We used to bass fish that lake when I was a kid. My dad got a rapala stuck in his hand there.

I have a 1962 fat four 75 hp that I still use on my 1963 Superglas. It was the first year of selectric shift that I converted to direct drive. I had to replace the needle bearings at top of the gearbox & it's inner race that is pressed or loctited onto the drive shaft. I had to fix the electrical box that now has an electronic voltage regulator & a circuit breaker instead of a fuse. I put in a new starter solenoid too. I put new hoses & plug wires. Someone installed the incorrect rotor. I put in the correct rotor for coil ignition & not Magneto. I installed a new water pump housing & impeller. I replaced parts in the thermostat block that were plastic & cracked etc. I did most of this about thirty years ago & it still runs good. I use Champion J8C spark plugs. I use 50:1 Pennzoil synthetic marine oil. I replaced the hot light with a hot light & buzzer. I had to replace the Carburetor float about ten years ago. I replaced the fuel pump rubber diaphragm, that is good for modern fuel. I added a string to work the choke if I am by myself, since as explained in the shop manual the auto position was not reliable. I test the engine each year in a barrel of water & let warm up 5 minutes & check cylinder head temperature at location specified in manual. I also test water discharge temperature I use a temperature gun. It is direct drive & only starts in low throttle position & I have an electric trolling motor & paddles to get away from the dock & other boaters. Most of the time I only have to choke at initial at start up unless it is a cold day. I also make sure the battery is fully charge the night before, since the engine is high compression. It does polute a bit but believe the synthetic oil is not as bad for the enviroment? Since my engine is not selectric shift - I can used synthetic good quality gear oil in the lower unit. I always use nylon washers on the drain plugs as was recommended by OMC.

Those speeds one little mistake or one little log in the water. It looks like a missile coming at you at 200 miles an hour. I don't think it's worth it. Death can easily come death can easily come.

Amazing how flat it was sitting on the water. Now they are up on the trim-tabs and its really only the prop thats in the water. Not to mension the old open cock-pit.

Duck 🦆 sank the boat😮

Two smoke Evinrude are fast but don’t last long. I spent 4 years boating with a guy and towing him back daily with his V8 Evinrudes.

Motores 2 tempos sao apaixonantes

I built a couple big loopers back in the 90`s Lotta motor and 8 one barrels. The vacuum lines were and still are a nightmare to route right. The biggest down fall on the recreation motors were they had trouble getting out the gate with the big gearcase and 1.78 to 1 ratios. We put v four case on them with the right splined drive shaft and that with the 2 to 1 ration and smaller bullet made a lot of difference drag racing them. Sold the last one I built to the mayor of Chappel Hills NC.

they don't build em like the used to.

That boat ran so flat crazy. The motor doesn't even have to be trimmed. Its angle is down slightly. Probably alot safer like that.

Bob Wartinger drove this boat he didnt even get a mention , he borrowed my boat to race in the UK back in the late 90,s top guy

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In 1975/6 Evinrude sent Jimbo McConnell/ Johnny Saunders to South Africa for the 200 mile endurance race, they sent their 4 rotor powerhead Evinrude outfit all went according to plan. They were the fastest and come the race they refueled the large tank to the brim, well it was a clock start and the outfit could not get on the plane, they tried for many minutes but no success, meanwhile i was in my home built catamaran powered with a V6 Mercury powerhead and won the race! It was the Rand Daily Mail 200 race at the Vaal river. After this i purchased Bob Spalding's JPS MOLINARI outfit and won the SA Formula one powerboat championship until 1979!

The first Record for OMC, was by Bob Hering. Why was Bob's name Omitted?

Stupid music !

to much weight in the nose. ha.

Mercury has the BIG HP outboard now 600hp stock ..

So sad they had such pride and craftsman ship in building things back then and its all gone never to return. Now its china shit built to b reak so you just toss grab the credit card and go buy it on payments at 25%

Wow back when we had good people everything was American made and gas was 25 cents a gallon makes me sad never to return

Great vid ,love the American commentator just love the late 70 ,s 80,s the boat just looks like is skimming, the rooster tail us just top dollar

OMC . !

What's that hull

Mercury is faster!

Bob Wartinger is the diver and creator of this boat. He is why this record was set! He has been one of the best and most creative record breakers for decades. I knew him... I am just a runabout driver/ Dave Hamilton.... He was always faster than most of us...

Being willing to run at those speeds on water can be attributed to one of two things: 1. Big balls. 2. Mental Health issues. I suppose it’s possible that a combination of the two could be blamed.

I see my teacher from ami Mike Phillips great teacher he had a v8 he said he took home in his lunchbox from the place he worked

Very impressive lots of up?

The Caddies in the dyno boat gave way to Chryslers and then finally to V8 outboards. Boat was an incredible mobile drag and thrust measuring device as well as high speed underwater photo and video platform

Dr Les Cahoon, is a 2-stroke design legend.

Let's go Brandon

Heavy wide V4 was not the best from OMC. Low on power compared to the black motor competition.

Fun video of the past!

Cool video surprised it doesn't have more views makes me respect my old Evinrude a lot more

Amazing, looks like a lot of fun!

Some epic mullets in this video

OMC must have demanded they make the statement that this is a basic V4 Rude. Im Merc to the end but grew up with these old motors and the Stingers and V4s weren't bad motors but the old Merc inline 4 was smooth as silk and a better motor just had limitations as far as in line cross flows go. 130 is still about tops with single outboards today.

Rip evenrude what a great moter

I love how they put .556mph..jjjjj

I still have my motor 1978 v6 250hp Johnson on my 16 foot side winder

I watched this video AGAIN, can't even count how many times I've watched it, Kool video, ;-)

Wish I had some of those secrets those guys took with them to make those old evinrudes scream

2>4

Those were the days for sure

I thought he said "struck a water valve". I was wondering WTH is a water valve doing, in the middle of the river?

This ain’t no big deal. In the 80’s I had a Vangaurd Banshee with a Merk 150 power tower that did 180 miles an hour - nothin done to motor but headers , cam and a 5 blade racing prop!

If we took the technology today and put it into two-cycle engines we would have amazing extremely lightweight fire breathing dragons! Long live the 2 stroke👊

Bro a Honda 2.0 litre can make 600hp bone stock with forced induction. People act like technology isn't better now. These 2 strokes are great but what has been done to these to get them turning 10k rpm+. Do they come with forged cranks..curious I love 2 strokes

Can you imagine a 450r or a monster 600r on this sucker it would've blown their minds

I can watch footage like this all day great video and boat history

2 stroke for the win