Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**lars strom** · 02-09-2021, 12:22 PM

Per Jørgen Johannessen
Evinrude's Norwegian sales brochure and price list from the same year.
About 135 it said.. " designed to win races in speed and endurance", and not least.."a result of today's space technology"

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**lars strom** · 02-09-2021, 07:58 PM

The JPS/Johnson V6 RS press boat/two seater.
Around 1981

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**lars strom** · 02-10-2021, 09:07 AM

Evinrude V8 Limited Edition 3.6 liter.
Thanks Ron Hill.

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**lars strom** · 02-10-2021, 10:17 PM

Mercury Marine Unveils World's First V12 Outboard

Mercury Marine has unveiled the world's first V12 outboard with a slew of new innovations including a steerable gearcase and a two-speed transmission.

https://watch.thewest.com.au/show/43...CwXDHmJ0xJTAY4

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**Instigator** · 02-10-2021, 11:02 PM

OMG, that cant be real?

And I thought the first Verado was fugly.
Yikes!

Originally Posted by lars strom

Mercury Marine Unveils World's First V12 Outboard

Mercury Marine has unveiled the world's first V12 outboard with a slew of new innovations including a steerable gearcase and a two-speed transmission.

https://watch.thewest.com.au/show/43...CwXDHmJ0xJTAY4

**Dave S** · 02-11-2021, 01:20 AM

2 props..........2 motors on one stick.........

**keith scotton** · 02-11-2021, 07:40 AM

It has Just gone CRAZY. Nothing for the regular people of the world. Small lite compact. lets just jump off in the deep end for the one percent that do not know what they are buying any way.
Just My THOUGHTS Keith

**Dave S** · 02-11-2021, 08:25 AM

Before the 1929 crash V12 cars for the rich.

**WaterZebra** · 02-11-2021, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Pretty cool..!!..click the link below for a video.

https://svera.se/blogg/mercury-marin...-v12-outboard/

I don't see Yamaha trying to match this (or anybody else either?)

Say goodbye to Mercruiser outdrives.

This is probably the answer for customers who were hanging 4 V8s on the transom anyway?

2 speed counter rotation (adapted Bravo gearcase?) Looks like the design objective was low end power and torque?

**lars strom** · 02-11-2021, 12:19 PM

Pretty cool..!!..click the link below for a video.

https://svera.se/blogg/mercury-marin...-v12-outboard/

**lars strom** · 02-11-2021, 04:50 PM

One more Evinrude-Johnson F1-V8 race engine is going to be restored.
This early one was used by Francios Salabert.

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**lars strom** · 02-12-2021, 07:37 AM

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**lars strom** · 02-14-2021, 05:19 PM

Switzer Wing powered by twin Johnson Stinger V4.

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**2us70** · 02-15-2021, 10:49 AM

That would be Mr Nordskog himself driving. In 1966 he won the Orange Bowl 9 hour race driving without relief. Also the 250 race if I am not mistaken. No matter what boat he was in you could always tell it was him.

**Mark Poole ModVP** · 02-15-2021, 11:53 AM

Nordskog was fearless. In 1974 he switched from racing a Jones picklefork KT to restoring a twin engine tunnel (full tunnel) into a KT and drove the crap out of it and won many races.