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Sorry for the delay, Yes I ordered the QX25, the dealer should be delivering it in the next week or two. If you are ever in the upstate near Lake Keowee I would be happy to give you a test ride. I went with the Mercury 400hp. Looking forward to getting it. I didnt go with the 425 Yamaha due to...

Jeff The Mercury 400 was ~$11k cheaper than the Yamaha 425. Hope this clears it up Thanks Rodney

Scott, Mainly the flywheel issue, somewhere in the 3,000-4,000rpm range after 80 hours of operating you will need the flywheel changed. This is the main reason Yamaha changed to a 5 year standard warranty on the F350. Also a Bennington dealer that is a Yamaha only dealer stated Yamaha is...

Planning to order a new QX25 within the next week. I have talked myself out of going with the Yamaha 350 with all if the issues (fly wheel) I have read about online. This leave me with the Mercury Verado 350 & Mercury Verado 400 options. Does anyone have any experience with the Mercury 350 or...

I personally like the naturally aspirated engines and that looks like the direction Mercury is taking with their new Verado V8's (and all of their new 4-stroke engines). At the end of the day its hard to beat displacement. My opinion the 350 supercharged engine is creating horse power...

Wow.. 50mph with a 250hp sounds nice on a Q25.

From what I have read the Mercury Verado 300 V8 is the more premium setup of the 300's that Mercury currently offers. The quietest engine and less vibration with the AMS.

Hello, New to the forum. Any help / input would be greatly appreciated. I am planning to place a order for a new Bennington before Thanksgiving and plan to take delivery Feb/March 2020 The boat I plan to order is a QX25 Swing Back with the Arch Top My questions are regarding motor options...