chris sunsation
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Pulling the trigger on the boat Tuesday after Labor Day. Waiting on the Gel Coat to arrive as the hull wont be a base white or silver in color.
We talked to Bob on Thursday to get the ball rolling.
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OK, it's June! Any Ilmor drives out there?
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Pulling the trigger on the boat Tuesday after Labor Day. Waiting on the Gel Coat to arrive as the hull wont be a base white or silver in color.
We talked to Bob on Thursday to get the ball rolling.
Macklin
Charter Member
I talked to Craig about this boat at our poker run last weekend. Man, was he grinnin' ear to ear.
Can't wait to see the renderings...and see it run!
ILMORdude
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Steve 1
Contributor
We'll take care of it, dont worry
Why in the HELL would I worry? Speciality Drive line is one thing but production propulsion a long ways from home can be a nightmare, Example in Kuwait Al Boom is the Mercury dealer 10 minutes from the Shop!! now in the middle of nowhere Parts and service make the difference.
ILMORdude
Sponsor / Charter Member
We dont have any customers in Kuwait. We take care of our customers very well. Are we Mercury? No, never claimed to be. Our dealer network is growing by the week. We've been in the Marine market for roughly 6 yrs now and have done well. Merc has been around for a long damn time and is "#1 on the water" for a reason, its everywhere. Give us a few decades to expand our network and then we'll compare. Its apples to oranges right now. Our products speak for themselves, then our happy customers chime in. Just my .02 cents
C_Spray
Charter Member
Blow up a Mercury Racing package (525 through 1200) and see how many MerCruiser shops have a spare 600 supercharger, NXT input shaft or #6 gear set lying around, or the tools to fix them. The same holds true for Sterlings, Cobras, Potters, Teagues, Innovations, et al. All good products, but not run-of-the-mill. In the high-performance market, unless you are close to a specialty shop, you're depending on FedEx for parts and probably service. IlmorDude's right - Ilmor has been very careful to sneak into the market at a controlled pace and not get ahead of themselves. The engines are a relatively proven commodity, with Chrysler's engineering and Ilmor's careful development behind them. Note that Ilmor has yet to put a supercharger on anything; they're not sticking their neck out too far. Now that they have a drive designed to handle 1000 ft-lb/1000 hp, they are still limiting themselves to 725 hp, not going crazy right away.
In a way, the economic downturn has played right into their hands. While they may only get a couple dozen Indy drives out in 2009, that will be enough for them to see how they behave in the real world and if there are any inherent design or manufacturing issues that can be corrected before ramping up production to bigger numbers. It's the perfect beta-test scenario. Plus - Once the first batch has been out for a season or so, the rest of the potential buyers will have a higher level of confidence in going the Ilmor route for power once the market starts to come back.
In a way, the economic downturn has played right into their hands. While they may only get a couple dozen Indy drives out in 2009, that will be enough for them to see how they behave in the real world and if there are any inherent design or manufacturing issues that can be corrected before ramping up production to bigger numbers. It's the perfect beta-test scenario. Plus - Once the first batch has been out for a season or so, the rest of the potential buyers will have a higher level of confidence in going the Ilmor route for power once the market starts to come back.
Steve 1
Contributor
Not knocking anyone ; Here in this country you can get anything overnight on your door but the Name recognition given a choice Everyone in the World knows Mercury and Arneson you can stick Yanmar in there also and get by. Myself I would use the Arneson everytime.
Jassman
Charter Member
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