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PRA FAST FACTS

MERCURY LAUNCHES A SERIES BUCK

OF PRODUCT FOR 2014!STRACENER

HITS 151.5
A
sthe Progressive Miami International The new 540 also comes with
Boat Show came and went, perfor- DTS and users can even mate itMPH WITH A

mance boating enthusiasts were left in to the new Bravo One XR
awe with the range of exciting new products Sport sterndrive.
for 2014. Mercury Marine, which celebrates 28 NORDIC SS!

its 75th anniversary this year, hit the ground
running with its new 200 Pro FourStroke, 540 W
itha roller coaster of incredible
Sterndrive, an enhanced M8R drive, Zero Effort
Digital controls, and the Joystick Pilot system speeds in the past two years at
rigged to Mercury Racing’s 520 Sterndrive.the LOTO Shoot Out, hitting 148

mph in 2012 and 144 mph at last year’s

event (both with Louie Marchese), perfor-
mance enthusiast Buck Stracener is now at

the top of his game after he ran 151.5 mph
in his 28 Nordic SS last month.

Running solo with a GT 1350 hp/IMCO
X4 power package, Stracener ran the

top number on Lake Elsinore in western
with an Advanced Mid Section Riverside County, California, in conditions

(AMS), Digital Throttle and Shift consisting of six- to eight-inch chop and 10
(DTS) and electro-hydraulic power mph cross-wind.

steering.“The 28 SS has a very aggressive tunnel
For those who require a lit- and deep sponsons,” said Thane Theimer,
tle more punch at the tran-
General Manager of Nordic Boats. “You
som, Mercury offers its new 540have to get as much air in there, then you
Sterndrive, a 8.6L powerhouse that replaces
The new 540 Sterndrivehave to get rid of it too. The stability at
the 8.2L 525 EFI. It has a displacement of 21
cubic-inches and is designed to deliver 13 per- those speeds was provided by the deeper
cent more torque plus 50 foot-pounds of peak sponsons and deeper tunnels.”

According to Mercury, the 200 hp torque. It provides optimum fuel efficiency and “Right now we are getting a prop
FourStroke – the third in the Pro FourStroke only uses 87 posted octane (R+M)/2, or 91 RON labbed and after that, we think we will hit

family – is built on the same six-cylinder Verado (global) pump gas. The engine also comes with 155 mph.”
outboard platform as the 250 and 300 Pro DTS and users can even mate the engine to the Stay tuned.
new Bravo One XR Sport sterndrive, which is
FourStroke models and is designed to deliver www.nordicboatsusa.com
optimum hole shot with first-rate mid-range said to be two inches shorter than the Bravo or
acceleration. Verado supercharged technol- Sport Master.

ogy is also incorporated into the engine, allow- Also new from Big Black is the first-ever
ing precise, pro- grammable control over theMercury Racing sterndrive to equip Mercury “...Right now we are

fueling strategy and Joystick Piloting technology. Featured on the
air intake. Targeted recently-introduced Mercury Racing 520, users getting a prop labbed
for a range of recre- are provided with all the benefits of MerCruiser

ational boats, the technology with the performance of Mercury and after that, we think
unit comes standardRacing.

If that’s not enough, check out the new we will hit 155 mph...”
The Zero Effort Zero Effort Digital controls, the enhanced MBR
drive (based on the MB drive) for the 1350
Digital Controls
hp, and series of new props to include 20 and ~ Thane Theimer, General Manager of
21-inch pitch models for the Bravo I FS series,
Nordic Boats
the Bravo I OC, plus the Pro Finish Maximus ST
(short tube) propellers that are offered in 24- to
34-inch pitches.

For more information visit www.mercury-
marine.com or www.mercuryracing.com

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