San_Diego_SeaRay
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2014
- Messages
- 337
I recently called Mercruiser Support to get some information about a used sterndrive I was going to buy. This is probably common knowledge to some people here but the customer service associate at Mercruiser told me.that Mercruiser does not choose engine/sterndrive combinations; that function is left up to the boat manufacturers. So, for instance, Sea Ray will test its new 27 foot boat with various combinations, and will decide which ones work best or most efficiently with that boat. So they might end up with a single 7.4 combined with a 2.20 Bravo 3. Or they might decide that the 7.4 is best matched w. a 2.00 Bravo. It's up to the manufacturer. Mercruiser doesn't have any input. I found it interesting as I always thought that it was Merc that decided the best combinations. That is all. :joyous: