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It was a marriage of performance legends when Mercury Marine was chosen to manufacture the LT-5 engine for the 1990 ZR-1 Corvette. That marriage produced an offspring, the “Wette Vette,” a 24-foot Baja 223 Bandit runabout powered by a marinized version of the LT-5.
Mercury was selected to manufacture the LT-5 engine at its MerCruiser facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in part because so few engines would be built that General Motors (which owns Chevrolet, builders of the Corvette car) could not manufacture it efficiently, while MerCruiser could offer a very high level of quality manufacturing. In fact, the MerCruiser-built engine was awarded the automaker’s most demanding quality certification — GP3 Level 1.
Designed for General Motors by Lotus Engineering, the LT-5 was an all-aluminum 5.7-liter small-block V8 featuring 32-valve dual-overhead-cam heads that generated 375hp. For the 1993 model-year engine, horsepower was bumped to 405 with cam-timing and engine-porting changes. The LT-5 became the most celebrated Corvette engine of its time, accumulating records along the way. In 1991, a slightly modified ZR-1 with a “bone stock” LT-5 broke three world endurance records at the Firestone test track in Fort Stockton, Texas. A team of drivers headed by Tommy Morrison broke the 24-hour endurance mark by almost 15 mph, traveling 4,221.26 miles at an average speed of 175.885 mph. Two years later, a MerCruiser-branded ZR-1 took the checkered flag in the 24-hour World Challenge race in Mosport, Canada, with another ZR-1 finishing second. Production of the LT-5 ended in 1994.
Believing that powering only automobiles with the impressive LT-5 was a waste of good horsepower, Fred Kiekhaefer, vice president of marketing at Mercury Marine at the time, conceived the concept of the Wette Vette to promote the fact that engines for the limited-production Corvette ZR-1 automobile were being hand-built by MerCruiser. Mercury Racing converted an engine for marine duty and installed it in the customized Baja. The resulting Wette Vette boat and its matching ZR-1 Corvette “tow vehicle” appeared at boat and auto shows and were photographed running neck and neck, providing eye-grabbling publicity shots that were published in automotive and marine enthusiast magazines around the world. The promotion was so successful GM kept the Wette Vette on the road an entire year, wowing boaters and car buffs alike. The car and boat were featured in a June 1991 story in Boating Magazine.
The Wette Vette – which perhaps should have landed in a museum following its publicity duties – instead was separated from the engine, which changed hands a few times before being sold at auction in January 2019 for a reported $10,000. The engine is claimed to be still functional and was sold with a marine cooling system, stainless exhaust headers, electrical panel, wiring harness, and ECU and its Bravo One outdrive. The fate of the Baja Wette Vette boat is unknown.
Safe boating is the responsibility of everyone on the water, and it starts with making sure you have enough life jackets of the proper type and size for everyone on board. This isn’t an area to cut corners. The best ...
Since its official launch at the 2016 Miami International Boat Show, Mercury Marine’s Active Trim has been providing a “wow” factor that even the most seasoned boater is adopting. Ft. Myers boater, Doug Fillman, took to the water as a seasoned boater ...
In August 2018, Ron Twardowski and his co-angler for the day were fishing a bass tournament in the big waters of Bay de Noc in far north Lake Michigan. They were moving fast at 60 mph in 60-plus feet of ...
Depending on where you are – and your level of fanaticism – you might still be a month or two from boating weather. However, it’s the perfect time to start preparing your boat for the season so it will be ...
Mercury Marine has implemented a new, industry-first dynamic balancing process for all of its mass-produced stainless-steel propellers that will result in perfect balance while preserving the engineered shape of the blades. A prop that is in perfect balance will not ...
The eco-friendly and versatile Mercury 5hp Propane FourStroke delivers no-hassle portability, reliability, and convenience and runs on alternative clean-burning fuel – whether it’s powering aluminum boats, inflatables or sailboats. The 5hp Propane FourStroke sports an easy-to-reach shift lever on the engine and ...
On the Tennessee River last year in his hometown of Knoxville – site of the 2019 Bassmaster Classic – DeFoe’s three-day target was 15 quality bass. He caught three five-fish limits for an official weight of 49 pounds, 3 ounces to ...
If you're like many consumers today, you look for great products that deliver outstanding performance … but you also care about whether those products are safe for the environment. And as someone interested in boating, you're likely even more concerned ...
“A tiller-outboard-engine operator is typically a very serious angler. They’re accomplished on the water and realize the benefits of that tiller handle.” That’s Scott Glorvigen’s perspective on anglers who use tillers. He’s a champion multi-species angler and hunter who has ...
Jim Saric is a sponsored partner of Mercury Marine and is one of the world’s most highly acclaimed experts on catching the sought-after and elusive musky. Jim is publisher, editor and owner of Musky Hunter magazine, the largest musky fishing ...
Mercury Pro Chase Parsons of Denmark, Wisconsin, might have the best pedigree a walleye angler could ever hope for. His father, Gary Parsons, and uncle, Keith Kavajecz, are giants of the sport by any measure, inductees into the National Freshwater ...
Torque, fuel efficiency, durability, full-range power and less weight are all major considerations when choosing an outboard to repower. Mercury's lineup of in-line six cylinder and V8 Verado outboards delivers all this and more. For example, the triple 400 hp ...
There’s a group of hearty anglers willing to make 10,000 casts in hopes of catching a single musky for this simple reason — their next musky might be the biggest ever landed, and catching it would be the story of a ...
Whether you outfit your rig with a TwoStroke or FourStroke outboard depends on the type of boat you’re running and what your performance needs are on the water. What’s much more cut and dry is the difference in routine service schedules ...
Boat dealers and service experts will tell you that incorrect prop selection is a leading cause of poor engine and boat performance. The Mercury Propeller Selector tool on MercuryMarine.com helps boaters select the best propeller model and pitch for their ...
The light-but-mighty new 5hp Propane FourStroke from Mercury Marine delivers a lot of opportunity, convenience and power to a wide variety of vessels, including aluminum boats, inflatables and sailboats. The new 5hp runs on the same conventional propane you’re probably ...
For the past 41 years, Kerry Gruson of Miami, Florida, has been wheelchair-bound, and while she has lost the ability to manipulate most of her body, the one thing she hasn't lost is her passion for the water. Gruson, a ...
