mercury

I am thinking of buying a RIB. I found a great deal on a new 2006 Mercury Ocean Runner 290. Can anyone tell me about the quality of these boats? I have read they are very rugedly built but a little on the heavy side. Nothing I have read so far has anything bad to say. I am looking for...

This past weekend our 6 hp Mercury started acting as if the impeller might be shot. After half an hour I concluded that it was just something blocking the water intake, but in the process I realized that I really wanted to have a spare impeller and a manual that would show more than "have your...

so, the '78 E25 i just bought came with a 15 hp, seemingly reliable, mercury 2-stroke outboard. my questions are: 1) discharge of pollutants? how much easier on our liquid environment would a newer 4-stroke be? 2) fuel effieciency? i.e. at 2, or 3,000 rpms what would be my mileage on...