Seven is gone, right? My understanding is they did not build from scratch, tried to take an existing engine and mount it as an outboard (that’s crude, but I think the gist is right). Have you seen Diesel OXE? Outboard diesels. Only up to 300 so far, targeting the commercial uses first.
Volvo already announced last year that they are shutting down Seven Marine.
a lot of the boats these end up on will never even be bottom painted - they will live on lifts or in dry stacks....
looks like plenty of room under the "hood" for a supercharger! also talk of a streamlined single prop lower unit
I agree after I saw this pic I went over to formula and watched a few videos...great cabin and cockpit
Capt. Rusty and I ran a new L590 from Merritt Island up to Palm Coast probably four years ago. That boat has triple Zeus drives. The only time I wasn't at the helm was backing into the slip at Palm Coast and trying to hold the boat at a drawbridge with a lot of current (my inexperience with a joystick). Maneuvering is impressive and effortless; no issues whatever backing in or pulling along side in the locks. Is it as mobile as my 52? Yes, absolutely, but with a bit less authority.
Thankt @ttmott
Apologies, i should have been more clear.
No but I did at the entrance to the locks and it's really a nice feature. On my boat I'm constantly fidgeting on keeping the boat in place for that 30 or 40 minutes waiting.
Sorry, I didn’t mean any disrespect. Suck was probably too harsh. I don’t have them on my boat but I know a few dock mates that have them and have had major issues with them. One with a Sabre lost most of the summer do to an on going issue with one of the pods that the Mercury guys couldn’t repair for him until the end of the summer.
