New Mercs. Ugly?

[captpierre]

Is it just me or do others think the new Mercs are ugly?

 

[Old Ironmaker]

I actually like them. Even the Evinrude's when they started this trend. If I could afford a new power plant I wish Merc would offer something other than black. Maybe they do now.

Like Henry Ford once said "You can get any color you want as long as it's black.

[OhioFisherman]

I'll bet the price is uglier?

[Fisherman]

It's aerodynamic, makes it go faster back to the shop for repairs.  It's like everything else, they have to have a change and make it look fashionable.

[Mister G]

2 hours ago, Old Ironmaker said:

I actually like them. Even the Evinrude's when they started this trend. If I could afford a new power plant I wish Merc would offer something other than black. Maybe they do now.

Like Henry Ford once said "You can get any color you want as long as it's black.

Merc has produce WHITE Mercs for a long time........seen mostly in the Marine World (ocean vessels).

[Rattletrap2]

They do look a lot like an Evinrude now! Not necessarily a good thing to look like them in my opinion.

Black is beautiful! I hope they never change!

[Rizzo]

I personally don't care what my anchor looks like

[Lape0019]

I am not a huge fan of them. But... I have a G2 and when they first came out I thought they were ugly also. Give me a year and I will probably think this thing looks great.

 

I will say though from a functionality/aerodynamic view, it should cut down on wind resistance.

Edited November 20, 2018 by Lape0019

[David Chong]

Not really a big fan of the look of the new Evinrude G2's, the Merc's are little better looking, but performance is the most important feature! A motor can be as ugly as sin as long as it performs up to the advertising!

[misfish]

Seen one of these this fall on the back of a bass boat. HUGE. Size of a fridge.

 

[Lape0019]

19 hours ago, misfish said:

Seen one of these this fall on the back of a bass boat. HUGE. Size of a fridge.

 

Yeah... they definitely aren't small lol. For what it's worth, I have 20 hours on mine and so far, ove it!

[misfish]

1 hour ago, Lape0019 said:

Yeah... they definitely aren't small lol. For what it's worth, I have 20 hours on mine and so far, ove it!

I thought the stern would be under water  ,but the boat was straight flat. Never did get to see it hole shot.  Huge, but not heavy I guess.

[TJQ]

20 hours ago, misfish said:

Seen one of these this fall on the back of a bass boat. HUGE. Size of a fridge.

 

Geez.. looks like an alien....

[wvmedic]

One of the reasons I went with Yamaha.

[David Chong]

11 minutes ago, wvmedic said:

One of the reasons I went with Yamaha.

You won't be sorry! Love my Yamaha!

[wvmedic]

3 minutes ago, David Chong said:

You won't be sorry! Love my Yamaha!

Haven't put mine in the water yet. Still waiting on Alumacraft to finish my boat.

Bought a V16 utility, said 8 to 12 weeks to build. This week makes 8 weeks since I ordered it and a shorelander trailer.

I hope the new 25hp Yamaha with the troll assist gets me down to a nice trolling speed for Walleye.

Might even try for some Lake Trout this coming year.