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Anybody have a 250 Verado on their base boat?
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06/16/16 11:18 PM
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Getting a new trx21 ft boat and trying to decide between optimax and verado
Would really like to hear why current owners picked the Verado over another choice
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Re: Anybody have a 250 Verado on their base boat?
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06/17/16 12:32 AM
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B.Hollingshead
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I have the optimax on mine and its the same reason the pro's do they are reliable.
Branden Hollingshead
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Re: Anybody have a 250 Verado on their base boat?
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06/17/16 12:42 AM
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The Verado is more reliable then the Pro Xs. the reason the pro's use the Pro XS is its about 150 pounds lighter and the Pro XS is faster by 2-4 MPH. The Verado guys off shore get 3-4 thousand hours out of their Verado's. The bass boat guys rarely run more then a few hundred in a life time. The 4 strokes are good motors just hard to justify the extra money or weight, off shores boats are not weight sensitive. just my .02
The other obvious reason is no 2 stroke oil.
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Re: Anybody have a 250 Verado on their base boat?
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06/17/16 02:12 AM
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Well I guess the number of responses answers my question. Thanks to above for their opinion
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Re: Anybody have a 250 Verado on their base boat?
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06/17/16 02:29 AM
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Like has been said, there's not a lot of guys running them. I've probably seen 5 or 6 on the BBC boards that have them. Every one of those guys have said they love the motor though and one guy running a 921/verado pro combo is getting some serious speed also.
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Re: Anybody have a 250 Verado on their base boat?
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06/17/16 03:15 AM
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Andrew Y'Barbo
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The Verado is more reliable then the Pro Xs. the reason the pro's use the Pro XS is its about 150 pounds lighter and the Pro XS is faster by 2-4 MPH. The Verado guys off shore get 3-4 thousand hours out of their Verado's. The bass boat guys rarely run more then a few hundred in a life time. The 4 strokes are good motors just hard to justify the extra money or weight, off shores boats are not weight sensitive. just my .02
The other obvious reason is no 2 stroke oil. The most important part is the price difference. When you're flipping boat yearly the pro xs helps!! I always noticed the lack of mercury engines offshore or on the coast. Seems like the guides/fisherman went with Yamahas or Suzuki/ tohatsu. The Hondas are absolutely the worst when it comes to salt water corrosion.
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Re: Anybody have a 250 Verado on their base boat?
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06/17/16 03:51 AM
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Post it over on Bass Boat Central, somebody will be running one.
Thanks, Billy
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Re: Anybody have a 250 Verado on their base boat?
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06/17/16 12:42 PM
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Re: Anybody have a 250 Verado on their base boat?
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06/17/16 12:50 PM
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Billy Blazer 300 HPDI
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The Phoneix rep that lives in Arkansas was running one on his 920 last year. I haven't spoke with him in a while. He was very pleased and it pretty dang fast as I recall. It might have ran a mile or two faster than a pro xs. IF I get a chance I will call him, his name is Greg Woods.
I may get one on my next 921. If I don't get a Suzuki.
Thanks, Billy
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