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Was wanting to see what everyone uses
In their maintenance routine.
Oil, fuel, & transmission
Merc stuff is safe and a good product. Other brands can be at least as good. Just don't use Fram - we hear stories about this, but I have PERSONALLY seen two Frams with the interior pleats separated - no filtering happening there! "Friends don't let friends use Fram"
Bill... if you wanted to, there is V6 specific Merc oil filter for screwing directly to the block (typically with carb'd engines). The "remote" filter, interestingly enough, does work with carb'd 4cyl and V8's, though.
If you're talking about "long" meaning longer than normal... no, the Merc/QS V6 filter are just the normal length filter. To be honest, I don't think it matters - given how quickly a boat filter is changed (VERY few hours on an oil change rotation vs automotive), the filter could probably be half that size and still be plenty adequate! But, either way, all is good.