Builders Embrace Mercury’s New Verado
Mercury Marine yesterday debuted a 600-hp, V-12 Verado, and several boatbuilders have said they will offer the outboard as standard equipment or an option.
Formula said its 500 Super Sport Crossover will use the engines in a quad setup, and Tiara said it will hang triple 600s on the 48LS. Sea Ray said its SLX 400 will have twin Verado 600s for the 2022 model year.
“The 600-hp Verado … was a natural fit as a new power option,” Sea Ray president Steve Langlais said in a statement.”

The outboard was designed for big boats, such as the Formula 500 Super Sport Crossover, that require serious power.
Valhalla Boatworks will offer the outboards on its flagship V-46. “This is truly an incredible engine, with groundbreaking performance and the kind of innovation we’ve come to expect from Mercury,” Viking CEO Pat Healey told Trade Only Today in an email. “They continue to impress us, not only with their products but with their support and attention to detail