Trade-A-Boat – April 2018

quick spec

Mercury Vera

TYPE Supercha
four-cylinder EFI
outboard
RATED HP 200
DISPLACEMENT
WEIGHT 231kg
other brands and they can GEAR RATIO2.0
be rigged for dual or single
installations. Duals come in
25-inch legs, and the singles
with 30-inch.
Whether it be the twin
Yamaha F150 four-cylinders
at 221kg, the Suzuki
DF150AP at 241kg, or the
new Evinrude G2 C150PXC at
232kg, the weight differences
are all within 20kg or so per
motor, and when it comes
to performance they are all
good brands and they would

all suit the Wellcraft 242 –

and it just comes back to

preference and trusting your

dealer at the end of the day.

Those dedicated to

the big offshore runs

would stick with the twin

installation and for those on

a tighter budget, the single

installation from 250hp to

300hp would be the better

option as you halve your

service bill.

RPM SPEED (KTS) FUEL BURN (LT/H)

650 3.3 2.8

1000 4.9 4.8

1500 6.7 9.2

2000 8.1 15.6

2500 11.2 22.7

3000 13.9 32

3500 23.8 35.8

4000 29.4 50

4500 33 69

5000 38.4 84

5500 40.4 104

6400 45 150

* Sea-trial data supplied by the author. Fuel-burn combined

for both engines.

cs

ado 200 L4

rgedinline

four-stroke

T1.7lt

08 :1

SeaTrials

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