Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**BLisBack!** · 10-31-2022, 09:55 AM

Looks like somebody sees a void that BRP/Evinrude left and is stepping right in with big outboard power! BMW is a partner on the effort. He had a tough time docking that thing, the cowls are too bulky and/or engines to close together, the engines couldn't get the right crab angle to scoot the boat over even with independent steering. 480 ft/lbs of torque at the prop. They claim its cleaner than a gas 4-stroke.

https://youtube.com/shorts/SJTX76fZ8_U?feature=share

And of course, nautical nonsense to an opulent degree!

https://youtube.com/shorts/vADNlhmWmT4?feature=share

-BL

PS more opulence, 6 V12s @80-90k ? ea. No blowers here, just big 7.4 L motors. Didn't OMC once make big motors like that!?! Somebody missed the boat

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**lars strom** · 10-31-2022, 12:51 PM

Jack Aylsworth

1953 – Summer Vacation Evinrude Style

Motors were carried home by employees of the Evinrude Motors in Milwaukee as the plant closed for summer vacation and 1954 model year change over. The tradition that allowed workers to borrow motors for two weeks started many years before.
Evinrude’s 1953 model year lineup included: 3hp Lightwin, 7.5hp Fleetwin, 15hp Super Fastwin and the 25hp Big Twin – all represented in the photo.)
**Boom Time Relief **– The summer vacation in 1953 was a welcome relief for the very busy workers. Generally, the outboard industry suffers the same ill effects of an economic recession as the balance of industrial America, but in the mid-fifties, a midst rampant predictions of a return to depression era economics, Evinrude (and Johnson) were building outboards 24-hours a day in three shifts.

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Lars Strom
A great year..I know I large Evinrude supporter born that year..

**Rotary John** · 10-31-2022, 01:49 PM

Back in the 70's when I was at OMC, the entire years production was sold out before Christmas with 6months left in the model year. Oh how times have changed.

**BLisBack!** · 10-31-2022, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

My Evinrude/Johnson FaceBook page is fantastic..two minutes later..

Buck Lundy

Lars.. that's me. That's the boat I ran 113 in with a bone stock etec and lighting lower.

Buck Lundy
It ran 104 with a 34 clever on the rev limiter. Tim at hoss built me a 36 hoss triton and it ran 113 on the limiter.

Setting up an eTec now for full digital port EFI, 6 main speed + 6 enrichment injectors for NOS. Should be 400+hp easy.

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-BL

**lars strom** · 11-01-2022, 08:58 AM

Lars Strom

Admin

FaceBook today. This is a 7 year old question:

Maybe someone here can help with Roy Ridgell’s question to me long time ago.??

“Lars can you tell me who is driving boat# 36, with the damaged sponson? I found this in my Dad's photo collection”

The answer is:

The #36 ON class Cougar/Evinrude Super Strangler V4 was driven by Clive Curtis & Alf Bullen in Paris 6 Hours 1972

**lars strom** · 11-01-2022, 12:37 PM

More...from 7 years ago today..!!..

PS..Sorry Roy, it took so long to get the answer but I did not see your post.

**BLisBack!** · 11-01-2022, 03:36 PM

More from FLIBS, electric outboard but it gets its juice from an energy exchanger they call a "fuel cell" that converts hydrogen to electricity. Pretty cool technology, hydrogen gives you the smooth quiet operation of electric with the freedom to go anywhere of gas vehicles. Of course its impractical for the single outboard hot boat crowd due to weight (fuel cell and storage battery) and of course lack of irrational power

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**lars strom** · 11-02-2022, 02:59 PM

Acie Stringfield driving Steve Dennison’s Stoker in the 2022 Parker Enduro this past Saturday. If u were to cut him with a knife he would bleed Evinrude blue!

**lars strom** · 11-02-2022, 06:30 PM

One more of the 812.

**Amberjack1234** · 11-03-2022, 06:05 AM

Parker

Originally Posted by lars strom

Acie Stringfield driving Steve Dennison’s Stoker in the 2022 Parker Enduro this past Saturday. If u were to cut him with a knife he would bleed Evinrude blue!

able to watch part of the race At surfrat Site on YouTube. Does anybody have the results they haven’t posted yet would love to get back there someday even if it is aSite on YouTube. Does anybody haveNo results posted yet. Would love to get back there someday to see the race in person

**lars strom** · 11-03-2022, 10:26 AM

Flottan is a division of the Swedish Navy.
This is a custom built Smuggler 28 powered by 2 X OMC Sea Drive V6.
Yes..its a canon installed on the deck of the bow.
This was built and rigged by a friend of mine: Kacke Gustavsson.

**lars strom** · 11-03-2022, 01:31 PM

Hans Pelster in a Scotti-Craft with pickle forks. Johnson V6 Stinger GP 2 liter cross-flow.
I think its from 1974.

**Rotary John** · 11-03-2022, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Hans Pelster in a Scotti-Craft with pickle forks. Johnson V6 Stinger GP 2 liter cross-flow.
I think its from 1974.

Nerstrom would know for sure but I thought only 2-2l cross V-6's were made and they ran for the first time in Paris '73. Sanders won.

**lars strom** · 11-03-2022, 01:53 PM

Well..Scotti won Bristol 1974 in the #7 Scotti-Craft with Evinrude V6 Super Strangler 2 liter.
Hans Pelster was racing at the same time in Bristol 1974 and so did Jimbo McConnell & Peter Thorneywork UK Milesmaster/Johnson Stinger GP V6 (race # 5)

All OMC V6 2 liter cross-flow.

Click the link for more including pictures..https://svera.se/blogg/caesare-scotti-wins-bristol-1974-driving-the-new-scottievinrude-v6-2-liter/