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World's Fastest Outboard in 1958
Carl Kiekhaefer creates a state-of-the-art marine outboard engine, the Mercury Mark 75, and sets a new outboard speed record on Lake-X in 1958
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Horsepower Highway
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Mercury Racing implements an innovative approach to it's manufacturing process for high performance stern drive engines. An extension of it's Lean Six Sigma philosophy, the Horsepower Highway delivers a more efficient process and superior product quality.
Mercury Racing X-Site
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From it's origins in the swamps of central Florida to it's ultra modern facility in Panama City, Mercury's new X-Site continues it's tradition of high end product research and development and exemplary customer service.
662 HP Mercury Racing Engine
Просмотров 4,5 тыс.16 лет назад
The EU662 is Mercury Racing's first high performance sterndrive engine to comply with the European Union's Recreational Craft Directive for Exhaust Emissions.
Triple 350 hp Verado on 39' Cigarette
Просмотров 539 тыс.16 лет назад
Amazing ride filmed during a demo at the 2008 Miami Boat Show - Feb '08. Boat was fully fueled with 5 people on board.
Twin Yamaha 350hp Four-stroke vs. Twin Mercury 300hp Verado
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Tests were conducted during the summer of 2007 on identical 31' Center Console Boats.
Pimp My Merc
Просмотров 4,8 тыс.17 лет назад
The only Fourstroke with street cred.
My Forever Carl
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True engine love.
Fourstroke Pleasure
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Need a little performance enhancement?

Комментарии

  • @Rlip
    @Rlip Год назад

    I have an old 1962 Mercury 850 85hp 6 cylinder power head from a merc. Same block idea basically. I’ll never use it I should post it somewhere it runs!

  • @bigduphusaj162
    @bigduphusaj162 2 года назад

    Mercs are junk this is now a known fact in 2022

  • @justme-n-gracie
    @justme-n-gracie 2 года назад

    I had one of these Kiekhaffer MK 75 HP outboards. I never had a chance to run it and like a fool I traded it away.

  • @robiandolo
    @robiandolo 2 года назад

    So this is why Yamaha discontinued the F-350. I’ve been saying they need to take the XTO platform and do a 350 and then a 500 to compete with Mercurys V-12 500 & 600 Verado’s! The fact that Mercury has lower gear case steering is a huge advantage over Yamaha. The other thing is Yamaha in the higher HP range causes underpowered boats. Look at Pursuit Boats, look at the top end. They can barely reach 60mph although they manage to get a roughly 30mph cruise. I think they could get better top end and cruise with a 350 Yamaha rather than a 300 or even triple 300s. I mean you could save a ton of money buying 2 engines vs 3.

  • @AnnexF
    @AnnexF 2 года назад

    I had two outboard yamahas! We went years without problems. Our brand new mercury has a check engine signal in just months of use. Like the saying goes, Mercury will get you there quicker but yamaha will get you back.

  • @MultiWhoswho
    @MultiWhoswho 3 года назад

    Is this the granddad of the mercury tower of power?

  • @babayaga3866
    @babayaga3866 3 года назад

    And then came omc.

  • @patmason7276
    @patmason7276 3 года назад

    Always love Mercury's screwed up and bought a Yamaha never again.

  • @tonychavez2083
    @tonychavez2083 3 года назад

    always heard about lake X - now i know.. thanks for posting

  • @PaddleDogC5
    @PaddleDogC5 3 года назад

    And now they wouldn't believe

  • @StinkyTeal
    @StinkyTeal 3 года назад

    Imagine being so stupid that you think people will believe your video....

  • @StinkyTeal
    @StinkyTeal 3 года назад

    Pffffftttt whatever

  • @independentthinker8930
    @independentthinker8930 3 года назад

    Wish they would get more into small outboard racing again.

  • @thehockeygamer3997
    @thehockeygamer3997 3 года назад

    sounds like we got a merc fan boy lol

  • @octhoaichanly5656
    @octhoaichanly5656 3 года назад

    ruclips.net/video/rO-7wacaavk/видео.html

  • @pinslayer4579
    @pinslayer4579 3 года назад

    Wish we could've heard the outboard

  • @AngelPerez-yu7zm
    @AngelPerez-yu7zm 4 года назад

    Hola tengo um mercuri 40 como con cigo la parte eletrica

  • @russellhines4514
    @russellhines4514 4 года назад

    the comments on here are something to look at! Oh yeah before i forget...Verados all day! Especially if comparing to a Yammy 350....any bad news on 425s yet? they might be working

  • @nathanielzervos1265
    @nathanielzervos1265 4 года назад

    Maybe if you'd actually put the engines into gear like your supposed to, and not budge the throttle you'll see how smooth the shifting is.

  • @mjethier
    @mjethier 4 года назад

    the biased hate is real. Yamaha FTW

  • @thomasstark5381
    @thomasstark5381 4 года назад

    Great video, Carl wouldnt like the 4 strokes. His baby the in- line six. !!

  • @L2fish
    @L2fish 4 года назад

    I have a 50hp 4 cylinder. I love it. Always thought Mercs were faster

  • @sethh1577
    @sethh1577 4 года назад

    Have you not heard the mercury shift?? Besides Yamaha aren’t made for performance they are made for reliability, clearly you haven’t heard Mercury’s steering it makes the same noise, are Yamaha actually doesn’t, and I get my 6 year warranty with Yamaha

  • @sawmaster6095
    @sawmaster6095 4 года назад

    And Yamaha still makes this outboard with a disposable flywheel! What's next, an outboard with a disposable engine block?

  • @davet8185
    @davet8185 4 года назад

    To bad the record was set in Seattle

    • @texan77581
      @texan77581 Год назад

      Lots of great boat races in Seattle back then.

  • @davet8185
    @davet8185 4 года назад

    Seattle sucks

  • @jamesstewart5371
    @jamesstewart5371 5 лет назад

    WAIT,! Was that a Canadian built DHC2 Beaver on floats being used as a chase plane? Amazing!

  • @jonathanmack8487
    @jonathanmack8487 5 лет назад

    Everyone here knows Yamaha is the better engine. Reliability and torque. There’s no replacement for displacement

  • @peternguyen9602
    @peternguyen9602 5 лет назад

    It’s a obvious they haven’t cared for the engines in the saltwater

  • @sethh1898
    @sethh1898 5 лет назад

    Yahmaha is the best though

  • @Mr91495osh
    @Mr91495osh 5 лет назад

    Smooth as silk! Mercury outboards rock! GlennFHoward

  • @upurnose46
    @upurnose46 5 лет назад

    Theres a reason why people choose the heavier, slower, less fuel efficient yamaha's...its called RELIABILITY

  • @321thach
    @321thach 5 лет назад

    Here is a fun fact. I am a fisherman from Louisiana we only used Yamaha because it reliable. If you fish once a month or a year use Mercury. It you fish daily use a Yamaha

  • @kevinhoffman6592
    @kevinhoffman6592 6 лет назад

    Blast from the past ! Carl was the man . mercury had such an advantage they stopped letting the older engines run to level the playing field .

  • @lechandler4041
    @lechandler4041 6 лет назад

    Interesting these tests are never against Evinrude.

    • @connorlewis4183
      @connorlewis4183 6 лет назад

      Kenneth N. Shortlidge because Evinrude doesn’t come near merc or Yamaha

  • @thanujt
    @thanujt 7 лет назад

    Sweet music to my ears when those chargers hum alongside each other

  • @reganschmehil2801
    @reganschmehil2801 7 лет назад

    mercury is better

  • @joepeverelle6845
    @joepeverelle6845 8 лет назад

    Twin 066 250s. Best motors they ever made. Ever

  • @donaldcoles760
    @donaldcoles760 8 лет назад

    I run mercury and I'm happy..300hrs without problem. great sound and performance.

  • @blackvr4tt
    @blackvr4tt 8 лет назад

    Burns up way too much fuel, could not justify that waste.

  • @tonskulus
    @tonskulus 8 лет назад

    Mercury's tower of power.. impressive indeed.

  • @TheZwoele
    @TheZwoele 8 лет назад

    i think yamaha uses diasil treatment .less friction.

  • @MrDavcan
    @MrDavcan 8 лет назад

    The race never stops ......... While u are sitting here reading this , there is a merc out there winning and racing to excellence the race is always goings ...

  • @WhiteGangster400
    @WhiteGangster400 9 лет назад

    Them new flywheels every 80 hours doe

  • @ytugtbk
    @ytugtbk 9 лет назад

    All from 60HP. Impressive. If they got the pilot out of the wind could have gone even faster.

    • @kirkbready3848
      @kirkbready3848 8 лет назад

      That was the first thing that jumped out at me - reduction of aerodynamic drag is an obvious solution for anyone who has ever ridden a motorcycle or stuck their hand into the windstream outside an automobile window. The slick profile of the Mercury motor helped but beyond that, the pilot's instinctive crouch was the only concession to streamlining. A lightweight, inexpensive fairing would probably have considerably improved top end. Maybe the sanctioning body required an open cockpit to qualify for the competition ?

    • @Slicklickz
      @Slicklickz 8 лет назад

      The stock 75a was 60 HP at 5k rpm.A jacked up 75H(hydroplane) ran on methanol and could turn up to 10K.The final evolution of the inline 6 was the T2X,and a good factory qualifying motor could exceed 200 HP.

    • @JH1200A1
      @JH1200A1 7 лет назад

      Probably another easy 5 mph with the driver laying down or reclined back. And with a canopy, who knows???

  • @donnyhornybaby
    @donnyhornybaby 9 лет назад

    Yea but Yamaha is more reliable

    • @crispychevychris
      @crispychevychris 9 лет назад

      that's bullshit they both are reliable its all about break-in process and maintenance oh and fun fact Mercury's are faster

    • @MrEducm
      @MrEducm 8 лет назад

      why you salty?

    • @crispychevychris
      @crispychevychris 8 лет назад

      High blood pressure

    • @MrEducm
      @MrEducm 8 лет назад

      Hehehe

  • @ethanprice2339
    @ethanprice2339 9 лет назад

    Yall are stupid

  • @Hotfist6
    @Hotfist6 9 лет назад

    That whining noise on the wheel is the power steering pump that hasnt been installed correctly. The noisy gear changes are because it hasn't got the proper prop spacers the merc will hole shot better because of the weight differace but the v8s are doing it easy while the mercurys are driven hard all the time using alot more fuel. Verados are troublesome expecially the gearboxes. Verado do a beefier gearbox that also doubles fuel consuption. The person who made this video is a silly yank who don't belive another country can make a better thing. Arrogant yanks!

    • @jamesschiller7898
      @jamesschiller7898 8 лет назад

      +18Christopher Ravosa, exactly what I was thinking, double my ass... I have 1480 hrs on a 05 275 Vrod on a 25' single Fountain CC. I run 58 MPH at 30 Gph WOT (4 blade rev 4 prop. Cruise is 10 Gph @ 38 MPH. I haven't had any problems out of the gear case, and I have only had 1 problem, supercharger cap ($800), in 11 years of running the balls off it. I hate to see the computer readout of the percentages spent at certian rpms... This Nov I'm repowering with a 350 Vrod and a torque master lower, I'm gonna do an elaborate before and after video. Oh, I raced an identical hull at the boat races this year and it had a 300 Yamaha, wasn't even comparable.

  • @openwatercharterstv9459
    @openwatercharterstv9459 9 лет назад

    Yamaha all damn day👌👌👌👌

  • @udaysrikar
    @udaysrikar 10 лет назад

    Reliable is yamaha. Mercury just for short run and shorter life. Horses are the same. How the props does the rest is the PERFORMANCE. Nothing else. Just stay with yamaha. They rules marine.