of around 3000 pounds. Top speed was approximately 47 mph with some trim left to be had.

[@c9pure]

This is probably the best video on youtube for these motors, well done. It sold me to get this for my new pontoon. Went from settling with the 115 ProXS and now getting the 250 V8

[@SeaShift]

we glad this video was able to help you make a decision! Enjoy the new boat!

[@c9pure]

@@Tyler-zw4kq I live in Texas and there a lot of large lakes I would like to get across at a decent speed, that coupled with a 50g gas tank and I'm all set. Want the comfort of bring friends and family on board and also satisfy the need for speed. Also that startup sound.....

[@c9pure]

@@Tyler-zw4kq Don't have it yet, going to order it in the next few months

[@HarpiaJohn]

The sound of this engine is incredible and the performance is that of a racing engine.

[@SeaShift]

Oh absolutely. The sound is our favorite part! Thank you for watching

[@coydog7902]

Sounds awesome!!!!!!

[@SeaShift]

Yes it does!

[@tworiversboatworks]

Looking good!

[@brianblizzard7591]

Yes....yes it does....

[@jacobmeyers3421]

Hey man how is this engine now? I'm about to put one on my 240 outrage, only a 250 PRO. 4400 pound boat rated for 300 but I have a kicker. They suggested the 250.

[@brianblizzard7591]

The motor is still awesome. The power from 6 cylinders to 8 cylinders is really evident on planing off. The max hp is 225 (which is what I have) on my boat but I also have a kicker and it was never a factor on installation, at least with my particular set up. Your 250 is probably the same everything as the 300, just programmed different. Regardless, I am very happy with this motor.

[@jacobmeyers3421]

@@brianblizzard7591 I currently have a 225 Optimax (2003) on the boat. I'm thinking this is going to be night and day, I hope.

[@brianblizzard7591]

@@jacobmeyers3421 I think you will be happy with it. It will turn heads at the ramp when you start it…

[@woody1851]

Can't wait anymmore. In 14 day my engine will arrive finaly (with the new boat :-)

[@SeaShift]

I hope you get as much enjoyment as we have!

[@woody1851]

@@SeaShift I have now my boat and my Merc ProXS225. With a 17p Prop 3 blade my boat goes 40.5kn (with 3t weight). Now I want to change to a Revolution 4 prop with 15p to get the boat faster on plane with lower RPM. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5KuYauKlt9gh5o - unfortuannly I sunk my drone and have only low quality vids...)

[@vincent_lephamzy]

nice boat mate and nice motor

[@SeaShift]

Thank you, hard to believe she is almost 17 years old!

[@vincent_lephamzy]

@@SeaShift she a nice boat

[@SeaShift]

@@vincent_lephamzy don’t see many of them around that’s for sure. She is a great boat and my father maintains her extremely well.

[@vincent_lephamzy]

@@SeaShift good to hear mate

[@NotSoAvgJoe7]

That startup sound is mean!!

[@SeaShift]

It is an aggressive motor and we love it!

[@JonBecker81]

Those engines sound so good. Especially when you have it out and hooked up to the muffs. I thought I’d miss the 2 smoke sound but this’ll do just fine. They kind of sound like a bmw 3.0 in-line 6. Which is I guess what this is. Or are the Mercury’s a v6?

[@brianblizzard7591]

This is a V8

[@dalarc0n]

lookin sharp !!!!

[@SeaShift]

Yes she does! Thank you!

[@a.f-adv7253]

Motor lindo e o ronco showw👏

[@fogduker3131]

Nice boat looks great

[@SeaShift]

Thank you!

[@Erik-jp7kk]

How fast does the kicker push your century? Do you use it offshore for trolling?

[@SeaShift]

That motor is for emergency only. We will do about 5-6 mph I believe. It connects to our main tank. We will run it just to keep it fresh and not stagnant but emergency only.

[@Erik-jp7kk]

Thanks 👍

[@dcsnick1]

Thing sounds bad ass.

[@jimmycline4778]

Sounds just as good or even beefier than a 450R V8!

[@unchartedgroupielove]

Top speed MPH? what prop must be propped small to push that big ol fishing boat, she looks nice, I'm putting the 200 on my 21ft

[@SeaShift]

Top speed I believe was around 47mph and it’s a 16x17 Mercury enertia eco 17 pitch prop. Prop does very well with the boat. 200 on a 21 ft boat should perform great!

[@aviationexpertpilot2557]

Real nice motor

[@SeaShift]

Thank you it’s been a great year with the motor!

[@arnaudforster5977]

Hoy Many LpH at 3500 rpm ?

[@SeaShift]

Arnaud Forster I do not know the LPH but I think it would be around 8GPH. That would be my educated guess.

[@lorenzosiani3629]

@@SeaShift How many lph and knot at 4000 rpm ?

[@freedomisntfree5573]

Ask alfred montair bro, he'll tell ya bro, he'll mark it on the gps bro

[@ahmadhaiqalzakaria6768]

your camera???

[@SeaShift]

This was shot on my iPhone 11

[@5.7hemi79]

A 300 would be much better suited for that boat.

[@SeaShift]

Unfourtunatly the boat is only rated for a 225. A 300 would definitely push the boat a lot better!

[@Honda1k]

What's the top speed

[@SeaShift]

Believe we had it up to 48 for top speed

[@Honda1k]

@@SeaShift wow that's moving good

[@lorenzosiani3629]

How many lph or gph At 4000 rpm?

[@SeaShift]

At 4000rpm we find any where from 3 mpg to 2.8 mpg depending on the weight in the boat. We are around 30mph plus or minus a few mph once again depending on load.

[@jimmycline4778]

This poor out board will never do 80 plus and throw a big rooster tail,,,,,,,,like it would on my Bullet bass boat!! It’s life will all ways be on this big heavy fishing boat! 😔

[@SeaShift]

Yes however this motor will be extremely maintained and will have a long happy life. We love the increase of power in the holeshot to get out of the water under a heavy load and is a great motor for us! But yes this motor will never see 80mph.

[@jimmycline4778]

@@SeaShift I own a 08 Mercury 225 sports XS sportsmaster lower unit, does 84 on my 20ft Bullet! I would love to have one of these 225 V8s! And yes that motor gives your about a lot more power than it did! 👍

[@SeaShift]

@@jimmycline4778 with the Yamaha four stroke we had this boat did well but it would be hell to get it out of the water, this motor loses down has already pushed me back in the seat. Mercury did a great job with this motor!

[@brianblizzard7591]

This is a very happy motor...😁

[@rowenaherrera1123]

I don't understand but good job

[@lp.8064]

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[@TheSilversurfer12345]

Think you need bigger aux engine

[@SeaShift]

Mark Hunt we have had both a 15hp and a 9.9hp on this boat. The 9.9 is about 30 pounds lighter and we didn’t notice much of a performance difference. We would only use that engine to get home if we lose the big motor, we don’t use it for trolling or anything else!

[@kenwatkins5660]

I'll go with a 300 that boat looks heavy

[@SeaShift]

Kendyke Watkins we would love a 300 and couldn’t agree with you more, however the boat is rated for a 225. This motor got plenty of power and get up for us.

[@freedomisntfree5573]

There should be a law that the motors have to match. It's like hot roders putting chevy 350's in a Ford. Shouldn't happen

[@SeaShift]

This boat is rated for a 225hp motor from the USCG specs and regulations. This was a 225 Yamaha for a 225 Mercury pro xs . Thank you for the comment!

[@shariblizzard5553]

Hey brother

[@SeaShift]

Hey there

[@lp.8064]

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[@vladimirzolotavin7857]

Ямаха весь вид испортила.Yamaha ruined the whole view ))))))

[@SeaShift]

Vladimir Zolotavin we have actually reported our kicker motor with a 2020 mercury 9.9! So she is all Mercury now!