Re: Merc 135 upgrade
Just wonderin' when this took place.............
Guess we're lucky. Our cops don't care whatcha got on tha back BUT tha insurance company sure does.................
The year was 2000, it was a 2.5L V-115 DFI serial numbers were 0G960500-0T178499.
My insurance is fully aware of the horse power that I am running. It's on my policy as 200hp. My boat is insured for loss at 10,000.00 above NADA. They did a hull survey and determined it was indeed in "As New" condition and rated the engine weight at a Max of 450lbs. The original plan 2 years ago was to run a 150 Yami. The survey makes special note of the multi-directional Carbon Fiber re-inforced transom and the addition of non-saturating floation in the bilges. So your next question is probably if my insurance is high.. Yes, it is, and I happily pay it.
The coast guard will not budge on the method they use regardless of what was done to the boat. Since it was a production boat originaly, the production plate stays.
The Coast Guard method is based on a generally acceptable displacement calculation. It is flawed but it works to protect the broader majority of boaters and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to do the calc's.
So, taking the risk that they can do math but don't know every make and model ever produced by all manufacturers, I put the 115 stickers on it.
If they take the top off, the air box sticker say's it's a 135, the flywheel sticker say's it's a 200, the serial number off the mid say's it's a 150, and the freeze plug on the block say's nothing since I changed it.
