Rip brp

[SkunkBoat]

last nail in the 2 stroke coffin.

[phatdaddy]

Yeah, i was always an OMC fan. We sold Lawn Boy lawnmowers from 69 to 89, not a simpler motor on the planet. My first boats had an assortment 25, 35, and 50 hp Evinrude s and Johnson s. Then moved up to a 115 Evinrude.

Around here, it was Mercury to go fast, Evinrude to Last.

Also read that about 650 employees in Wisconsin plants were laid off

That***8217;s what sucks

[bradford]

It sucks they quit making them, never had any trouble with my 150. The 90 had an alarm which turned out to be a bad gauge right out of the box. Other than that perfect, ran it yesterday. They are efficient and fast engines. Probably the best power to weight ratio of a later model engine. Still plenty of older 2 stroke loopers running around here. Some people freaking out about it, but I really don't see someone not producing parts for them. Not saying it's the same thing, but Olds and Pontiac went out, but everyone likes a 442 or GTO.

[spareparts]

about 4 years from now, BRP will introduce a new line of 4 stroke outboards under the Sea Do name, mark my words. The writing was on the wall for e-tec a long time ago. BRP at one time offered Ficht/Ram Ficht/E-tec engines in about every product line they sold, the phased the engines out of every other department a while back, outboards was the last hold out. From what I've heard from other techs, the dealers were getting a pretty raw deal, no support, parts delays, and denied/reduced warranty claims. All the while, BRP was advertising extended warranties and service intervals, basically pulling the rug out from dealers. I still have yet to see more than a handfull around here