Last reviewed: 2026-06-07 ## Mercury Outboard Weight Chart: 2.5 to 300 HP How much a motor weighs is not trivia. It decides whether your transom can carry it, how your boat sits at rest, and how it planes. Here's what Mercury outboards weigh according to Mercury's own...
Last reviewed: 2026-06-07
Mercury Outboard Weight Chart: 2.5 to 300 HP
How much a motor weighs is not trivia. It decides whether your transom can carry it, how your boat sits at rest, and how it planes. Here's what Mercury outboards weigh according to Mercury's own specifications, why it matters, and how to use the number.
FourStroke dry weights
| HP |
Dry weight (lightest model) |
Notes |
| 2.5 / 3.5 |
41 lb (18 kg) |
Tiller portables |
| 4 / 5 / 6 |
57 lb (26 kg) |
Shared single-cylinder platform |
| 9.9 EFI |
85 lb (38.5 kg) |
Command Thrust: 100 lb; ProKicker versions run 121 to 126 lb |
| 15 EFI |
99 lb (45 kg) |
|
| 20 EFI |
99 lb (45 kg) |
|
| 25 EFI |
132 lb (60 kg) |
|
| 30 EFI |
145 lb (66 kg) |
|
| 40 EFI |
216 lb (98 kg) |
3-cylinder; the 4-cylinder 40 is 260 lb |
| 50 EFI |
247 lb (112 kg) |
|
| 60 EFI |
247 lb (112 kg) |
Command Thrust runs a few pounds heavier |
| 75 |
359 lb (163 kg) |
Shares 2.1L block with 90/115 |
| 90 |
359 lb (163 kg) |
Command Thrust: 363 lb |
| 115 |
359 lb (163 kg) |
Command Thrust: 363 lb |
| 135 / 150 |
455 lb (206 kg) |
3.0L inline-4 |
| 175 / 200 / 225 |
475 lb (216 kg) |
3.4L V6 |
| 250 / 300 |
527 lb (239 kg) |
4.6L V8 |
Pro XS dry weights
| HP |
Dry weight (lightest model) |
Notes |
| 115 |
359 lb (163 kg) |
Same as the standard 115; Mercury calls it the lightest performance 115 in class |
| 150 |
456 lb (207 kg) |
3.0L |
| 175 |
470 lb (213 kg) |
3.4L V6 |
| 200 / 225 / 250 / 300 |
505 lb (229 kg) |
4.6L V8; yes, the Pro XS V8s are lighter than the FourStroke V8s |
All figures are Mercury's published dry weight for the lightest available configuration. Longer shafts, Command Thrust gearcases, and rigging add weight, so a single HP can have more than one published number. Source: Mercury Marine official specifications.
Why weight matters more than people think
Your transom has a limit. The capacity plate lists a maximum motor weight as well as horsepower. Both matter. A motor that's within the HP rating but over the weight rating still sits wrong.
It changes how the boat floats. Too much weight on the transom and the stern squats: the bow rides high, the boat porpoises, and you burn fuel fighting it. This is one of the most common things we see when someone repowers heavier than the old motor.
It affects the repower math. If you're replacing an old two-stroke with a modern four-stroke, the new motor is often heavier. Usually fine, but on a light or older hull it's worth checking before you buy, not after.
The repower angle
Most repower regret traces back to one of two things: too much horsepower, or too much weight on a hull that wasn't built for it. A bigger, heavier motor won't fix a tired hull or bad trim. Match the motor to the boat first, then talk power.
If you're repowering and not sure your transom can carry the modern equivalent of your old motor, that's exactly the kind of thing we check before we quote.
Get a real repower quote, motor, weight, rigging and all, at mercuryrepower.ca, or call 905-342-2153.
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