Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[powerabout]

f3 was one class OMC happily sold engines for

[lars strom]

Yes our dealership purchased the OMC F3 engines and parts and labor was very reasonable.
Of course we paid for our racing stuff 2US70 and sometimes recovered most of it from sponsorship.
In the F3 class it was possible to do so but no way in the Mercury 2 liter class.
We spent a ton of money to try to keep the Merc 2 liter engine alive 1991 but with out success.

[2us70]

F3 looks like it would have been the class an old SE driver like me would have liked very much.

[lars strom]

Pretty cool..

[lars strom]

A-63 with Evinrude E-TEC V4 115 H.O.
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[lars strom]

A-77 with Evinrude E-TEC V4 115 H.O.
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[lars strom]

W-22 and W-23. Both cats rigged with the powerful Evinrude E-TEC 150 H.O.
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[SCT]

Lars, how fast does that class run w- the 150 ETec? Looks like a fun and affordable class!

[lars strom]

The W-150 class (cats) with EPA approved production engines like the Evinrude E-TEC 150 H.O. runs close to 80 MPH. Driver and co-pilot and fuel for around one hour.
(the engines must be stock, no powerhead modifications but you can have a nosecone with low water pick up.
Thanks for asking.

[lars strom]

The V-150 class is same engines but v-bottoms only and some transom height limitations.
They use the letter Z and here is a Z-118 and Z-122.
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[2us70]

What is the reason for the second person in the boat?

[lars strom]

It’s Offshore Racing and you need a navigator to find the shortest way to the finish line.

[Instigator]

What is the reason for the second person in the boat?

Some classes called them riding mechanics.

[lars strom]

W-49..a W-150 class cat with tandem safety cell.
Evinrude E-TEC 150 H.O.

[lars strom]

W-22 and W-23. Both cats rigged with the powerful Evinrude E-TEC 150 H.O.
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W-22 under tough conditions.