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    Quote Originally Posted by Bodhi View Post
    On a lighter note......anyone here know that Ole Evinrude actually stole the whole outboard idea while apprenticing/working for Henry Miller in the late 1890's ?
    ...there were at least 50 different other outboard makers in the northern states back in the late 1800's, early 1900's. the first to mass produce them, by the thousands, was a fellow who's home was on the detroit river, and manufactured them in his detroit shop...until he sold the business in 1917. his name was Cameron Waterman. look it up. so many publications, for decades & still to this day, including wikepedia, credit ole evinrude with inventing the outboard. doesn't seem fair.
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    Evinrude...first in outboards...

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    Quote Originally Posted by XstreamVking View Post
    I heard he liked ice cream and women....They both were the impetus for his creation. Oh, and he didn't like rowing either.
    in the hot summertime, what would he have put the ice cream in, in an attempt to get it across the lake to his girlfriend, before it melted? he married his girlfriend, who created the cute story for marketing. it worked. her name was bess.
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    I had heard the story is a stretch of the imagination. So, appears that Bess was the brains of the outfit...

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    from what I gather, bess wrote most all the advertisements & was quite good at it, and was really the reason the company sold what they did, in the beginning, up until they both died in '33/'34. one account stated that it was the main reason she went from girlfriend to wife.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FUJIMO View Post
    ...there were at least 50 different other outboard makers in the northern states back in the late 1800's, early 1900's. the first to mass produce them, by the thousands, was a fellow who's home was on the detroit river, and manufactured them in his detroit shop...until he sold the business in 1917. his name was Cameron Waterman. look it up. so many publications, for decades & still to this day, including wikepedia, credit ole evinrude with inventing the outboard. doesn't seem fair.
    The Fooj is well schooled.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Capt.Insane-o View Post
    The Fooj is well schooled.
    I've actually been at Cameron Watermans property...

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    Quote Originally Posted by FUJIMO View Post
    I've actually been at Cameron Watermans property...
    "Make a motor boat out of any boat in minutes!"

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    Join the 5% club of the most intelligent boaters in the world, purchase and Evinrude.

    It's no ghost story!

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    Quote Originally Posted by FMP View Post
    Join the 5% club of the most intelligent boaters in the world, purchase and Evinrude.

    It's no ghost story!
    and save the environment from the 1970's tech no cat con 4 strokes
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    I just watched a video on the tube with sumone from merc , and a questioned was asked bout g2 being very unreliable, said they had lots and lots issues with them?? Anyone have 1st hand experience with that. I havent heard really anything over the yrs bout reliability issues, and they said corona had a part in it to , which I dont believe that

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    Quote Originally Posted by Merc 2.5 View Post
    I just watched a video on the tube with sumone from merc , and a questioned was asked bout g2 being very unreliable, said they had lots and lots issues with them?? Anyone have 1st hand experience with that. I havent heard really anything over the yrs bout reliability issues, and they said corona had a part in it to , which I dont believe that
    I thought Wisconsin had it own beers, are you saying they drink corona?

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    Quote Originally Posted by powerabout View Post
    and save the environment from the 1970's tech no cat con 4 strokes
    You can follow the sheep herder, or run with the Wolf.

    The new 150HP from Evinrude, only at your friendly Evinrude showroom.

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    When the earliest morning requires the most delicate start.

    The New Evinrude Clean Stroke, Mother Nature won't need the snooze button.

    Only at your Evinrude showroom.
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