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Kandela Brown - 4 years ago

The Mercury Verado at 350 hp from a 2.6Liter engine is producing 134.6 hp per liter, the marine 7 only does 89.6 hp per liter.

TeddyJak Eddy - 4 years ago

Is it still just a one speed transmission?

Sothea Mam - 4 years ago

Put that engine in a tundra

Blu Runner1 - 4 years ago

It is nice to be able to say you have 4 Corvettes pushing your boat!

richystar2001 - 4 years ago

I wonder if you can get a 3 to 1 ratio gearing so you can have surface drive performance for skater catamarans using outboards.

Richard Myhan - 4 years ago

Damm Fine power plant!

Mofo Jones - 4 years ago

If they can only make them lighter! Almost a thousand pounds each, not much power to weight ratio

TeddyJak Eddy - 4 years ago

but better than most outboards.

Mr MEMé - 4 years ago

Phundy Thyne Phundy Mary Kab Arch-Bhekrreed Thoomb

Jim Beam - 4 years ago

How about that vette engine as an inboard?

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J B - 4 years ago

4:26 notice the fan on the floor. They making a killing off of these engines and have their employees working in a hot ass warehouse. Damn, at least put some a/c out there you cheap bastards. It's a tax write off. Then again, you want to give yourselves a huge bonus at the end of the physical year to zero out that tax to income gap, why waste some of your bonus money on keeping the shop cool for them employees. I mean, who are they to want a comfortable work environment.

Oscar Bear - 5 years ago

I smell money and bullshit.

348 Loaded Lever - 5 years ago

I want one of those 7 marine shirts (to wear to work)

cobrasvt347 - 5 years ago

1100 pound outboard whew

rich1277p - 5 years ago

Can you guys make a 4 an 6 cylinder version for those who can't put that weight and power on there transoms

Karl Jensen - 5 years ago

I’d love to know how much of that 627 horse power makes it to the water and how many hours they last? Marine engines are always working hard. Like a loaded truck in passing gear up a hill. Well maintained gasoline EFI marine engines that are mostly kept under 75% of rated rpm will last about 5000 hours. Add boost and you cut the life to less than half.

thomas tirol/florida - 5 years ago

90 K each engine....just not worth it, even if money is not an option. 45 K be a fair price, about 700 for each horse power.
Suzuki df 350 ...24K.

Jaco Nice - 5 years ago

With this 90° layout and gears you can make a commercial diesel model that a lot of boat enthusiasts would buy and it would also bring you a beter fuel economy and efficiency:Jaco Nice from SA

Edward Sean McCormack - 5 years ago

I was really excited about the company until I found out Volvo bought them. Overpriced mediocrity..... I don't think I'll ever own a Volvo again. Never had problems with my mercruisers but Volvo was a nightmare

Sanyogo - 4 years ago

Mercruisers brake down more often than Volvo pentas... Theres a reason why for example Azimut uses their poddrives in their S series and their Atlantis series boats. Their reliable and efficient and has excellent handling. "I was really excited about the company until I found out Volvo bought them" That besically says everything about your comment.

motor head1 - 5 years ago

Nice. Now also design and market a small 250 Hp lighter cheaper reliable motor for the average boater.... Joining with Volvo good move. Maybe run a toothed gilmer belt down to prop shaft from crank and lose all those gears and 90° zf box . Also go back to normal shift dogs in lower in low hp motors. A simple affordable 5.3 LS GM block natural aspirated raw water cooled would shave $$$$$ off mfg costs .
Dealer support and warranty a big concern. Good luck . Shalom

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Range Man - 5 years ago

When I first heard of these being made with a "Cadillac " V8, I cringed !the 4.6 Cobra design that Ford copied from Ferrari , would have been an infinitely better platform... did they ever change that INSANE starter location?( under the intake manifold, bathed in oil, inside the lifter valley ?I don't know anybody who owned a 4.6 Caddy that didn't hate it.

WattsUpDev - 4 years ago

I think your referring to the old big block Caddy’s or the north stars, this is the LSA supercharged engine from the CTS-V

Cory Richter - 5 years ago

Great, just don't sell in Africa. We don't need any more Pirates able to outrun our US Navy.

Ken Munoz - 5 years ago

Up speak and market spin... yuck!

Jim The EDC Guy - 5 years ago

Ah yes, the ubiquitous LS motor. Gotta love it!

Karl Jensen - 5 years ago

Put 70 hp Yamaha on a 16' Lund and run 38 mph all day long on 22 gallons. Best bang for the buck on water.

Bud Prine - 5 years ago

So I wonder what is the best fishing lure to use?

Tears of Rage Clan - 5 years ago

GM block based engines..... Does 7 Marine give you a OnStar button to call for a towboat when the engines break down or get recalled???

Matthew Scarberry - 5 years ago

I was on a Salmon Boat in AK 46 feet would do 50 knots 2 502 mer cruiser motors was the fastest salmon boat of that size in AK at that time

Richard - 5 years ago

idk, 270,000$ seems like alot for just 2400 horsepower of inefficient over stressed outboard motors

at what point do you just give up on this and go with a real inboard single motor with better efficiency 5/6/7 motors?

Gregg Vandenbosch - 5 years ago

All this speculation and guessing about drivetrain efficiency. Just do the math. At BEST each gear change is 95% efficient (depending on the type of gear, and assuming very little speed reduction). From the output shaft of the motor, I counted three straight cut gears, the ZF transmission, one straight cut torque splitter, and two bevel gears on the lower unit. Assuming the transmission is 95% efficient (big assumption), that gives 0.95x0.95x0.95x0.95x0.95x0.95x0.95 or approximately 70% efficient best case and 428hp at the prop. I'm not making any judgement on the design merits, only putting some numbers behind the speculation. I'm guessing a vertical shaft outboard gearing is 85-90% efficient for reference. Also for reference, in an automotive application a transmission and differential are 80-85% efficient at best.

Gregg Vandenbosch - 5 years ago

Well then 890+ hp for the power unit is quite impressive! I happen to really like it. Reference the form factor for Hellcat engine, but packed into an outboard!

Rick newyorkwr - 5 years ago

They are rated at 627 Propshaft horsepower. Not powerhead horsepower

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MARTIN WOOLDRIDGE - 5 years ago

Do they have a 7 year 100% warranty?

novascotiasailor - 5 years ago

gm and italians...sounds like nightmare

Marlon Moss - 5 years ago

My engine design puts out more Hp. but is fuel efficient

Tunderstixx - 5 years ago

Excellent design and build of a great outboard engine. 627 horsepower in an outboard !!!
WOOOOWWWWWWW !!!!!

Dj Project - 5 years ago

I grew up on boats on Lake Michigan, miss them but I will always remember my Dad saying........the definition of a boat is a hole in the water in which one pours money into!!! LOL, that’s why I’ll never own a boat unless I win the lottery.

Ben Davis - 5 years ago

I’ll bet the horizontal engine layout hogs a bunch of hp.

J FERRELL-66 - 5 years ago

I can build an entire m board buying the boat Plus getting to junkyard LS engines Pro charging them putting a dry sump system on them rebuild the entire boat 4 less than one of those engines

Scott Strong - 5 years ago

Won't fly

Jack leinweber - 5 years ago

Volvo is going to kill the Ls in those

John Pike - 5 years ago

Nope.
Performance is One Thing.
Service When things go wrong (and they do) with a 1st generation concept.
I'll stick with my twin mod VP efi

Japhy Goldman - 5 years ago

with 4 changes of direction within the driveline, there must be a significant loss of power to the prop

Ronald Kurtzhals - 5 years ago

Yay Cadillac! 6.2l engine sure is big for an outboard! Glad my Caddy only has the 3.6l with 310hp! Gotta tiny gas tank! Lol

victor van dyke - 5 years ago

Shows you what money can buy! A true American company selling out to big money. Nice buy Volvo.

Gerald Nordahl - 5 years ago

Hell.China owns California.

Tom Lowe - 5 years ago

They are not zeeeeeee f they are ZF

benzproducts - 5 years ago

They have a revolutionary invention called an inboard/outboard, uses an iron block v8 truck engine and does not need all this complex gearing/custom parts.. Every gear wastes energy and efficiency, that's why outboards have not used a setup like this before. Also supercharging and turbocharging is great for cars that need the power for a few seconds to accelerate but with a boat you need constant power, I would be real skeptical about the longevity of these car engines being used for boating..

Howabouthetruth - 5 years ago

Well you obviously don't know a thing about Mercury outboards and their history.

T H - 5 years ago

Sounds expensive to me....

johnneal cabalteja - 5 years ago

wait what each of those is near 500kg? or all 4 is 500kg?if they are 500kg alone so it would be 2tons 4 of them at the rear?

aeronuts - 5 years ago

gm + zf .... I know why they fit 4 on that boat...

Kandela Brown - 5 years ago

Most of the mainstream brands produce more power per unit of displacement than this thing. This puts out less than 100hp per liter where as Mercury produces more than 100hp per liter of engine displacement.

Mark Russell - 5 years ago

I'll be 100% honest: this video has changed my mind about what an outboard is, and can be. Wow.

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William Kay - 5 years ago

Ok love the outboard for design, sound, and hp of course, but also the options it brings to the water. The 627 is not a boat anchor unlike over marketed mercury, they put a corvette with a zf transmission, and like dunderogbrak the gearcase isn't Seven Marine's either. Either way this is an awesome innovation and they can own that. Infact, they only should advertise it as an innovation on the water, after all they have achieved incredible hp to weight ratio. That was what the spokesman should have said. Look at the car companies calling fuel injection new. how about direct injection? its all old technology. The diesel engine was the first fuel injected engine ever. In somewhere around 1806. It was around 1890s rudolph diesel made the first direct injection. The whole world is educated. So why do these manufacturer's still think they are fooling people like the car companies flat out lying calling it "new technology" ?

bab - 5 years ago

Well OXE diesel also use several features seven marine say are unique for their motor.

Black beast E550 - 5 years ago

nah I keep my twin 250 hp saltwater series mercury. my 31 ft contender get 60 mph and that's very but very fast for me.

fifty years - 5 years ago

I'll take two towers of power anyday.

fifty years - 5 years ago

My father swore by them in 1956, and I still do to this day.

Bill Yates - 5 years ago

Yep, I've been running Merc's since 1980, they are the best!

NPC #303 - 5 years ago

Wish i could get my hands on one of those motors and blowers :)

Ben Poulson - 5 years ago

A Duramax version of that would be cool...

Susan Vue - 5 years ago

In Arab countries they are too busy killing each other to build cool stuff like this. Rock on America!

telosfd - 5 years ago

Means that monster at 1:40 is an outboard engine?

lol - 5 years ago

On a long enough timeline, everything gets an LS

BARRON DEVILLE - 5 years ago

They are very heavy though...Seven Marine 627... 1094 lbs each...vs...Yamaha 350 or Mercury 400r...668 lbs each.
On a 4 engine set up with Mercury 400r's...thats a difference of 1704 lbs...if you don't need all that power the weight gain
may be unnecessary!

bjorn wisman - 5 years ago

dont forget the diffrence in fuel consumption

lzvagias - 5 years ago

These are absolutely overpriced pieces of shit. The gear boxes are pure shit and there is no reason that these motors cost as much as they do.

Lucky Goose - 5 years ago

They “LS”ed it!!!

Connor Herron - 5 years ago

Personally I’m disappointed in them for going with Volvo penta. Like Volvo penta is to basic and fitted in way to many boats. Seven marine is too special to be with a basic company...

JACOB FRANK - 5 years ago

Only 1100 LBS! So that center council 4400 lbs hanging off the transom. Or Basically a hellcat.

Marlon Moss - 5 years ago

My marine engine design produces twice the horse power at one half the weight. Call me 831-726-9141

crispy83 - 5 years ago

8:13 they look like scared/shocked fish!!!

Russ G - 5 years ago

So, where is the heat exchanger for the glycol [ie. fresh-water cooled] powerhead? On board the boat with a keel cooler? I don't get it, but no matter, I'll never own or service one of these Frankenmotors anyway.

Greg 45 - 5 years ago

Quite a few marine engineers commenting on here I see. Will I ever own one of these? Probably not. But people are buying them so fuck off and stick to your canoes, you primitive savages.

D Wetick - 5 years ago

That's why people give up on boats...the fuel cost is excessive...$ 3.70/ gal.for ethanol free 91 octane. Twin engine installations never get over 1.4 mpg.

Bryan Temmermand - 5 years ago

91 Octane fuel on Lake Tahoe this year was $6.20/gal. 87 was $5.50/gal... Glad I only have 5.7l twins instead of anything larger...

Ronn Folk - 5 years ago

VP will screw this up! VP is over priced and over engineered.

Connor Herron - 5 years ago

Ronn Folk thank u! Agreed!

Tim Nissen - 5 years ago

Change the serp belt the oem will sequel like a bitch witch i have seen in vids with your motors go to the Gator or now the Continental belt on all GM engines they make a huge diff and are way cheaper the the junk OEM belt. But main thing you will stop is the squealing if the belt has any kind of moisture on it and well it's on the water all day long.

Neil Lee - 5 years ago

Built for the 1 percent

formerice - 5 years ago

Should have used Dodge Hellcat motors instead and used seawater cooling. As long as you do a salt neutralizer after running, nothing beats cold salt water for hp.

Deep Bass - 5 years ago

Brilliant! I wonder if the transom on my bass boat could handle the weight. Methinks the C/G may also be a little high. These days, horsepower is pretty much determined by how much boost the lower end can stand. I'm sure the ECU is custom for this thing, and therefore you can dial HP up and down depending how large your attachments are.

Heavy_Haul_N_Fool - 5 years ago

Very good nice job !!!

racrx7 - 5 years ago

Columbia, Central America and Mexico? Remember the Don Aronow story lol

DaebakMonkey - 5 years ago

These are now having a bunch of problems I believe. A super expensive problem.

WattsUpDev - 4 years ago

Show proof or keep it to yourself

Draxindustries1 - 5 years ago

Ridiculousy complcated . Four 600hp V8's to power that little boat is mad. How much to fuel them all, the range must be really small..

Make Nitro Great Again - 5 years ago

Draxindustries1 nah. Just radio in 1 of those refueling planes bro

prevail223 - 5 years ago

There is no way that gear case is not going to have lots of problems.

Buckhorn Cortez - 5 years ago

No doubt you've run simulations in CAD to backup this claim? Or, is this just a BS seat-of-the pants claim based on a "feeling"?

fifty years - 5 years ago

They haven't had many complaints on reliability so far.

Monster's Inc. - 5 years ago

Definitely an outboard motor tailored for the rich, that or some governments. Don't think there gonna get many customers in the sport fishing market, maybe some in the commercial fishing segment. I know some commercial salmon fishermen in Alaska do like outboards, because they can remove and take the engines home for the season, while the boat is in dry dock.

Nanuck54 - 5 years ago

72 people dislike this video What DA's

Snake Docotor - 5 years ago

Do they do a handtiller 15 hp.

Mark Laraway - 5 years ago

funny

Capnmoench - 5 years ago

Losing a lot of HP through all of those drive direction changes.

Horse Play Jones - 5 years ago

Volvo penta will ruin it

Cobb Knobbler - 5 years ago

Cool, but the price point is fuckin ridiculous. I could buy a used CTS -V caddy for 50k. why the fuck would I pay 100k for the motor and and a gear case?

Chuck Taylor - 5 years ago

That a very complicated drive train. Can't imagine that will be reliable in the long run.

Steve Lamperta - 5 years ago

Alot of what is being said is false ! Im sure the boat guys out there know this !

Steve Lamperta - 5 years ago

I've never seen one on the water and i live on the lakes as much as i can. they cant be very popular...

Steve Lamperta - 5 years ago

look at the hp to waight ,....its not good at all. the motor is too hevey and over complex and way to expensive. and what it will cost to fix break downs. sounds to me that some rich guy got board !!!

Steve Lamperta - 5 years ago

I would not want one even if i could afford one.

Steve Lamperta - 5 years ago

sounds like a lot of extra shit to break down and im sure expensive too. no thanks, ill stick to my inboard v8 4 stroke with no 90 degree power transfer

Judge Dredd - 5 years ago

use chain drivin instead of belts that can wear out and snap ...way better

David C - 5 years ago

do they asperations for a smaller motor? 300?

WattsUpDev - 4 years ago

What would be the point? The markets already oversaturated in the 200-400 class

Billy Mehaffey - 5 years ago

I’d like to see those spider gears in the lower unit after about a season of use. Like doing a one legged burn out. The shit don’t last at high RPM.

KoeleCat - 5 years ago

i think i can mount it on my 2,50m rubberboat :P

Make Nitro Great Again - 5 years ago

KoeleCat yeah totally. It will also act as an anchor for ur boat lol

Paul Jansen - 5 years ago

Blablabla......

HKM _ - 5 years ago

No true outboards have three transmissions. It’s basically an IO. Also the longevity of these things suck. Make one with a traditional vertical shaft

TheHotandshot91 - 5 years ago

very cool but you forgot to add these way well over 1k each closer to 1200lbs each wet weight. screw that get a Verado racing 400 and your set

P Body - 5 years ago

I love the reasoning behing the 7 in 7 marine. I want to see that 135cc kart footage. Did you race with senna?

phdfxwg Fischercat - 5 years ago

how will it go on my 12 ft gamefisher ill toss my 6 horse johnson !

Michael Edlin - 5 years ago

thinking the same I could retire my Pflueger trolling motor from the 60s

SuperVt100 - 5 years ago

4 x 627 = 2508hp!

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Scott M - 5 years ago

NOw give me a Torpedo Gear for my Mercury and I would like that!

SHERVIN SMITH - 6 years ago

MR SHERVIN DELANO SMITH

doven john - 6 years ago

Thats massive outboard engine. But i think its too heavy for outboard.

William Lutz - 6 years ago

When companies learn how to advertise to the wealthy, we will never know it exists.

Chris Gold - 6 years ago

all this four stroke nonsense....complicated, intercoolers, turbines, belts, valves......nonsense only repairs repairs haha. Thats why me and US army uses Evinrude bulletproof machines...simple, high torque, light etc. I understood this when I left Yamaha and Susuki for EvG2...

thomas tirol/florida - 5 years ago

suzuki df 250s, 11 years, no repairs, suzuki df 150 on 21 footer, 12 years, no repairs, no nonsense.
Change the oil,gear lube yearly, spark plugs and an impeller every 3 years and forget the mechanic,

Peder Hansen - 5 years ago

yamaha is the best

Bill E. - 6 years ago

I feel like you can get similar hp with a naturally aspirated motor. save weight, size ad complexity.

Ike - 6 years ago

...and I bought a used Mariner 4 for $150... I was looking for 40lbs trolling motors and now here watching $100k motors while dreaming. if i were get one of these for free, my boat could not carry and sink :)))

TurboDieselDan - 6 years ago

The Corvette and the Cadillac CTS-V don't have the same engine like you say at 3:20. The Cadillac uses a non forged 6.2L "LSA" making 556hp with a small 1.9L TVS supercharger vs the Vette which uses a fully forged 6.2L "LS9" with a 2.3L TVS supercharger and titanium valves/ rods making 638hp. Huge difference in price and performance.

DNCAGE - 5 years ago

I'm guessing you are getting a boosted CTS-V motor for the price and delusion of a Zr-1

Big Daddy - 5 years ago

Until recent years, they were identical motors, even the metal alloys. But they are NOT exactly the same anymore. But the CTS-V still will pucker your asshole- I was lucky enough to ride one and would love one over a vette any fuckin day.
And like the other guy, my car is not a hot rod. I drive a Volt. But I live in a big city and never travel more than 20 miles a day so it's perfect for a starving college dude!

JACOB FRANK - 5 years ago

LS actually. LT is the genV direct injected variant. Nothing is the same besides CI.

Jennifer Campbell - 5 years ago

Dan, The expression is “could have” which is typically compressed to “could’ve” which of course sounds a lot like “could of”, but which in the English language does not even exist. Please Dan, try to pay closer attention to the details. Details can make you sound intelligent and informed, or as in your case, moderately illiterate and clueless.

Jolinator - 6 years ago

Correction 7:40

Jolinator - 6 years ago

7:50 he mentions putting 627hp through the gearset. We also don't know how this was edited either there may be also be language barriers considering this channel is an Italian channel,Your technical references on the GM product whilst correct cannot also be fully covered in a 12minute segment and leave time to talk about the rest of the product, do you think he is trying to deceive people?

TurboDieselDan - 6 years ago

He is clearly talking about the $11k 556hp Mexico built version found in the CTS-V and not the $25k 638hp hand built version built in the USA stuffed with titanium internals and a larger blower. Calling it a Corvette engine is a blatant lie, he could of simply said this is the 556hp engine from the 08-14 Cadillac CTS-V and leave the LS9 powered Corvette out of the conversation unless he is talking about using the forged, titanium, 2.9L blown LS9 found in the $100k ZR1.

Jolinator - 6 years ago

Chrismayo1981 Don't feed the troll and never trust an edited comment. Of course turbodieseldans word caries more weight than the owner of seven marine. And of course in such a short video aimed at the general public he cant go into the all of the differences between the LSA and the LS9 engine, but the point is the 627hp outboard is the LS9 and the 527 is the LSA base model and the core components are the same, Oh noes one has forged rods i guess Rick Davis doesn't know shit or whats in the blocks he buys in mass quantity from GM and must be an idiot or a conman! But fuck it Dan knows more than this guy who started the company and is here to liberate us from such misinformation, the core engine design is the same which is what was clearly implied. You must be a real fun guy to hang out with Dan!

Chrismayo1981 - 6 years ago

Koenigseggs are crazy. Or like RUF not being a Porsche?

TurboDieselDan - 6 years ago

Oh like how Koenigsegg used ford modular engines in the begining and continues to use the same basic block design/architecture like dimensions, crank centerline, cam covers, etc?

Chrismayo1981 - 6 years ago

Nah, I'm just saying the blocks are the same basic design, and sadly, I drive a fucking civic...

TurboDieselDan - 6 years ago

Oh, sounds like you're the type of guys that go around saying that their Chevy truck has a "Vette motor in it". SMH

Chrismayo1981 - 6 years ago

Same 6.2 lt block

Jolinator - 6 years ago

you understand they have 527, 577 and 627hp variants of this outboard right?

doncarlo5 - 6 years ago

well well well ... but it's no rocket science .... and it's non affordable for the regular boat owner ... so it stays a dream for the most of us " normal guys" ....

Ozgrade3 Australia - 6 years ago

This engine will be very attractive to commercial boats and charter boats. Inboard engines and boats are much more explensive as well as inboards take up sellable room on the boat. More room = more customers.

Michael Wall - 6 years ago

Dream on ...It uses way too much fuel

AJK always needs more info. - 6 years ago

i want one on my johnboat

Ike - 6 years ago

i want on my mariner 4

dave g - 6 years ago

They don’t need sea water intercooler , Just closed air water intercooler much better the motor is not that extreme for sure

Dixfer - 6 years ago

4 motors = 4,373 Lbs.

dunderogbrak - 6 years ago

Twin pinion gear case is not a "unique" design to Seven Marine. It's a several decade old invention first used by HD race gearcases. It works really well and originally intended to provide less hydrodynamic resistance so he's right about that, trying to portray it as their own invention however is total asshattery.

Bruce T - 5 years ago

@dunderogbrak I agree. What an ego trip for builder and owner alike.
"color match car and boat for extra ego" lol

DOUBLEDEFENSE - 5 years ago

he only said it was unique to outboards over 200hp didn't say he was the inventor but he did say others down use it

dunderogbrak - 6 years ago

It's not unique to outboards either. Mercury built twin pinion, even TRIPLE pinion Super SpeedMaster gearcases for their outboards already in the 60's. If you pick all the Seven Marine claims apart you'll end up with the conclusion they didn't really invent anything, but they picked and matched solutions together already invented by someone else. A little insight goes a long way. How many times do they say "Revolutionize" here? Blah.

natedogg6283 - 6 years ago

dunderogbrak he mentioned it was unique to outboards...merc has used it for years on sterndrives

oh ok - 6 years ago

any explain that takes that long. kinda scary.....

grngs1 - 6 years ago

I had one of those engines back in the day it would burn the Chinese ouuta the crappy dishwhistle

gary bulwinkle - 6 years ago

Hot diggity dog!!!

dano - 6 years ago

come along why since 1981 with a 75hp Johnson on a flat bottom 17-foot pile

US Constitution Rules - 6 years ago

Volvo-Penta?

Fishing4 Fun - 6 years ago

way way way over priced and loud. You have to be stupid to buy one of these motors

Make Nitro Great Again - 5 years ago

Fishing4 Fun i just bought 4. What does that make me?

Time Flies Charters - 6 years ago

any warranty?

arotom - 6 years ago

now owned by volvo penta

American Rambler - 6 years ago

Fascinating engine. If it turns out there is a large market for these huge power outboards, I suspect additional vendors will join the party. I wonder if some one is seeing what changes have to be made to these LS motors to run in a vertical orientation. If they can be adapted without to much trouble, then you would sea a significant efficiency gain, simplification, space savings, power gain, weight loss, and cost savings. 7 marine will need to do that to remain competitive in the future. And Volvo Penta is still Swedish. Chinese Geely owns only the Volvo car line, which they purchased from Ford which owned it for a while. Volvo AB is still 100% Swedish and makes buses, heavy trucks, marine and industrial engines and more. And I will still call gasoline gas here in North America. I will call it fuel or petrol or whatever term they use when I am visiting those areas which do not use the term gas or gasoline.

Charlie Endslow - 6 years ago

Ls swap everything

Bob Jordan - 4 years ago

Peder, nothing in saltwater will last that long!

Peder Hansen - 5 years ago

nah. just get yamaha and forget your mechanical troubles. they`ll run 20-30 years easy

ben dover - 6 years ago

turn up the boost on those lsa’s make 800 each

BenJamminMahn - 5 years ago

Also, they're 627 prop hp so count in drivetrain losses and it probably is 800.

Floyd Burdett - 6 years ago

Have to be mindful of not over-powering the drive train...especially when you could have those "Out of water Experiences" when the prop(s) lose resistance then suddenly get it back... That makes a LOT of Shock to the drive train...
I am sure they engineered a "margin of safety"...but as you increase the HP and Torque you 'use up' that safety margin... Not to mention the higher stress on the engine internals from the increased boost... All combining for less 'dependability' and more maintenance...and no one wants to get stranded with a dead motor miles from shore...especially not "Rich Guys" in their Very Expensive boats! (smile)

Douglas S - 6 years ago

so this means a person can get parts for this orphan now. I really like whats in it but no service was a no starter

victor van dyke - 6 years ago

Shit You've sold out! The next comment was written before I finished the video.

victor van dyke - 6 years ago

Just amazing! I am in awe!. What you have done is amazing. Just don't sell out for Billions! maybe you should. I'll come skipper your fishing boat on the island you need to buy.

egoxrt - 6 years ago

Power to weight ratio...lol

Marc Harris - 6 years ago

Engine is good drivetrain does not.

Scott Koehler - 6 years ago

Not true copy of mercury speedmaster gear case

dexter2433 - 6 years ago

i want to see a Dino run on output shaft compared to a Verado 350hp 2.6l then compare hp per pound at the output shaft any thing less i see nothing but a motor built just for show and a sticker with the #627 on the side

Carl - 5 years ago

That's exactly what this is. It's a fashion statement, basically.

Frank - 6 years ago

Was it tested in sea water or just fresh water from lake mich..

Beverley - 6 years ago

each gear is hp lost that's um 627 minus 327 equals one 300 yamaha at the prop
good luck with your toys

Cobb Knobbler - 5 years ago

Beverly. That comment was just plain stupid. Do you honestly think there is a 50% loss? You must have manure for your brains.

Troy dejesu - 6 years ago

hahaha what are you even talking about?

1. these dont have anywhere NEAR 50% drivetrain loss, probably around 5-10%
2. that 300 yamaha you talk about will also have 5-10% drivetrain loss...

Vincent Le - 6 years ago

Volvo penta own by chinese ?

Atman - 6 years ago

Why doesn't Seven Marine make electric outboard motors?

Mississippi Backwoods - 6 years ago

I got zf5 in my f350, is this the same company?

THE BOAT SHOW - 6 years ago

Absolutely yes.

Agent Smith - 6 years ago

7:58 600 LPH LOOOL xD

Always Will - 6 years ago

Gotta love 600LPh @ WOT Jeezless! Cool Motors though

Ray Hansen - 6 years ago

MORE GEARS THAN AN 18 WHEELER...large loss of power in that drive train. Lots of fuel used to drive those gears.t might be better if the crankshaft was vertical.

dexter2433 - 6 years ago

the GM oiling system is not designed to operate vertical

Steve Gould - 6 years ago

Personally when I look at these engines it looks like the creature from the movie Alien

Steve Gould - 6 years ago

Looks to be a great deal of parasitic loss of power with all the gears.

Bobby Quinn - 6 years ago

As an outboard Enthusiast and a bit of a engineer here at home I've always been intrigued by the seven marine outboard after seeing this video I have to say wow an American company with the Ingenuity to take GM's very reliable V8 put a marine cooling system drive system and a supercharger in a compact easy to service outboard configuration with a custom looking and sounding exhaust system Cal and LED lighting I think we're going to see this motor dominate The large boat Marketplace, starting to see some of the big-name large boat / yacht manufacturers embracing outboard power as well and it only makes sense they're easy to maintain in a large boat configuration and you don't have the toxic environment inside your boat from an inboard engine and drive. Maybe 10 years from now I can afford to buy a used one.

thomas tirol/florida - 5 years ago

you meant to say a Swedish company, which it is by now.

Harald Pettesen - 5 years ago

@dexter2433 - Many "working" boats in Oil, Seismic, Salvage and diving use outboard motors .

dexter2433 - 6 years ago

you will not see these on working boat Pleasure boats yes but not working boats

Gmtail - 6 years ago

Way too much to go wrong, especially in that gearing setup. The only way to afford the initial cost is to be rich, then to maintain it, yet again you need to be rich..lol

HCAC BUILD - 6 years ago

They call it Seven marine because you have to work seven days a week to be able to afford the gas

wanderingbufoon - 4 years ago

TRPG pilot don’t they call fuel gas because it’s short for gasoline?

Also why are you so finicky about what they call fuel? Petrol is the same. It’s from petroleum. I don’t see Americans saying “it’s petroleum”

We all understood what was meant by gas. You have to be an idiot to need to be specific about what kind of fuel. “Oh? Gas? This doesn’t run on kerosene”

Even I knew what he meant by gas.

ViktorUFO - 4 years ago

TRPG pilot jesus

Mr MEMé - 4 years ago

Petroleum Juicé

TheBad MC - 5 years ago

@Marc Harris That is why Volvo bought it and moved it to Lexington Tn.

Tears of Rage Clan - 5 years ago

@L'aviateur de TRPG it's called GASOLINE. You poofs across the pond can call it what you want and you can pay 3x what we pay for it here in America. Now gtfo you limey twat!

WenjayTew - 5 years ago

we call it petrol or fuel.. u call it gas... thats why u hv to work 7 days a week

Tears of Rage Clan - 5 years ago

GM block based engines..... Does 7 Marine give you a OnStar button to call for a towboat when the engines break down or get recalled???

fifty years - 5 years ago

People that buy these engines don't worry about what gas cost.

Homefront - 5 years ago

HCAC BUILD 7 years

Make Nitro Great Again - 5 years ago

Benjamin Smith 90k each? Seriously? Fuck dat! Even if i was rich

BenJamminMahn - 5 years ago

Say what @jon doe? 627s are $90k each.

John Echterhoff - 5 years ago

LMAO !!

jon doe - 5 years ago

HCAC BUILD: they are $20,000 new

L'aviateur de TRPG - 6 years ago

DeltaLou: Is that so now. And what else did she do for you?

L'aviateur de TRPG - 6 years ago

DeltaLou: Did you think up that retort all on your own? Did your "husband" help you write it down?

L'aviateur de TRPG - 6 years ago

DeltaLou: Wow an intellectually challenged internet dimwit gives its contribution. Thanks you and good bye . . .

Marc Harris - 6 years ago

Nope means you work on them 7days a week

dexter2433 - 6 years ago

no it runs on gas

L'aviateur de TRPG - 6 years ago

HCAC BUILD: Its called fuel (petrol, Diesel, Paraffin, Gasoline, Kerosene etc.) not "gas" . . .

William Preston - 6 years ago

They want the international market to reach the 1% that can afford a $750,000 outboard sport fish world wide. Like he said target the Pagani style so that rich guy can color match his car and boat for the extra ego. My Yamaha 250s get my 30ft boat every where I need to go to catch the same fish in the ocean. But only cost $13,000 a piece. An rigging is simple. Run fuel an power. Your saying I have to run a glycol cooling system an who knows what else. This is how you over engineer an complicate things for no reason.

Jose Manuel Martinez - 5 years ago

The reason for cooling with a glycol solution is pretty obvious . to avoid running corrssive salt water thorugh the engine and it does not bring any complication, or at least not more than what is present in any ordinary car, you seem to be quite envious about the fact that you have not reeached teh level in life as to be able to afford those beautiful engines, neither do I but i have amore generosu soul and like the fact that others do can have those marvels ..........

fifty years - 5 years ago

They aren't everyone's choice either.

Gerald Nordahl - 5 years ago

What about a Catholic converter.

Mark Laraway - 5 years ago

13,000, what used!

Jimmy Grant - 5 years ago

Gonzo the hp they’re advertising is rated at the prop

BenJamminMahn - 5 years ago

Just buy a kayak. Stop being lazy.

lex mark - 5 years ago

Christian Eidsmoe excactly it would have been better if he would have kept his mouth shut or his fingers from typing.

lex mark - 5 years ago

William Preston if you made 1million a month you would go out and buy one these boats with 627 hp engine's and you would say why because i can. And the only reason your bitching is because you can't and trying too make everyone here feel like there wasting there money because for some of us its change in our pockets. And yes you catch the same fish as we do in your boat but we just get there faster and back home quicker because we bought the faster boat and do more with ours. See ya

BenJamminMahn - 5 years ago

The people that guy them are people like Enrique Iglesias. He bought one with 4 557's around 2014. Then took the 38-40ft Intrepid and had all the upholstery, electronics and paint redone before even driving it. Must have had well over a million in it.

J McMath - 5 years ago

They are selling them, so there’s a reason.

The average joe doesn’t need 1200 hp on his CC. But some want it, so there’s no reason someone shouldn’t make it. Further, some tourney fishers “need” it, well want it for a more useful reason lol

Steve Lamperta - 5 years ago

yes agreed !

BigRichard705 - 6 years ago

If you can afford it....why not?

Nobody - 6 years ago

I believe outboard are rated at the prop shaft. So if the outboard engine is sold as 627hp, then it'll have 627hp at the prop.

chris smith - 6 years ago

Well, if you have millions in a bank account, what are you SUPPOSED to do with it? Spend on a Yamaha 250, just because YOU have one? It's their money.

brainfreeze44131 - 6 years ago

Don't get me wrong each one weighs over 1000 lbs. and I don't have a boat. But it makes sense to use a closed anti-freeze cooling system and a heat exchanger. I'm not sure what salt water would do to a Chevy motor but it can't be good.

Christian Eidsmoe - 6 years ago

Your jealousy is apparent.

William Preston - 6 years ago

Gonzo brake horsepower for engine is over 600. After parasitic loss to the prop shaft how much of that is left? How much slip in that wet gear box? Funny how nobody asks the good questions these days.

Gonzo - 6 years ago

when i saw the gearing just to get the power down to the prop it was dead in the water for me. they highlight it like its a good feature but your only losing power and efficiency plus a whole host of other issues

david lefort - 6 years ago

Danm I wish I could be a part of this and being educated in ingeneering

david lefort - 6 years ago

sailor Mac I think I made my point I really don't pay attention to the spelling really

david lefort - 6 years ago

My danm phone excuse moi he ferais plus attention a se que j ecris is that better

david lefort - 6 years ago

sailor Mac hahaha sorry excuse moi je caused ferais plus attention

sailor Mac - 6 years ago

Try learning how to spell first, that will help in the long run.

Holy Moly - 6 years ago

these are over a hundred grand each......

BenJamminMahn - 5 years ago

Stop being a sissy Schultz, go for 4.

Alex Schultz - 6 years ago

Only $90,000? I’ll take two

Pants Up Don't Loot - 6 years ago

The 557 costs $79,590; the new 627 goes for almost $90,000.

DL - 6 years ago

Thinking about the boats these motors are headed for, the wood trim alone would probably repower my boat.

localcrew - 6 years ago

WHAT?!!!

Chris M - 6 years ago

That thing is really complicated. That makes me wonder how it holds up long term, and how much repairs will be.

removefromme - 5 years ago

@OokTiaopi That's awesome. I wonder if Yamaha had anything to do with my Scion tC

OokTiaopi - 5 years ago

@removefromme Actually Yamaha own Toyota Shares... They are basicly the same company... Even Yamaha has build some engine for Toyota Cars.

removefromme - 5 years ago

I'd love to see Toyota build an outboard motor. They should send one to the trade school I'm attending.

R. Guardia - 6 years ago

I'm sure Toyota could build an outboard motor that would have enough power and bulletproof reliability if they really wanted to. That's child play for a Japanese company that size and resources. The engine in the Lexus LFA aint too shabby..

Alan Pettibone - 6 years ago

Bass Florida Sure, have Toyota engineer the motors... if you want decreased performance and efficiency. Their V8 motors are the second worst in the market, right behind Nissan’s 5.6l.

R. Guardia - 6 years ago

They need Toyota to engineer their motors.

Marc Harris - 6 years ago

They don't hold up. We have one in our marina and the zf gearcase don't hold up

james obrien - 6 years ago

Can you send me one so I can test it out for you

Ike - 6 years ago

do you even have a boat to run that? its not a coffee machine you know where you plug and play.

松田もしくろす - 6 years ago

You didn’t mention anything about the outboard’s environmental impact compared to other outboards. And what about an outboard jet type propulsion to cut down on marine life damage? Another thing about outboards is the convenience for repair. How easy is it to service? How do you get it on and off, with a crane? Is it OK for it to be on a boat that is docked and therefore with the propeller submersed for long periods? What is the life expectancy of this outboard? Is it equally at home in ice cold waters as it is in warm tropical waters?

松田もしくろす - 6 years ago

DL- Seems as a consumer, I need to do my own homework. Emission standards are vastly improved for outboards from what they once were. I apologize if I sounded alarmist in any way. I have two outboards and they do have decals on them- I looked. But one outboard is never enough so we are all looking for another one to add to our collection.

DL - 6 years ago

If you knew a little more about outboards, you wouldn't ask those questions. There's an emissions decal shown on the engine that every certified tech will recognize, regardless of make. Every. Single. One.
Every owner of a new boat engine has seen at least one.
Even people shopping for one online have seen it.
It very clearly answers your question, yet you still asked the question.

Think about that for a minute.

Mr Bob - 6 years ago

LS motors in Ford Mustangs and now boats...lollll

Ronnie Masters - 5 years ago

Mr Bob n

Carolina Four - 6 years ago

He said corvettes and Cadillacs

Chuck Beef - 6 years ago

Airplanes too.

SlipperyDiddler - 6 years ago

$90,000 for a outboard. HOLY FUCK, you can buy a nice 28' I/O and build this engine for less. But GAWD DAMN THATS AWESOME!!!!!!

Patrick Rich - 6 years ago

Where is the engine cooling circuit? Now im intrigued.

Bruce D - 6 years ago

That is about a 1,100 pound motor..The power is amazing..

Matko Duplica - 6 years ago

funny design, talking about efficiency with that much gearing and that complicated power train it's just funny for any serious engineer. that engine is maybe only good for show up, nothing more. and yes why didn't anybody mention the weight of engine?

Tony Athens - 5 years ago

A total and complete failure in a $400+ K project . A 40ft Cat built by Armstrong Boats In Washington a few years back , They sold the owner a "bill of goods" and he paid dearly for it, relied 100% on "expert engineering" from multiple companies and ended up redoing the complete engine power train a year later, 100% on his dime........Luckily the owner saw the light after only one miserable season of continuous repairs and total nausea...................................Tony

dexter2433 - 6 years ago

the Verado is 668lb 350hp also you are not considering power transfer to prop ...the 627 will have allot more power loss and allot more cost in maintenance and i have seen the test runs these motors are dogs out of the hole and you have to consider the GM v8 is not built with the idea of running up to 6000rpm then holding it for hours and at 6000 rpm the GM 6.2l will consume fuel moving all of the motor parts and all of the gears in the drive train .....You will see these on party boats but never on a working boat

SouthJerseySound - 6 years ago

For reference a Mercury Verado is around 700lbs at 300hp and this is just shy of 1100 at 627.........Oh and the last twin Verado I rigged tipped the scales at 1610 lbs ;-)

Thomas Hendricks - 6 years ago

Is there a market for a V4 in the future? Is that going to covered? It sounds. Like a good power system.

Patrick Rolf - 6 years ago

I’ve been in the marine repair for over 20 years. I can’t wait until I get the chance to get a good look at the outboard. 1 ? How much $$$

Andrew Fletcher - 6 years ago

Soooo many gears and parts to the transmission path.

Jordan C - 4 years ago

Was thinking the same thing - lots of gear mesh, gears churning in oil, bearings, inefficiencies.

WhiteGangster400 - 5 years ago

Welcome to 50 hour gearcase oil changes

fifty years - 5 years ago

Massive torque, massive gearing.

YS - 5 years ago

gotta be some efficiency loss there. not ideal.

Rainman Mack - 6 years ago

Andrew Fletcher yea I wonder how the gear train feels when you shove 650 horsepower through it.

gary bulwinkle - 6 years ago

At least they didn't use a CHAIN!!!!!

Evandro Tranp - 6 years ago

Muito bom q maquina

David Duran diz - 6 years ago

This video in spanish please

mike a - 5 years ago

try the original italian version. I speak Italian and spanish and they are close enough that you should get plenty of it

jon doe - 5 years ago

chris smith: how does Hillary Clinton’s pussy Taste?

jon doe - 5 years ago

David Duran diz: learn English

L'aviateur de TRPG - 6 years ago

Do You half-wits realise that there are other languages spoken in the word besides English? YouTube reaches a worldwide audience. The pre-teen replies of you ignoramuses are insular, closed minded and bigoted and goes a long way in explaining why your country has been overtaken on the global scene . . .

HCAC BUILD - 6 years ago

Go back to Mexico and watch it on rabbit ears

HCAC BUILD - 6 years ago

True that brother

Richard Mackino - 6 years ago

Welcome to America please learn english!

Gabriele Volpe - 6 years ago

Il video in italiano?

aa134368 - 6 years ago

Amazing! Those seem like a one of a kind experience

Max Musch - 6 years ago

Germantown? I an from Germany

Gerald Nordahl - 5 years ago

Germantown is full of freeks .

Bradley S. - 5 years ago

Max Musch lol!

Pat Coyle - 5 years ago

jbettss no, they found her hiding spot

jbettss - 6 years ago

Did Anne Frank make it over?

Paul Pflaum - 6 years ago

Max...lot's (many) Germans settled Ohio, illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota.....thousands of we "Deutsch" came here. My family came from Bavaria and settled in Ohio. They were publishers...my Grandfather also owned various other businesses. Let's also not forget beer brewing.............

Max Musch - 6 years ago

Horest Alers i know