Volvo Penta....Your comments please

[flyinghi5]

I am thinking about trading off my Bayliner with the 3.0L Merc and my boat before this was a Merc also. Problem is most all boats I have looked at have the Volvo Penta and was just wondering how they are compared to the Merc.
Please, let me know what you all think about the Volvo.

 

[love1u0]

Re: Volvo Penta....Your comments please

Volvo what?

The 280 is bullet proof..

 

[flyinghi5]

Re: Volvo Penta....Your comments please

Volvo what?

The 280 is bullet proof..

Sorry about that...I was looking a boats with the 3.0L and 4.3L

 

[bruceb58]

Re: Volvo Penta....Your comments please

Volv Penta started to change over their drives to the newest SX/DP-S version in 1995. Before that, you had the 290, 280 and 270 drives. All are excellent drives. All have cone clutches as opposed to the Merc Alpha drives that still use dog clutches and all have motor mounted raw water pumps as opposed to the raw water pump inside the drive on the Merc Alphas.

 

[4winnsskipper]

Re: Volvo Penta....Your comments please

I beleive the SX Cobra and Dual Prop Drives from 1995 are superior to the mercruiser alpha drives from what i've read on these forums. Also as already noted, the water pump implellar that needs to be changed routinely is located up on the engine with volvo's, mercruisers is inside the drive, making it alot more labor intensive to get out. A very nice feature if i do say so myself. Either way a newer Merc or Volvo will do the job. Seems Volvo may have an edge in my book from what i've learned, although you'll get lots of experience and opinions.

 

[Scaaty]

Re: Volvo Penta....Your comments please

Well, lets put it this way (I have a 280 built 30 years ago)
Just HOW MANY VP QUESTIONS ARE IN THIS FORUM GOING BACK 3 YEARS as compared to ANY other OD..??
Nuff said..

 

[Robj]

Re: Volvo Penta....Your comments please

Volvo, from what I have read their drives are better than Merc. Never owned a Merc though, just Volvo.

Have a great day,

Rob.

 

[flyinghi5]

Re: Volvo Penta....Your comments please

Just HOW MANY VP QUESTIONS ARE IN THIS FORUM GOING BACK 3 YEARS as compared to ANY other OD..??
Nuff said..

Scaaty...that why I asked this question. Questions on the forum could be looked at 2 ways 1.) Not enough of the drives out there to write about (not so good) 2.) There are alot of them but they hold up so well no one has to write about them. (very good)
I just here so much about Merc's that you would think they are the only game in town then all of a sudden (it seems) you can't find a boat without the Volvo
Thanks everyone for your thoughts

 

[f_inscreenname]

Re: Volvo Penta....Your comments please

Well, lets put it this way (I have a 280 built 30 years ago)

My 270 is 35 years old and at the moment and I am pushing 350+hp through it. No worries.