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Mercury · FourStroke · 2026
FourStroke 250hp
V8 · 250 / 184
No price shown. Mercury publishes no public Canadian price for outboards — it is dealer-set and does not include rigging, controls, propeller, installation or tax. Get the number from the shop before quoting anyone.
Mercury does not publish a dry weight for this model.
Source: https://www.mercurymarine.com/ca/en/engines/outboard/fourstroke/fourstroke-250-300hp · compare page · Canadian catalogue, 2026 model year. Rigging comes from Mercury’s public parts data. Verify against the source before repeating a spec to a customer.
At a glance
Horsepower250 HP
Power (hp / kW)250 / 184
EngineV8
Displacement4.6L
Dry weightNot published by Mercury
Shaft lengths availableL · XL · XXL
Engine
Cylinder layoutV
Cylinders8
Displacement (cc)4600 cc
Displacement (cu in)Not published by Mercury
GearcaseNot published by Mercury
MidsectionNot published by Mercury
Charging
Alternator85 amp (1071 Watt) with Idle Charge
Output85 amp / 1071 watt
FeaturesIdle charge
Fuel
Recommended fuelUnleaded Regular 87 Octane Minimum (R+M/2) or 90 RON 10% Ethanol Maximum
Fuel typegasoline
Minimum octane87 (R+M/2) · 90 RON
Maximum ethanol10%
Rigging & electronics
SmartCraftYes
Jet driveNo
High-thrust kickerNo
Commercial dutyNo
ColoursBlack / Cold Fusion White / Warm Fusion White / Pearl Fusion White
How it can be ordered
18 configurations · 161 orderable model numbers. Shaft is Mercury’s own code — they do not publish the inch mapping, so this never says 20″.
shaft not in the designation · EFI1250423EY
shaft not in the designation1256413YD
L shaft12500001A 12500002A 12500003A 12500004A +4
L shaft · Digital Throttle & Shift12500005A 12500006A 12500007A 12500008A
L shaft · EFI1250413BY 1250413CD 1250413DD 1250413EY +3
XL shaft12500009A 12500010A 12500011A 12500012A +7
XL shaft · Digital Throttle & Shift12500013A 12500014A 12500015A 12500016A
XL shaft · EFI1250423AC 1250423AY 1250423BY 1250423CD +22
XL shaft · counter-rotating · Digital Throttle & Shift12500017A 12500018A 12500019A 12500020A
XL shaft · counter-rotating12500083A 12500084A 12500085A 12500086A +5
XL shaft · counter-rotating · EFI1250424AC 1250424AY 1250424BY 1250424CY +18
XXL shaft12500021A 12500022A 12500023A 12500024A +6
XXL shaft · Digital Throttle & Shift12500025A 12500026A 12500027A 12500028A
XXL shaft · EFI1250433AC 1250433AY 1250433BY 1250433DC +16
XXL shaft · counter-rotating · Digital Throttle & Shift12500029A 12500030A 12500031A 12500032A
XXL shaft · counter-rotating12500087A 12500088A 12500089A 12500090A +8
XXL shaft · counter-rotating · EFI1250434FY 1250434HY 1250434SD 1250434TD +8
shaft not in the designation · electric start1250424EY 1250434EY