Originally Posted by
Stainless
I wanted a pair of X's the year they quit making them, everybody reserved the entire production and dealers were asking and getting over MSRP. The immediate replacement was 250XS so I bought a pair '05's to replace the blown up Bridgeports. It's rumored(S&F) that the '05 and '06 were 275HP. When the 300XS came out it was very close to actual 300 HP and Mercury destuned the '07-current 250's to more differentiate it from the 300.
Anyway, may or may not be fact, but posted for conversation purposes.
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