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Thanks, Chris. That's helpful.
My concern is specifically with the 2019–2023 Mercury 150 hp FourStroke (3.0L inline-four) versus the 175 hp FourStroke V6 (3.4L).
Have you seen any evidence that the newer 150 hp FourStroke has more powerhead failures than the 175 hp V6? If you were buying a...
I'm in the market for a used boat - 2019 to 2023 (maybe)
Both boat models (tracker targa 18/19v and ranger vx1788/1888) mostly seem to come with Mercury 150hp engines. I'm targeting engines with less than 200 hours on them.
I'm reading that some are having trouble with the powerheads...
