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...kiekhaefer built 1955 nascar race engines...https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...-jpeg.5054799/
...i think this was more part of marketing, in response to the clean water act of 1972, that the marine industry was reminding customers about. everyone was doing it, in the boating industry at the time, if you recall. the "kiekhaefer mercury" emblem also kindof dates it...
If you recall, EPA did a 2 yr. study prior to the CAA. in Michigan and Fl. to measure the effects of outboard pollution on aquatic life. Both places showed beneficial results with bigger and healthier aquatic life. It was an embarrassment for EPA as they were going to use these tests to justify the CAA. They ignored it and passed the act regardless.
...standard operating procedure...
Keith Poche and his shallow-water boat (90 hp Merc) wins BASS tournament in Red River 2022.
Controversy is his boat was able to go in some backwater, where the bigger boat & motor competitors can tread not.
Sometimes the smaller package wins fishing tournaments and boat races.
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