Pontoon Boat & Deck Boat Forum

I'd add the power assist, you'll need it weather you get another new motor or not. As others have mentioned something doesn't seem to be correct in your rigging/propping. Last fall when buying our new boat I drove a couple different Merc 150's and didn't notice any issue.

That said I think the new motors look awesome but you're going to take a beating on a essentially brand new motor when you sell/ trade it in. If that isn't an issue please take pics and report back to us! The new 200 was I believe $17k when I priced it in my build.

I really had to think hard about buying a 2018 with a verado verses that new motor. For my situation the h.p. was the same just a matter of newest vs old version. The standard power assist did help make the decision easier!

When I ordered power assisted steering on my 150 Verado in 2014, there was a price/model difference between the 150 and the 200. Just an FYI.

willy13 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2019 9:37 am

broken paddle wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:03 pm

I have the 22 lp3 party barge with 4 stroke 150hp mercury O/B, it has hydraulic steering which i'm not impressed with. would like to upgrade to power steering. looking at the new 4 stroke 200hp v-6 mercury O/B which can come with power steering. its not a verado but a new motor for this year. anyone have experience with this motor ?

I did not know mercury had power steering for the new v6. I thought it used aftermarket like uflex and seastar. My plan is to use the uflex protech 1 hydraulic that I used for my f115. I won't be using power assist.
Go for it if you can afford it. What is your current top speed.