Evinrude E-Tec G2 300 hp. motor is the only two stroke motor out of all the large horsepower outboard manufacturers. Boat propellers used are three blade boat prop for better speed or a four blade boat propeller to push the heavier boats better. Emission laws and gas prices have given rise to the four stoke engines more because they have...
Read MoreThe History of Outboard Motors – Part Fourteen
Modern Outboard Motors. Mercury, Evinrude, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki and Tohatsu-Nissan are the companies that make the outboards today. All make boat propellers in aluminum, and stainless steel propellers too. You can also get after market boat propellers for these engines that in many cases perform just as good and some times even better and usually cost...
Read MoreThe History of Outboard Motors – Part Five
The Johnson brothers from Terre Haute Indiana first offered for sale the Johnson outboard motors in 1922 with their 2 horsepower twin cylinder, water cooled outboard motor that only weighed 35 pounds thanks to the use of many aluminum parts. The cost of the first Johnson ” Light Twin ” was $140.00 which was a lot of money in 1922. They sold over...
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