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Quicksilver Activ 805 Cruiser

The Activ 805 Cruiser is an outboard day cruiser and weekender with a 7.63 m hull from Quicksilver, the boat brand of Brunswick Marine in EMEA, launched in August 2014 at the top of the Activ Cruiser line and still in the builder’s product sheet for model year 2024. It takes one or two Mercury outboards of up to 400 hp in total, is designed for CE category C with nine people and sleeps four in one cabin, on a forward double and a mid berth under the cockpit, with a separate head compartment. Quicksilver delivered it with outboard pre-rigging and put the fridge, stove, toilet, plotter and stereo into the Cockpit Comfort, Cabin Comfort and Electronics packs (all three as the SMART Edition), so equipment varies from boat to boat; the sister models Activ 805 Sundeck, Open and Pro Fish are not covered here. Quicksilver publishes no owner’s manual for the boat online: it comes through the dealers, and the Brunswick Download Center only holds the manuals for Mercury engines, SmartCraft instruments, parts and warranty.

Manuals & documents
Equipment & its manuals
Specifications
Good to know
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Manuals & documents

Most links go to archived copies of Quicksilver’s product sheets and web pages on archive.org; the Mercury engine manuals are in Brunswick’s Download Center. Quicksilver publishes no owner’s manual for the boat online: ask a Quicksilver dealer. We host no manuals or drawings.

Brunswick Marine in EMEA Download Center: operation and maintenance manuals for Mercury outboards and SmartCraft instruments in many languages (no boat manuals) Manual portal download.brunswick-marine.com · EN
Brunswick Download Center: model year of a Mercury engine from its serial number Manual portal download.brunswick-marine.com · EN
Quicksilver service page: warranty terms, servicing through dealers, link to the Brunswick Download Center (archived, September 2024) Manual portal web.archive.org · EN
Boat performance datasheet 805 Cruiser (2015): speed, fuel flow and range by rpm for eight single and twin Mercury rigs (archived) Spec sheet web.archive.org · PDF · EN
Product sheet Activ 805 Cruiser MY2024, valid 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 (archived; also in German and Italian) Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · EN · DE · IT
Product sheet Activ 805 Cruiser MY2021, international, 29 September 2020 (archived) Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · EN
Product sheet Activ 805 Cruiser MY2020, UK, 7 November 2019 (archived) Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · EN
Product sheet Activ 805 Cruiser 2016, 21 March 2016: specifications, standard equipment, packs and Mercury engines incl. twin rigs (archived) Archived maker page web.archive.org · PDF · EN
Press release ‘Nouvel Activ 805 Cruiser’, 5 August 2014: launch, key figures, standard equipment and packs (Swiss site, archived) (French) Archived maker page web.archive.org · FR
Activ 805 Cruiser specifications page, March 2024 (archived) Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Activ 805 Cruiser features page, March 2024 (archived) Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Activ 805 Cruiser UK model page, September 2019: specifications, standard and optional equipment, engines (archived) Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Activ 805 Cruiser model page, September 2015, with the Electronics Pack in detail (Simrad NSS evo2, Fusion MS-RA205) (archived) Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN
Activ 805 Cruiser model page, August 2015: specifications, standard equipment, packs and Mercury engines (archived) Archived maker page web.archive.org · EN

Equipment & its manuals

Standard equipment as the builder’s documents list it. Boats were ordered with options and refitted since — check what is actually aboard.

Item	Model	Manual / page	Note
Outboard	Mercury Verado 150–350 XL · F150 XL EFI^1,2,32015–2016, single engine: F150, F175, F200, F225, F250, F300 or F350 XL Verado, or the FourStroke F150 XL EFI (MY2016 product sheet of 21 March 2016, August 2015 web page)	—	Builder’s 2015 performance datasheet, light load: F150 FourStroke 30.5 kn at 5800 rpm and 150 Verado 29.4 kn at 6020 rpm, both with a stainless three-blade Mercury Enertia 15.6 × 13 (8M0070074); 200 Verado 33.5 kn at 6320 rpm with a 15.3 × 14 (898988A46); 250 Verado 37.8 kn at 6460 rpm with a 15 × 14 that the sheet prints with the same number 898988A46, so one of the two is wrong: read the stamping on the prop; 300 Verado 40.7 kn at 6460 rpm with a 15 × 15 (898990A46). At 4800 rpm: 23.6 kn and 44 l/h (200), 26.7 kn and 49 l/h (250), 29.2 kn and 51.5 l/h (300). Gear ratios 1.92:1 (F150), 2.08:1 (150 and 200 Verado), 1.85:1 (250 and 300 Verado). These are the test propellers, not necessarily what the dealer fitted.
Outboard	Mercury F100 EXLPT EFI · F115 EXLPT EFI · F150 XL EFI · Verado 150–200 XL × 2^1,32015–2016, twin engines (MY2016 product sheet): 2 × F100 EXLPT EFI or EFI CT, 2 × F115 EXLPT EFI or EFI CT (CT = Command Thrust, the larger gearcase), 2 × F150 XL EFI, or 2 × F150, F175 or F200 XL Verado	Mercury 115 / 150 FourStroke Parts & service page	Builder’s 2015 datasheet, light load: 2 × F150 FourStroke 41.9 kn at 5800 rpm and 2 × 150 Verado 41.4 kn at 6325 rpm, both with 14.5 × 17 RH propellers (898994A46); 2 × 200 Verado 46.4 kn at 6390 rpm with 14 × 19 RH (898998A46). At 4800 rpm: 31.9 kn and 66 l/h (2 × 150 Verado), 34.0 kn and 63 l/h (2 × 200 Verado).
Outboard	Mercury 200 V6 · 225 V6 · 250 V8 Verado · 300 V8 Verado · 350 L6 Verado · 400 Verado · 200 V6 × 2^4,52019 website and MY2020 product sheet: single 200 or 225 V6, 250 or 300 V8 Verado, 350 L6 Verado or 400 Verado; twin only 2 × 200 V6	—	These are Quicksilver’s labels without the full Mercury model code (XL, CT, DTS and so on): read the engine’s ID plate before ordering parts. The 2015 datasheet has no figures for these engines.
Outboard	Mercury 175 V6 · 200 V6 · 225 V6 · 250 V8 Verado · 300 V8 Verado · 350 L6 Verado · 400 Verado · 200 V6 × 2⁶MY2021 product sheet (29 September 2020): the MY2020 list plus the 175 V6; twin only 2 × 200 V6	—
Outboard	Mercury 175 V6 · 200 V6 · 225 V6 · 250 V8 Verado · 300 V8 Verado · 350 V10 Verado · 400 V10 Verado · 200 V6 × 2^7,8MY2024 product sheets (26 July 2023): as in MY2021, but the 350 and 400 are now listed as V10 Verado; twin only 2 × 200 V6	—	A 350 Verado is listed as an L6 up to MY2021 and as a V10 in MY2024: check the engine plate before ordering parts.
Steering	—^2,7Hydraulic steering, standard in every list from the 2015 web page on; make not named	—
Trim tabs	—^9,1,4,7Electric trim tabs, make not named: option 2014–2016 (in 2014 in the ‘Pack Navigation’ with the bow thruster, a separate option in 2015–2016), standard on the 2019 website and in the MY2020–MY2024 product sheets	—	On a 2014–2016 boat check whether tabs were fitted.
Trim tabs	Mercury Active Trim^4,5,6,7Option on the 2019 website and in the MY2020 product sheet, standard from the MY2021 sheet	—	Mercury’s automatic trim system for the outboard; it works with the SmartCraft engine data.
Chartplotter	Simrad NSS evo2 9″^10,1Electronics Pack or SMART Edition, 2015 (international web page); the MY2016 sheet only says ‘Simrad GPS/Chart Plotter 9″’	—
Chartplotter	Simrad NSS evo3 9″ · HDI^4,5,6Electronics Pack or SMART Edition on the 2019 website and in the MY2020–MY2021 product sheets, with an HDI transducer	Simrad NSS evo3 / evo3S Parts & service page
Chartplotter	Simrad NSS evo3S 9″ · HDI^7,8,11Electronics Pack or SMART Edition in the MY2024 product sheets and on the 2024 website, with an HDI transducer	Simrad NSS evo3 / evo3S Parts & service page
Audio system	Fusion MS-RA205^10,4,7Electronics Pack, 2015 (international web page): Bluetooth/USB stereo with six speakers; later lists only say ‘Fusion stereo with 6 speakers’ (with USB port in 2019–MY2020)	—	Speakers in 2015: two in the cockpit, two in the saloon, two in the berth. A DAB kit with antenna is a separate option from 2019.
Instruments	Mercury SmartCraft · VesselView^1,2,7Standard in all years: SmartCraft speedometer and tachometer at the helm (with fuel and trim gauge on the 2015 list); a VesselView display was an option in 2014–2016	—
Instruments	Mercury VesselView Link · VesselView Mobile^4,6,7VesselView Link digital interface in the Electronics Pack, from the 2019 website to the MY2024 sheets; VesselView Mobile standard from the MY2021 product sheet	—	VesselView Mobile is Mercury’s phone app for engine data and needs a compatible Mercury engine.
Windlass	—^1,7Option in all years: electric bow windlass, make not named; anchor locker with bow roller standard	—
Bow thruster	—^9,1,7Option in all years (in 2014 in the ‘Pack Navigation’ with the trim tabs); make not named	—
Shore power	—^1,7Option; the product sheets give no details	—
Toilet	—^1,6,7,9Cabin Comfort Pack or SMART Edition, all years: enclosed sea toilet, make not named	—	As standard the head compartment has a sink with tap and an opening portlight; the toilet comes with the pack. The 2014 press release text mentions a marine toilet, but its own equipment list puts it in the Cabin Comfort Pack. There is no holding tank as standard.
Fridge	—^1,7,9Cockpit Comfort Pack or SMART Edition, all years: refrigerator, make and size not named in the product sheets; the 2014 press release gives 30 to 48 l	—	A 12 V cool box is standard; from MY2024 the builder notes that it is not supplied when the SMART Edition or the Cockpit Comfort Pack is fitted.
Stove	—^1,7Cockpit Comfort Pack or SMART Edition, all years: LPG countertop stove, make not named	—	In the cockpit galley unit, with a stainless sink and a cutting-board lid.
Bilge pump	—^1,7Standard: electric bilge pump (MY2016), electric and manual bilge pump (2019–MY2024); makes not named	—
Batteries	—^1,7Standard in all years: dual battery system; battery sizes not stated	—
Water pump	—^1,2Standard: pressurised fresh-water system for the galley sink, head sink and cockpit shower; make not named	—	The 2015 page lists the cockpit shower with cold water as standard and hot and cold as an option.
Grey-water tank	80 l⁷Option in the product sheets: grey-water system with dock discharge, make not named; no holding tank as standard	—

Specifications

Versions	Activ 805 Cruiser only, sold standard or with packs: Cockpit Comfort (fridge, LPG stove), Cabin Comfort (sea toilet), Electronics (9″ Simrad plotter, Fusion stereo, from 2019 VesselView Link); all three plus a mooring kit as the SMART Edition; in 2014 also a ‘Pack Navigation’ with trim tabs and bow thruster · the builder describes no facelift, MY2024 is a model-year update · sister models of the Activ 805 family, not covered here: Activ 805 Sundeck, Open and Pro Fish^6,1,7,9
Years built	From 2014: launch announced on 5 August 2014; product sheets for MY2016, MY2020, MY2021 and MY2024, the last valid from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024^9,1,5,6,7
Builder	Quicksilver (Brunswick Marine in EMEA)¹²
Length overall	7.88 m in the 2014 press release, on the 2015–2019 web pages and in the MY2016–MY2021 product sheets; 8.29 m in the MY2024 sheets and on the 2024 website. The hull length stays 7.63 m, so only the stated overall length changed; the builder gives no reason^9,1,6,7,11
Hull length	7.63 m in every builder list^6,7
Beam	2.55 m^6,7
Draft	0.60 m (2019 website, product sheets MY2020–MY2024); the 2015 and 2016 web pages gave 1.04 m without saying what was measured^7,4,2
Air draft	2.26 m boat height without canvas (MY2016 product sheet); the same sheet lists a ‘bridge clearance’ of 1.80 m¹
Deadrise	19° (MY2016 product sheet)¹
Displacement	Boat without engine: 1730 kg (2014 press release, MY2016 sheet, 2019 website), 1813 kg (product sheets MY2020–MY2024) · dry with engines, builder’s 2015 datasheet: 2227 kg (1 × 150 Verado), 2282 kg (1 × 250 or 300 Verado), 2489 kg (2 × 150 or 200 Verado)^7,1,9,4,3
Max. payload	Max. load (people, gear and engine): 1230 kg up to MY2021, 790 kg in the MY2024 sheets^6,7
Engine options	One or two Mercury outboards, max. 294 kW (400 hp) in total; single engines with an extra-long (XL) shaft; max. engine weight 478 kg. Sold with pre-rigging, the engine chosen with the dealer: in 2015–2016 a single Verado of 150–350 hp or F150, or twins from 2 × 100 to 2 × 200 hp; from 2019 single V6, V8 and Verado engines of 200 to 400 hp (175 hp from MY2021) and 2 × 200 V6 (see Equipment)^7,1,4,6
Drive	Outboard, single or twin on the transom, with a motor-well bridge between the two swim platforms; hydraulic steering^1,2
Maximum speed	Builder’s 2015 performance datasheet, light load (typical options, full tank, safety gear, 2 people): single engines 29.4 kn (150 Verado) to 40.7 kn (300 Verado), twins 41.4 kn (2 × 150 Verado) to 46.4 kn (2 × 200 Verado); no figures for the V6, V8 and V10 engines of the later lists³
Cruising speed	The datasheet takes cruise as 75 % of max. rpm. At 4800 rpm: 23.6 kn and 44 l/h (200 Verado), 26.7 kn and 49 l/h (250 Verado), 29.2 kn and 51.5 l/h (300 Verado), 31.9 kn and 66 l/h (2 × 150 Verado), 34.0 kn and 63 l/h (2 × 200 Verado); 150 Verado at 4500 rpm: 19.4 kn and 30 l/h³
Range	Datasheet, with 10 % fuel reserve, at about 4800 rpm: about 250–265 km with a single 200–300 Verado (264 km with the 300 Verado at 29.2 kn), 226–252 km with twins; the longest ranges, about 500–830 km, only at displacement speeds of 2–3 kn³
Fuel tank	280 l, built-in⁷
Water tank	80 l, pressurised fresh-water system⁷
Holding tank	No holding tank as standard; option: 80 l grey-water system with dock discharge⁷
Berths	4 (forward double and mid berth); up to 9 people by day⁷
Cabins	1, with forward double and double mid berth; separate head compartment with sink and opening portlight¹
CE category	C, 9 people⁷
Hull	GRP; listed in the ‘Quicksilver Fiberglass’ range on the 2015 site²

Good to know

Equipment depends on the packs the first owner ordered: fridge and LPG stove came in the Cockpit Comfort Pack, the sea toilet in the Cabin Comfort Pack, the 9″ Simrad plotter, Fusion stereo and VesselView Link in the Electronics Pack, or all of it together in the SMART Edition. Check what is actually aboard rather than going by the brochure.^7,1
Quicksilver delivered the boat with outboard pre-rigging and the engine was chosen with the dealer, so one 805 Cruiser can have a single F150 and the next twin Verados. The builder’s lists name the engines without the full Mercury model code, and early twin rigs could include counter-rotating CT models: note the model and serial number on each engine’s ID plate before ordering parts or a propeller.^1,4,5
Brunswick’s Download Center has lists that give a Mercury engine’s model year from its serial number, and it has the Mercury operation and maintenance manuals in many languages. There is no owner’s manual for the boat itself online: ask a Quicksilver dealer or Brunswick Marine in EMEA.^13,14,12
A listing with 7.88 m and one with 8.29 m can be the same boat: every builder list gives a 7.63 m hull, and only the stated overall length changed with the MY2024 sheets. The other figures moved too: weight without engine from 1730 to 1813 kg with MY2020, max. load from 1230 to 790 kg with MY2024.^7,6,1
The plotter dates the Electronics Pack: Simrad NSS evo2 9″ on 2015–2016 boats, NSS evo3 9″ with HDI transducer on 2019–2021 boats, NSS evo3S 9″ from MY2024. Spares for the evo2 are not the same as for the evo3 and evo3S, so note the exact model on the unit before ordering.^10,6,7
There is no holding tank as standard; the 80 l grey-water system with dock discharge was an option. Check where the toilet discharges on the boat you are looking at, especially if you plan to use it on inland waters.⁷

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