Welcome Tony. Thanks for signing up.
Lots of info on here to guide you on your Vegas rebuild.

Looking forward to seeing your project.
Cheers.

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The new 2018 4S Merc' 225HP is a V6, not a V8. Of the new 2018 4S family, 175HP-225HP V6 weight = 475 lbs. 250+HP V8 weight = 670 lbs. By comparison, the early 2000's model Mercurys. ProMax 300X (320HP, 3.0L V6) = 470 lbs. The ever popular 225 ProMax (and it's variants) = 375 lbs. There's a guy in N...

The yellow Coast Guard capacity plate on the front passenger side should have the boat's HIN listed.

https://www.hydrostream.org/HIN.htm

Welcome to the forum. Hippie's gonna be jealous when he sees yet another Vulture that's actually seen water

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Some things you should check are mentioned in this:

https://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-forum/108514-mercury-using-way-too-much-oil.html

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It's a Vector. Vking has panels that go from the deck to the floor on both sides next to the front seats. You should also see 3 lifting strakes on the hull. VKings only have 2. Vectors pad is concave, like the bottom of a water ski. VKings are flat. [ Post made via Android ] http://www.hydrostreamfo...

111 mph in a Vector seems to be a bit of an exaggeration. Maybe he meant he got the picklefork to that speed with the ModVP...? The windshield has a negative effect of speed, yeah....but also has the positive effect of helping keep the bow down. And also keeps the wind out of your face. Streams are ...

Too bad....at least you know its an authentic Hydrostream at least....

Does the boat still have the coast guard capacity plate attached? If not, the HIN (serial number) should be stamped into the gelcoat on the outside of the transom on the upper right side. The HIN will identify which model you have, and it's year of manufacture. [ Post made via Android ] http://www.h...

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