classic 1966 Caribbean and '73 Mercury 140 "tower of power"

Sunday morning blast down the Gunbower Creek to wake up some wildlife

[@jonnothetrucker]

That is a sweet boat ! I do remember the "tower of power"

[@jenkodiesel5768]

G’day Johno. Good to see your alive and kicking.

[@jonnothetrucker]

@jenkodiesel5768 sure am mate ! Getting ready to go to work tomorrow, then off on an 8 day cruise 🛳

[@nautilus1872]

Great Southern land, bloody impressive everything, driving, engine, scenery, speed, freedom. Dog wanted to come with 1.60.

[@jenkodiesel5768]

Cheers, the dog always beats us to the boat when we go to it but he’s only allowed in my fishing boat because he’s like a kid on too much sugar and will wreck this boat if he gets in.

[@StuToopid]

Nice driving, looks like a hazardous ride. The Merc 1400 was only a '72.

[@jenkodiesel5768]

Thanks, are you sure they were only ‘72 ? The bloke who previously had the engine researched the numbers and came up with ‘73.

[@StuToopid]

i'm wrong -- '78 are also called 1400 as they were transitioning to propshaft hp ratings (it was the previous 1500). '72 was the previous 1350 (non-power ported) but with exhaust tuning.