Evinrude V8 is the world's fastest outboard EVER- 176.556mph average 

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👊

god bless 2 strokes

God I wish this dude would have shut up when the boat was running

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

Great Video...Love it !!!! This was OMC'S crown jewel only the Best. These outboards were Awesome. It's "MY" opinion but I think that the Only way that anyone would beat or even come close to this record is if they were to use an Evinrude , either an Old school race outboard like this one -OR- Go and modify or custom build a NEW Evinrude E-TEC Racing outboard. Maybe then it may happen but until then...Congratulations & long live the King of outboards !!!!!

That freaking engine is screaming !!

Back when men were men. Today, it would require an EPA study and guarantee that 10% of the crew were LGBT.

I’ve been 105 mph in a 650lb Allison Bass boat with a modified OMC 200 Looper. Boat was more stable at that speed than at 90 mph. Allison aerodynamic’s are incredible. Yep

I have never gone that fast but I have driven a 3 point hydro and it was intoxicating....

O....PLEASE DON'T FORGET AUSTRALIAN BORN KEN WARBY...THE FASTEST MAN ON WATER IN THE WORLD..FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS

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.

2 more inches of pitch on the prop.

Did he say “nitrous”?

But what about that poor duck that you KILLED !!!! :)

Don’t believe a fourstroke will ever be this badass. Sad to see omc is gone now .

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

Some epic mullets in this video

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!

Some guy in Sweden put one of those engines with expansion chambers in a little Volvo. It's called the Rudezon.

Rip evenrude what a great moter

Don't tell PETA he killed a duck at 170MPH...it was duck season so was legal 10:53

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.

damn that v8 sounds good

Hull design is the absolute key to going fast. You could have probably added 200 hp and still not broken 200 mph on that boat. I can't imagine going that fast on water. I've done 80 mph in a boat and it's fucking terrifying on the Ohio. All a fast boat want's to do is kill you, make a little mistake, catch a wake wrong, start chine walking, and it can be all over in an eye blink. Power heads for fast boats cost tens of thousands of dollars. And the damn things don't have cams or valves, lots less parts than a four stroke. I used to work on Bass Boats, and those guys would spend lots of money to go 5 mph faster. My boss rebuilt engines that had seized and every customer complained of losing top speed. I got to looking at the reed cages, and found the reeds weren't closing completely. Tiny bits of piston and embedded in the rubber coating and were holding the reeds slightly open. I took a set apart and picked the particles out and got the reeds shut and installed them in a good hang around the shop customer and his boat was running like new again. I'm a car mechanic and only worked on boats for a couple of years, I taught my boss a lot of things. He couldn't find his puller for a lower unit, I used compressed air to blow it loose, he like to have fell over. We didn't have jets for an engine, so I hung stripped wire in the air bleeds to fatten the mixture. That became advice for the evenrude help line when he mentioned it to a rep.

I grew up on lake hamilton, used to hear them out there all the time. thanks for posting.

As a young child (5yo?) in the mid 70's I stood next to one of the Evinrude V-8's on an F1 boat and that pretty much drove the nail in for a life of horsepower. In addition to what ASE said you don't trim the prop shaft to a positive angle in a 3 point hydro or it will go to the sky. the back of the boat is out of the water only riding on the prop that creates lift and the rear most part of the 2 front sponsons in an effort to reduce hydrodynamic drag.

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.

Got it working Gregory. The video didn't disappoint. I love seeing outboard motor history and assaults on speed records. Those guys really did a number on that Evinrude to get it to hold together at over 10k rpm. And wow, you've just gotta love the sound as well. Thanx for the upload sir. I enjoyed it.

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.

Men! I'm amazed at the pistons, crank, ignition, prop, and most importantly, the driver! The piston must reach TDC thousands of times a second, still impressed!

Pure Evinrude power take them 4 strokes Mercury junk I had one I know 2 stroke. Yamaha junk. Give me my etec 2008 300 etec runs and runs I run tc w3 setting on computer a little heavy on oil purrs like kitten. If not really like 6 year warranty on zuki. Evinrude is close with 5 years JT 🇺🇸🐟🎣🌴🛥⛱😊😃🙏🏻🙏🏻

Why has this record not been broken despite the huge advances in outboard motors since then? Because no one else has the balls to even attempt it. Lol

Crazy this record has never been broken too many lame 4 strokes these days

All ways remember Gents This is only a Piston driven boat And very surprised with the performance...Weldone.. Keep an eye out for the Australian World Record attempt. JET hydroplane...

I had a couple of modded 4 liter V8s on my 25ft' Cougar MTR back in the day, those motors sounded like Indy cars back then. miss that boat and set-up.

"Men who dream the dream will awaken in the lofty clouds of achievement!" Great quote:-)

God bless you, Gary. RIP. Those were truly the great old days.

How many systems could this boat have? It was the 1980's. It had a big ass engine, a gas tank, and a driver. It's all the commentator talked about. lol

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

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

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

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

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

Motores 2 tempos sao apaixonantes

Duck 🦆 sank the boat😮

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

If your gonna run........run rude......

Mercury is faster!

Narrator kinda sounds like Johnny Carson hehe..

That v8 is two stroke?

600HP 10000rpm excellent.

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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...

BACK WHEN MEN WHERE MEN AND GOATS WERE SCARED

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

See whose payroll the water fowl was on? Bet money the paper trail will lead to the competition

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

That thing sounds fuckin mean what did they do to it

CAN i buy one of those sumbitches for my 21 foot bass boat?

W.F.O WOW THAT'S AMAZING!!! BE SAFE OUT THERE BROTHER WOW!!!

I love how they put .556mph..jjjjj

Very impressive lots of up?

Wauw. 200 mph with welded blades? No thanks.

Couldn't watch cuz my cheesy iPhone 4 doesn't like QuickTime. Ain't that the beach!? Anyways, recognized ur screenname from a certain powerboat org. Greetings from SETX! (Bowser)

Fun video of the past!

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

Looks like the Parker Strip.

Not one mention of Bob Wartinger. Weird.

2 stroke for the win

OMC . !

its flash not quick time yes steve jobs hated flash the you tube app may allow it

isn't this boat hanging from the roof of race rock cafe in orlando fla ? thought I seen at when at mmi

I have a Johnson 300GT V8 for sale... Anyone interested?

Great stuff lots of fun to be had here

Well, did they come back the next year and the 27 years hence and what were the results or did they just say the hell with it and say we'll never beat our old mark!

It is funny because I have a 300 hp V8 1989 Evinrude outboard motor and it doesn' t go that fast due to the fact that it is on a 1988 28" Sleekcraft Enforcer.. I can say that I have had a lot of problems with the motor but it was worth fixing..

OMC/Evinrude/Johnson - OUT OF BUSINESS

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

hold on boys Mercury's new R series is coming, that 400r, once they figure out how to hack it, will be the bomb of all bombs. Just wait....

how can a outboard be fast? you meen its the strongest

these things are such a piece of shit 😆 2 V4s stacked on top of each other

"To the maximum, and beyond!" For me beyond, having driven a Evinrude on a 15 foot boat until it broke, fixed it and broke it again... I worked out a way to run an outboard on liquid hydrogen and oxygen, so it would run under water, and naturally exhaust pure water. As I was trying to get funding, and had the interest of the great world champion Seebold hydro racing team, I kept hitting the obstacle of super rich oil men that wanted to kill all clean energy work. It seems the technology was found so important to "national security" it was secretly made top secret, and men came to lock me away. I talked my way out of it, even tho my family was also trying to keep secrets and wanted me gone, yet 11 years later am still on the run from a gang called the "Kochtopus'. Still - with H.O.P.E. power my designs could, safely, go well over 200mph, and beyond!

It will get broken this year... Cadillac is building a new V8 engine outboard with a transmission @ 557 HP thats an outboard The record is going down Evinrude!!!

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!