Mercury pro xs backorder

My new boat was delivered at the end of April. The dealership delivered it with a different motor than I ordered. They are letting me run a 2019 200 hp 4 stroke until my 200 hp pro xs comes in which was supposed to be July/August. I received a call on Wednesday and the dealership is now claiming November of 2020 for my motor. Personally I can’t believe this is possible.... Anyone have any info that can either confirm or deny that it will be 18 months before I see the motor I ordered?

Sweet deal on that motor, glad that they took care of you

CrawlerHarness, 

We trolled for muskies and didn’t do very well. Fished from about noon till dark on Friday, all day Saturday and daylight till 1 pm on Sunday.

 Lost a big fish off the inside corner by geanos on Friday evening... Caught a 40” class fish on a Livingston Rachel, (whitefish pattern)on Saturday afternoon on the end of frying pan shoal...and that was it for the weekend...

Learned a ton as this was my 1st time trolling for muskies on the bay. Fished many areas from pensaukee shoal all the way down to university bay. 

That is one good looking motor and rig.  The question is.....how was the fishing last weekend on Green Bay?  

nice rig! wicked looking motor... 

happy it turned out to be a good overall experience 

Just wanted to add an update, although a bit late.... My Pro XS 200 was rigged the middle of August and I couldn’t be happier with the motor or the experience honestly. 

The motor has performed flawlessly so far. (Approximately 30 hours on it)  From running little inland lakes in the upper peninsula to running and even  trolling 4-5 footers on green bay last weekend. (9.9 kicker sometimes struggled in the gale force southerly winds)

Watercraft Sales in 3 lakes really took care of me when I look back on the experience. Pretty amazing that they let me run a different 200 h.p. all summer for free!

update:  still patiently waiting.

I would attribute some of it to the new four stroke Pro XS V8 ( and the larger 4S's in general), it has opened up a huge new market for them. Guys that wanted 4S but didn't want Verado. 

Yes mercury is that far backed up.  They are at least a year out for all of their big hp motors right now.  The rise of the big center console boats with multiple engines is a cause for this as well as a better economy and more people buying new. Quality is not the issue just simply a huge demand for the engines.

Outfishin help is on the way!

https://www.speedonthewater.com/in-the-news/6127-outboard-demand-drives-mercury-marine-diecast-facility-expansion/amp

Good thing they took care of you

Anyone looking to repower, there is a Pro XS onthe Facebook marketplace. 2019. Only 8 hours ane full warranty. 

Scrub the opti is gone,its to bad  another option gone.I like the way 8cl look.

Muskyjim, 

I agree with you, they took care of me and I’m thankful for that. I can understand short delays. Couple months maybe but not 18 months. 

I agree with Tim, you basically have an additional 1.5 years of warranty on your motor.  

Also, it’s nice to drive a new motor!  

I’d be a bit frustrated too, but it’s not the worst thing that could happen to a guy...