Used Mercury 300 HP V8 Verado Outboard — 116 Hours, Warranty to 03/2029

About this engine

Mercury's V8 Verado rewrote what a 300 could feel like: 4.6 liters of DOHC V8 with Advanced Range Optimization, an Advanced MidSection that isolates vibration, and electro-hydraulic power steering that makes a big single feel fingertip-light. It is quiet in the way only Verado is quiet, and urgent in the way only a big-displacement V8 is urgent. Owners coming from any other 300 say the same thing — it is not just the power, it is the polish.

This Phantom Black example is the used Verado everyone hopes to find: exactly 116 hours, a 25-inch shaft, and — almost unheard of — remaining factory Mercury Platinum (MPP) warranty coverage until March 2029, per the seller. An engine printout is available on request, and the seller describes it plainly: beautiful condition, no issues, bolt-on-and-go.

The package is complete in the way that saves real money: brand-new Mercury DTS fly-by-wire controls, pre-programmed to this motor, plus a stainless propeller are included. The gallery's flat-lay photo shows the full rigging kit — binnacle, harnesses, key switch and prop — laid out next to the engine, with a wide shot of everything together.

The AMS midsection is worth understanding, because it is half of why this engine feels the way it does. Mercury moved the engine mounts and tuned the whole midsection to isolate the V8's vibration from the boat, then paired it with electro-hydraulic power steering — the result is a 300 that idles like a luxury car and still answers the throttle like a performance engine. Add Advanced Range Optimization, which trims fuel delivery by RPM and load, and the 115-amp alternator with Idle Charge that tops up batteries while you troll, and the spec sheet reads like a flagship because it is one.

About the warranty, since it is this listing's rarest feature: Mercury Platinum (MPP) coverage running to March 2029 (per the seller) means the expensive surprises of used-engine ownership are covered for years, on an engine with only 116 hours to begin with. Combined with the new pre-programmed DTS controls, the honest description is 'nearly new, at a used price.'

A 116-hour V8 Verado with warranty into 2029 and a new DTS rig in the box, at 22.5% below market, is a flagship repower without the flagship invoice. WhatsApp us — this one will not be here long.

Included with this engine

• Brand-new Mercury DTS controls (pre-programmed to this motor)
• Stainless steel propeller

Warranty

Factory Mercury Platinum warranty (MPP) until 03/2029 (per seller).

Good to know

Engine printout available on request (per seller). Described by the seller as bolt-on-and-go, with no issues.