Trade-A-Boat — January 2018

MAINColour matching the tubes to the Mercs lifts the overall

look of the combination.ABOVEBeing an in-line six-cylinder,

the profile is narrow and tall.

quickspecs

Mercury Verado 350

TYPEIn-line six-cylinder

fuel-injected and

supercharged petrol

outboard

RATED HP 350

DISPLACEMENT2598cc

WEIGHT303kg

GEAR RATIO1.75:1

PROPELLERStainless

16”x19” three-blade Enertia

Sea Trials

Twin 350hp Mercury Verado, 150lt fuel in 540lt tank, two people on board

(calculations are for both engines combined, with 10% in reserve)

RPM SPEED (KTS) (LT/H) RANGE (NM)

1000 4 8 243

1500 7 13 261

2000 8.8 18 237

2500 (planing) 16 28 277

3000 19 34 271

3500 24 44 265

4000 30 72 202

4500 35 87 195

5000 40 113 172

5500 45 170 128

6000 48 219 106

6500 52 234 108

*Sea-trial data supplied by the author.

and smoke smells and any
vibration were undetected.

ECONOMY
Best economy was achieved
at low revs once we were
on plane, with a range of
271nm from the 580lt tanks
with 10% reserve. A 4000rpm
cruise in the over 3000kg
vessel still gave reasonable
consumption of 72Lt/h
combined and a range of
202nm. At wide open throttle
fuel burn jumps to an eye-
watering figure over 200Lt/h,
by when, at 52kts, your eyes
are already watering anyway.

CONTROLS
Mercury’s digital shift and
throttle are as good as any,
and the Flo-Torq soft shift
rubber in the propeller hub
produce effortless and silent
gear selection. SmartCraft
engine diagnostics were
directed to a 16in Simrad

screen, so any information

needed was easily visible.

THE WRAP

Matching a pair of 350hp to

a high-performance RIB like

the Eagle 10 makes perfect

sense. They deliver instant

power and impressive

speed in a hull that inspires

confidence. As boats

increase in size, the need

for more power grows, and

the Verado 350 meets that

demand.

“Rather than merely

remap the computer to

achieve better grunt on

the 350, the engineers have

modified the induction,

minimised friction and

controlled temperatures”

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