Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**lars strom** · 11-27-2020, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

WOW..I have never seen this poster before..!!
Very nice to be at the same Evinrude poster/ad as Renato Molinari & John Hill.

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Hard to believe..but its 39 years ago..!!

**lars strom** · 11-27-2020, 01:40 PM

My brother Lennart Strom won the F3 World title 1985 in this #21 Burgess/Evinrude CC.
More stories about this boat later..!!

**WaterZebra** · 11-27-2020, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by peterse90

In the above Evinrude 85 ad is says "Up and down as well as in-and-out boat trim adjustment".
Pretty sure in/out meant the optional power trim...but don't remember OMC ever having up/down on recreational motors - only racing engines about 1972 and after ???

I don't think either OMC or Mercury ever produced a show room floor model engine assembled with power trim at least until the mid 70s. Power trim was always considered a kit that dealers would add on to the engines they sold. Would have have been difficult to crate and ship motors with rams, trim lines, pumps and wiring together in a box?

**FMP** · 11-27-2020, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by peterse90

In the above Evinrude 85 ad is says "Up and down as well as in-and-out boat trim adjustment".
Pretty sure in/out meant the optional power trim...but don't remember OMC ever having up/down on recreational motors - only racing engines about 1972 and after ???

Clamp to transom mount hole selection ?

**lars strom** · 11-27-2020, 08:17 PM

Great memories from the OMC races at Cypress Gardens. I was there the year after..1994 and I think Duke Waldrop was the Officer of the Day.
Thanks Dean Chew for the pictures.

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**lars strom** · 11-28-2020, 11:14 AM

Gene Thibodaux #5 Velden Racing/Johnson F1-V8 (on top)

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**lars strom** · 11-28-2020, 11:44 AM

Gene Thibodaux #5 Velden Racing/Johnson F1-V8

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**lars strom** · 11-28-2020, 11:49 AM

Cees & Gene Thibodaux in Como, Italy 1983.
This was my first race in the F1-V8 class and lake Como was flooded and really windy/rough race day.

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**lars strom** · 11-28-2020, 11:56 AM

Team Velden Racing Como, Italy 1983
Arthur Mostert - Cees & Gene Thibodaux.

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**lars strom** · 11-28-2020, 12:02 PM

My first F1-V8 race..Como, Italy in May 1983.
Lake Como was flooded, mean/really windy/rough race day.
Check #20 entry.

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**peterse90** · 11-28-2020, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Well..back then not even power-trim was available..my guess is you could do the adjustments by hand.

I agree Lars. Manual up/down by way of the transom bracket and manual in/out by way of the tilt pin.

I don't think the transom brackets became 'universal' for all outboards until maybe the introduction of the V6's.

**lars strom** · 11-28-2020, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by peterse90

I don't think the transom brackets became 'universal' for all outboards until maybe the introduction of the V6's.

Bill Grannis

1960 model, the first 75 hp.

A bit of trivia - the transom bolt pattern used for first time on this 1960 Johnson engine is the same bolt pattern today that the outboard industry standardized years ago for larger motors.