River testing the New Mercury 300 Hp V8

Eric & Ron are river testing Ron's brand new Mercury motor on the Willamette River.
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[@lucasaccount573]

This is perfect for my 10ft jon boat

[@glennoropeza3545]

Add huge trim tabs! Better yet- K planes!

[@phoztech]

make sure to put it on the youtubes!

[@matthewowens455]

Dude a 300 would sink a 10 foot john

[@johncuervo3019]

@@matthewowens455 not if it's four foot wide. Sit in the front to distribute the weight a little better

[@GoldWave816]

lol

[@taylord9772]

Wouldn’t expect anything less with those handle bars.. what a motor

[@MrEzplay]

That’s the biggest tiller outboard I have ever seen!😲

[@lucatimer1234]

I agree... Great!!!

[@jackm3453]

Same here. I wonder how much he has to twist to get it up to speed😂

[@TheSilverstonedwolf]

@Dave those also have less power than this motor

[@MrDavidelliottjr]

I love mine

[@notvaxed]

Yup

[@thomasautengruber8369]

A 300 hp tiller 😂😂 Never thought I‘d see that

[@geicoman5]

I just saw a 90 horse power tiller On craigslist and I thought that was crazy

[@quattro4468]

Probably to save space for fishermen.

[@videomaker8207]

Nor did I

[@TheNutzandBoltz]

That was my first thought too. Then I saw the dude's mustache. No problem.

[@treywilson1226]

no kill switch. a 300 hp tiller. what could go wrong? hold my beer

[@xpyro2728]

Trey Wilson 😂😂😂

[@onepiecetrapremix4263]

Trey Wilson, because you can’t just cut out a V8 engine, running at high rpm, kill switches are more for smaller engines

[@joycecallender8310]

One Piece Trap Remix inp

[@briansomers4753]

funny thats the first thing i thought

[@jimmycline4778]

Meat Grinder!

[@davidbrennan5]

I have been driving big tillers for years and this a great video. We had to custom fab up "stuff" that was sketchy in the past and this looks solid. The reason why we stuck with tillers so long was we run big rivers and go into areas with large boulders spaced tightly together, You had to stand and weave in and around many to get to the good fishing spots, that meant a tiller. We used larger motors to get there quick enough fish, catch trophy's and get back before dark.

[@BigDaddy-yp4mi]

Smart dog! Knew exactly what they turned back for!

[@frankweatherford6848]

300hp, tiller with power steering! Why, Hell Yea!

[@kingjinglefingle]

5:53 the dog gets so excited about retrieving something "DUDE! Let me grab that! Ahhh I shouldn't, I shouldn't" 😂

[@trentmiller7532]

The tiller handle is a nice touch

[@johnchance2340]

The thought of catching snapper and other offshore fish with a outboard makes me smile. Lol

[@jayderwin1]

Dang thats a big tiller motor

[@rodneyerdmann1545]

30 years ago probably the biggest tiller was 75 hp and was awhile before it went over a 100!

[@StevensMarine]

It sure is... and fun too👌.

[@alannapartin336]

@@rodneyerdmann1545 no..... 30 years ago 225s were being tillered.....

[@alannapartin336]

@@StevensMarine mr petterson i need to do a fly by in one of these to show u all REAL alumaweld speed lil 225 does almost 70

[@abe2571]

300 horse tiller. Sweets.

[@davidjessee7701]

That's crazy!! Stick steering would be fun with that beast

[@mikeaj92]

At first I thought he was the dad on orange county choppers. Then his voice reminded me of Joe Exotic.

[@larou14]

Wouahhhh....super ! I love it ! I love Mercury outboard ! 👀👍

[@gamingwithjames9987]

This is absolutely perfect for my 6ft row boat

[@sethh1577]

Now we need a 450 with a tiller

[@zackforister]

5.6 v8 425 yamaha tiller 🤤

[@karlk6860]

Mercury! I grew up on a lake in MN and spent a LOT of time on the water our family was a Johnson/Evinrude family completely then in JR high I had a 10ft GW Invader 2 seat speed boat and I put a 65 Merc on that the only gauge in the boat was a tach for testing props the 65 was a 4 cylinder engine with a short shaft it always ran strong! Now that I am a bit more advanced in life My pontoon has a Merc 4 stroke on it and my fishing boat has a Merc 4 stroke on it and my speed boat has a Supercharged 502 BBC with lots of very nice parts on it and I am running a Merv Bravo 1 with a Merc Sportsman lower unit. I own nothing but Merc now and for a while I was a very devout Yamaha owner not sure how this happened but I will also say I have never been disappointed with a Mercury product!

[@williamdonnelly5720]

The interesting thing is that I have the EXACT same tiller on a 60hp ct mercury outboard

[@lbbradley55]

And Next Week we will be Testing the Mercury 400 R Racing Tiller Stick 🤣🤣🤣

[@Josh-rw8gq]

Then after that We’ll be testing the new mercury 600 Verado 😂😂😂

[@ninodominguez7904]

@@Josh-rw8gq LMAOOO

[@Q_StangGT3000]

Crazy on how much boat motor cost. When I looked them up, I was shocked

[@Rockin_P]

Best guide around!

[@Gavs_rc_hobbies]

WOW! I had no idea that they made outboards that big with a tiller handle!! 0_0

[@joe153D]

xrayracer1 I was just saying that myself. The torque trying to turn that thing WOT has got to take some muscle!

[@adamr9215]

Joseph Rentie It has power steering. Basically, when you push the handle one way, it turns the pump on and moves the engine that direction. They showed him taking his hands on in the video, so no torque to the driver at all.

[@brookewoody8620]

the whole combo is cool

[@martinperotti5954]

Good cap recovery!!!

[@exos2327]

Nice specs for the inline on the rotary girder on the Merc

[@rrl2849]

Awesome... Now take it around the corner at Blue Creek

[@efthimios]

I never imagined you can paddle steer a big motor like that

[@camamoutback]

back around 1980 i ran a tiller steer 50 hp yamaha on a 16ft lund pike with a friction copilot .. it would troll all day long and run ~40mph beautifully ... people thought i was nutz !! this is way cool !! 300hp J.H.C !! no effort @ all !!

[@spyder-cq2by]

300hp tiller thats badass

[@LuisMiguelGarciaTorres]

that power tiller is impressive. boat tech has come a long way but I have a hard time trusting and depending on so much electronics, especially in a saltwater environment. analog will still be my #1 choice.

[@jumbo2608]

wow listen to that pump run for the steering , bet it draws some serious power

[@chevyshaun454]

You need to prop that with G3 connected.

[@davesmith2733]

Can't believe you got 300hp tiller control!

[@frankweatherford6848]

WOW! I know im goin out for a 300merc tiller handle now! He has a chessie named roscoe just like me! My boy is 11 now! And im on the east coast, south carolina. Great pee dee river to be exact

[@MisterMosfet]

Im IN LOVE with these Mercury V8s, I wanna swap one into a car so bad

[@Aron-ru5zk]

This 300hp motor costs 8k more than a 700hp hellcat crate motor, they also point vertically and flood the cylinders with oil if you put them on the side.

[@BoatFreak06]

The way they got a smaller tiller on the back. Dad outboard showing son outboard how to be like him.

[@wowguy3562]

thats the most insane tiller i've ever seen

[@georginjoseph]

Should we need a permit or boatercard for the texas state to operate a 250 hp above boat?

[@jeepcollector91]

Do they make that Mercury 300 with a 15" shaft? I need one on my Alumacraft 1436-LT... LOL

[@originalpickaxe]

I ve got a 60 ft x 11 ft steel widebeam barge here in the UK that I liveaboard ( see my vid ) it weighs about 30 tons and has a 52 hp inboard. The speed limit on inland waterways here is about 6 mph , I'd love to bolt that on the back and watch her fly.......................

[@tamaralee4108]

At the beginning of the video, you mentioned that the engine was run with as opposed to propeller. Was it a Mercury jet?

Never knew Mercury made a tiller engine that big, good lord.

[@williamriley2528]

THEY DON'T IT'S A THIRD PARTY CUSTOM SET-UP...!

[@minnesotaoutdoors6778]

Why the hell do you have a 300HP motor on an aluminum boat.

[@gonefishing061160]

Why not

[@Larsonfarm1]

Because I like to party

[@danielbeavers8701]

Ummm!!!!!!!! I think to go faster and have more power. If you aint notice that is not a 14 bass tracker.

[@hankschrader149]

He's a fishing guide that's a lot of clients/weight to pack around

[@Davidrixmusic]

@@hankschrader149 I agree! I asked the question why, it did not make sense until he talked about hauling 18 people.

[@zoeyvanbeek187]

Extrenal 12 liter jerrycan! 👍🏽😂

[@ramjam6]

I love it!

[@onepiecetrapremix4263]

You can ask Mercury/Yamaha to make your outboard into a tiller outboard even if it’s got a lot of HP, it will cost you a little more though

[@marzipan4993]

How much you asking for it? This motor is perfect for my tracker 1448 Jon boat!

[@jamesmartin9873]

That's a pretty epic mustache.

[@christopherjames4632]

The hulk

[@NytronX]

1:32 - West Linn Oregon? Aka where Chael Sonnen is from?

[@smurfygoodtimes8148]

Being a superbike owner I've rode with a ball cap backwards, will fly right off at serious speeds. Wearing it the correct way with the bill dip down a little bit guaranteed triple digits without flying off 🤪

[@scottmccarthy7035]

We call him captain Ron OVERKILL holy cow WTF what do you pull it with an 18 wheeler WOW

[@adventurefishing3190]

All you tiller haters are fools, you get more room with tiller.

[@greshammessersmith2696]

You can also turn WAY faster

[@royvisser90]

The reaction of that reporter when he said 2800hrs run time is hilarious hahaha

[@chrisbiggers4017]

Is the motor mounted in the center of the transom? It looks like it's mounted closer to the starboard side of the boat. Maybe it's the camera angle?

[@Leendertjuh97]

Surprised its a tiller but doesn't have pull-start 😂

[@lHlEIDLEBAUGH]

you would never be able to pull that thing over, well without a decompression valve.

[@Leendertjuh97]

@@lHlEIDLEBAUGH Oh really.. 😜

[@eamh2002]

@@lHlEIDLEBAUGH Hold my fingers after it kicks back

[@adventurefishing3190]

Pull start a 300 lol

[@cobrasvt347]

Funny thing is they come with a emergency pull rope under the hood. 😆 damn’d if ya ever have to use it.

[@bakervinci163]

No kill switch and it has cruise control . You can take your hand off of the throttle. That’s perfect

[@dnh3005]

Damn steered with hand

[@dougsullivan2172]

Nice tiller but I have to say I'm disappointed at the lack of speed. I use to have a 1966 Checkmate MX-15 paired with a 1983 Johnson 115 with a 21° prop (stock is 19°). Did a radar run at 61mph. Did I hear you guys only hit 47mph?

[@stephenpersic9474]

I agree something is not right here, my dad's 19 foot Boston Whaler with a 200hp Johnson hit 60mph , they did say the speed was climbing at 47mph But they were at 5700 rpm which is about as high as you want to go , so either that boat is just a complete heavy bathtub that will not move or it's loaded down This should have been 60 or 70 easily

[@otto-green]

Великолепная лодка с прекрасным двигателем! Круто!

[@LilFella67]

@Stevens Marine Talk with your contacts at Mercury and develop a proximity key for the outboard that way if the driver goes overboard, the outboard dies. Otherwise have owners man up with the kill switch.

[@marius9900]

How did you Get a tiller on this monster?

[@rolfekurtyka-realestateexa6078]

Great boat and motor. I agree with the kill switch comments, and I wouldn't allow a passenger to ride sitting on the gunwale.

[@jameswillis1742]

Thats a monster!

[@deepseasearch]

God, he's so big!

[@patrickstep]

Using the lanyard?

[@earlgarcia6106]

300 tiller on an aluminum boat! Hell yeah!

[@MAC_6.7]

I’m not sure but I think you can get a tiller for a 400R Verado

[@gerardhaubert8210]

What is the handle on the rear port side?

[@MegaBait1616]

now Merc making a 450r engine too ?

[@srlspassges7802]

Rien à dire .. c'est du bon produit 👍...

[@user-vw8jb5kj1q]

Какая максимальная скорость на данном комплекте?

[@videomaker8207]

and next we will be testing the verado 600 tiller

[@River_Parity]

Такая мощность, да на румпеле? Это супер👌

[@Dougarrowhead]

Didnt know they made a tiller steer that big

[@cutellama6126]

I have a feeling that it is not only the hat that is going to fly of

[@ecigaccessory4792]

Insane

[@tomakse4246]

Top speed?

[@AM-vg2wq]

Found this kinda intersting .also come on now Roscoe great dog name!

[@jimmycline4778]

Install a jack plate trim it up, and let that monster loose, I want to see a rooster tail! My 150 hp optimax will blow that thing away, that motor on that boat wasn’t very impressive! That motor cost way more than that aluminum boat!

[@nicholashawkins5384]

You might want to research the cost of those high end aluminum boats not saying it's more than the 300 but I am sure it's up there

[@johncuervo3019]

Put your 150 on this boat and I bet you barely do 25mph

[@tntcichlids8015]

I remember last summer I bought my little boys dreamcome true john boat tht i had saved up for long time then buy a used 15hp like new mercury tiller n i thought i had a big motor until i watch this n took me year n half to save up for motor to only get it stolen from me in less then a week broke my kids heart I wish i could afford a new little mercury sux I had saved up for long time n whoever stole it broke my kids heart

[@robh1908]

Well at least you didn't lose the motor like the other guys did on another channel.

[@jbjgibbons]

Why would you want a 300 tiller? Just for the extra room in the boat from not having a console?

[@delkins63181]

What’s the little motor for?

[@dustin9035]

I would like a quote for one of those rigged on my canoe

[@cmoresmiths6209]

What kind of seat is that?

[@MrDavidelliottjr]

I have a 09 300 verado. Xl. If I was to hit 5700 rpm I would be doing close to 68 to 70. 25 pitch. That boat must have a ton of drag

[@sdvten]

Its an aluminum boat. Probably the 25' model Columbia. It has a 101" beam and 82" at the chine. Not a hull for speed. The 300 looks like a good match for that boat.

[@michaelteeple8704]

Said they are running a 19 pitch. That would plane that boat if it was filled to the gunnel with lead.

[@ct1762]

or you just have a light boat lol

[@gerardhaubert8210]

What size boat is that?

[@ecamper6619]

Biggest tiller outboard I have seen but these two boaters seem to be more occupied with looking at the motor instead of where they are going…

[@detectoraid5985]

And that's why there's mirrors behind bars.

[@spatenpauli8069]

Only in America! 👍

[@anagray7521]

I really want a boat like that I cant stand a damn steering wheel

[@jacksonsalinas7412]

Ana Gray much more deck space and less wiring

[@johncuervo3019]

@@jacksonsalinas7412 on a small boat like 16' or less then tiller is way cheaper and nice to save that extra money. On this boat, I would want a race seat mounted to the very front center of the boat with a steer stick on one side and throttle on the other

[@connormccoury9272]

You got your hat on backwards 😏

[@proudamerican6763]

i would have slapped 2 of those 300 mercs on the back of that tub!!!

[@blah4973]

Recommend for people starting kayaking at ages from 5 to 15 than upgrade after that

[@steinless1752]

Where's the safety line ?

[@A.Matt7]

Gas tank? In hull?

[@GardylooAlaska]

Would like to see a vid with the jet pump....

[@brushrescue1701]

That is the quietest outboard I have ever heard to date .......