The Johnson Outboard Motor Show - 1977 Promotional boat show video

**Scream And Fly** · 09-18-2024, 11:55 PM

I love videos like these, and this one, though sometimes pretty corny, has some really cool sequences in it. This was a promotional video that was shown at boat shows and dealers in 1977. The best part is near the end, where they show what is called "the hardest boat jump in history", where they jump a number of GW Invaders through this wall of fire. It actually does look really impressive, and something that would never even be imagined for advertising today.

**89LASER** · 09-19-2024, 11:27 AM

My back hurts just watching the GW Invaders land. I've had a few of the boats they showed.

**skialot2** · 09-19-2024, 03:36 PM

Sorry, but in this video the announcer says it was "the hottest boat jump in history" Not the hardest. It's a wall of fire.

Back in the 70's I went to a waterski show in Florida. It was either at Busch Gardens or Cypress Gardens. I can't remember. I was a little kid. I don't remember the jump through the wall of fire. But I do remember the Waterskiing hang gliders off the boat. And I remember my uncle being amazed the boat could pull all of them with an outboard. That the engine was new and the biggest ever. So maybe I was there when they introduced the v6 outboard. Or at least in the same time frame.

**oldschoolltv** · 09-19-2024, 07:22 PM

I love it we were a Johnson dealer from 1968 until 2008 I was born into The Marine business.

**kellytheaker** · 09-19-2024, 08:20 PM

That was a great watch - Thanks

**KIRCHNER** · 09-20-2024, 07:28 AM

what a great show, that was my era. we did stuff jjust as crazy[no fire] tied our engine down, hit solid mud/marsh and stayed on the throttle & covered 100 feet on land,rooster tails of dirt & muck. elephant ear props.

**FUJIMO** · 09-20-2024, 06:33 PM

https://youtu.be/XEv2Lq0Izec?si=0flqnIYulCb3_Mfk

**KIRCHNER** · 09-21-2024, 08:03 AM

just amazing, i worked at AL GROVERS omc,gale.evinrude,johnson, everyone rigged had to go for a test run. i remember those jet-stream l/u. 1/2 size of a sportmaster. those v4 could pull and sound good. in vietnam had a 40 on a flat black whaler. that video is priceless.Art

**Lake X Kid** · 09-21-2024, 01:39 PM

Cypress Gardens in the past.

**CUDA** · 09-21-2024, 03:42 PM

https://visitcentralflorida.org/blog...st-attraction/

In 1977 I had a new 17ft MFG with a 140 Johnson, I was taking a fellow employee for a test drive during our family field day, at Millier Brewing Company brewery, and I hit the sand bar going wide open, My friend bought that boat, He said if it can take that it can take anything.