Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**lars strom** · 05-13-2022, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Paris 6 Hours 1986.

UIM F-3000 powered by a production Johnson 2.7 liter looper V6 and a stock mid section/gear case.

River Seine can be very rough ...My brother Lennart and me raced the UIM F3/OE class there same time/year.

**lars strom** · 05-13-2022, 01:33 PM

Lars Strom

I have many great friends in the farming business..Thanks.
This “Busch Light” for you..

Off Topic..

**lars strom** · 05-13-2022, 09:55 PM

It “runs” like a Deere..

**lars strom** · 05-14-2022, 04:08 AM

Karin Nielsen, Denmark in her Mollgaard/Johnson UIM SE class boat 1982.
A very good driver that left many male drivers in her rooster tail..

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**lars strom** · 05-14-2022, 10:53 AM

Ernst Rusing

Karin Nielsen (DK), on top of her Gert Ladefoged (DK), during EC UIM SE Class, September 1988, Rabodange France. In the background Dario Grassini (IT).

**Bob V** · 05-14-2022, 07:01 PM

Ouch...!!

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**2us70** · 05-15-2022, 10:14 AM

Bob. Do you recall a SH class boat from over in your area called "Smoke on the water"? I only saw it a couple of times over there. It looked like long v-bottom Hauptner with a 800DR on it?

Originally Posted by Bob V

Ouch...!!

**Bob V** · 05-15-2022, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by 2us70

Bob. Do you recall a SH class boat from over in your area called "Smoke on the water"? I only saw it a couple of times over there. It looked like long v-bottom Hauptner with a 800DR on it?

Sorry, I do not recall that one. I always loved those 800DR engines. They were towers of power. I think those power heads were the tallest of the inline 6 outboards or maybe that was because I was a bit smaller back in those days....

**lars strom** · 05-15-2022, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Larry Smith Scarab 38 with Evolution Marine Phase 4 OMC V8 engines.
Not 100 % sure if this is the one I purchased 1988..I think two 38 was built rigged the same way and one 43 Larry Smith Scarab.
The owner was a lawyer in Texas.

More Evolution Marine/OMC.

**lars strom** · 05-17-2022, 08:58 AM

Maelstrom offshore cat.

3 X Evinrude 3.5 liter racing V8 looper engines.

**lars strom** · 05-19-2022, 07:36 AM

Lars Strom

Hmm..V bottom with a OMC F3 engine??

**lars strom** · 05-20-2022, 11:35 AM

"Oslofjorden Runt" Offshore race in Norway 1967.

A Selco boat with twin Evinrude X-115 - V4.

This is from the Auto-Supply catalog..the Evinrude distributor for Norway at that time.

Picture by Carl Petter Swensson.

**lars strom** · 05-21-2022, 11:21 AM

Bo Nilsson of Sweden and his #6 UIM OE/F3 class Gardin/Evinrude CC in Brodenbach, Germany 1977.
No..Bo was not a cigar smoker..

**lars strom** · 05-21-2022, 11:35 AM

Bill Grannis is part of our FaceBook page Evinrude - Johnson outboards. Facts, history, racing and OMC.
He knows OMC history like nobody else.
Thanks for helping me out.

Bill Grannis

Found this digging through old boxes in the back of a closet. The 70s were not the best for fashion and hair styles.
I missed getting Johnson technician of the year by 1 point. The winner and I had to go through 2 different tie-breaker tests because we were so close in all the judging categories.

**lars strom** · 05-22-2022, 10:09 AM

Fountain Powerboats.

Noah Cooper purchased this 1986 31CC cuddy with twin 3.6 V8 Evinrude with second effort gear cases.
The boat was featured on all the magazine covers for Clayton Kirby fishing tournaments and also appeared in Evinrude magazine ads. Noah recalls running his boat on Cape Cod and nothing could keep up!