Mercury Through The Years...

**FUJIMO** · 03-09-2016, 07:54 PM

Mercury Marine Quality Director, Patti Trapp (left)...

**Dave Strong** · 03-09-2016, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

The last engine built at Stillwater, Ok., a 3.0 Litre I/O, in December 2011, as the plant was closing, with its 200 employee's. The Mercury/MerCruiser plant opened in the mid-70's and produced over 2.3 million engines. Most everything moved to Fond Du Lac.

Those 3.0 L are tough motors, have a few that didn't get winterized in time that have Belzona on the outside of the blocks. They crack on the outside 95% of the time.

Dave

**FUJIMO** · 03-09-2016, 08:02 PM

From Left To Right...Tom Mielke, Tony Esposito, Fred Kiekhaefer, Rick Mackie, Jeff Krueger, Mercury Racing...

**FUJIMO** · 03-09-2016, 08:05 PM

Mercury Marine Museum ribbon cutting...

**FUJIMO** · 03-09-2016, 08:12 PM

Mercury Racing President Fred Kiekhaefer retired in December of 2012, but was a consultant through 2014...

**FUJIMO** · 03-09-2016, 08:28 PM

**FUJIMO** · 03-09-2016, 08:33 PM

**FUJIMO** · 03-09-2016, 08:42 PM

Mercury Marine's New BuhlerPrince 4,500 ton large aluminum die casting machine, the largest in the U.S....Growth potential unlimited. 77'' inside tiebar to tiebar capacity...