Is Mercury still making 2-strokes?

[lakelover]

OK, this is driving me nuts, gotta know the answer.<br /><br />Has Merc given up on 2-strokes? Website doesn't show any...<br /><br /> Mercury website

 

[Drowned Rat]

Re: Is Mercury still making 2-strokes?

They still sell them around here, although I haven't really looked at them in the last 6 months or so.

 

[AMD Rules]

Re: Is Mercury still making 2-strokes?

Have a peek at the Optimax heading.... while they are direct fuel injected (DFI) motors...they're still 2-strokes. They have a lot to choose from.

 

[lakelover]

Re: Is Mercury still making 2-strokes?

Originally posted by AMD Rules:<br /> Have a peek at the Optimax heading.... while they are direct fuel injected (DFI) motors...they're still 2-strokes. They have a lot to choose from.

Thanks for pointing that out, but it seems that the smallest is 75hp, everything under that has gone 4-stroke.

 

[pwiseman]

Re: Is Mercury still making 2-strokes?

I noticed the "classic" line was pulled from the web site between two and four weeks ago. Interesting that it was done with no formal comment.

 

[gss036]

Re: Is Mercury still making 2-strokes?

I saw a post on another board that Mercury and Tohatsu have gone together and built a new 275,000 sq foot plant in Japan and they are now building Mercury designed motors, whatever that is worth. Mercury always seems to have a hard time getting started witha new designed motor. Last try was the OPTI-POP. Took several years toget it right.

 

[lakelover]

Re: Is Mercury still making 2-strokes?

Thanks for all your info. It seems kind of bizarre to me that this would happen without any announcement or acknowledgment. You can't tell me there's no market for small 2-strokes, even with all the California clean air hubub! One reason I bought a Merc Classic 20 two years ago was that I figured it's been around a long time and will probably stay around. I don't get it. I guess you never know.