Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**Muskoka2** · 02-03-2023, 09:50 AM

Had a '73 135 on a 15' Checkmate-great boat!

**lars strom** · 02-03-2023, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

This is a page out of the 1973 Swedish Johnson Sales Brochure

Not sure who #47 is but looks like an Italian flag and probably an Abbate with Johnson Stinger V4 power.

Its not only a Abbate tunnel its Tullio Abbate himself standing on his #47 boat.

**lars strom** · 02-03-2023, 04:52 PM

1972 Johnson sales brochure..!!..

**lars strom** · 02-04-2023, 07:13 AM

Classic Magnum 35 powered by 3 X Evinrude E-TEC.

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**lars strom** · 02-04-2023, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

From the wall at Sea-Way Marine.

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Pretty incredible..this FaceBook post have over 500 Likes, lots of comments, 50 shared and 41,500 post reach in five days..!!

**WaterZebra** · 02-04-2023, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

1972 Johnson sales brochure..!!..

Back in the day, graphics like this were no easy chore and took many hours to do the overlays and reprints by hand. Computers of any kind would not appear for another 15 years. Things like "cropping" and "pixels" weren't even thought of yet...........Yeah, like the girl in the photo was strong enuf to keep a 125V4 upright in the sand? LOL

**FMP** · 02-04-2023, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Classic Magnum 35 powered by 3 X Evinrude E-TEC.

Love it

**lars strom** · 02-04-2023, 02:49 PM

More from Greg Jacobsen’s collection

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**lars strom** · 02-04-2023, 03:46 PM

Funny in tunnel-boat racing also in the late seventies/eighties.

**lars strom** · 02-05-2023, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

This is a very cool picture in many ways. At that time (2009) lots of French UIM drivers, Evinrude supporters around the world believed BRP was going to step up and go racing/high performance ..but NO..BRP screwed us all and later killed the most famous outboard brand in the world.
Very sad..!!
Thanks Fred Emeny.

Another UIM overseas driver/team racing the Evinrude E-TEC and promoting BRP..(but no response from the BRP management)

**Lake X Kid** · 02-06-2023, 01:28 PM

It looks like the Rotor engine has a longer mid-section, than the V6 Evinrude.

**Rotary John** · 02-06-2023, 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by Lake X Kid

It looks like the Rotor engine has a longer mid-section, than the V6 Evinrude.

The rotaries didn't have a mid section. That's all engine basically bolted to the gearcase.

**Rotary John** · 02-06-2023, 06:38 PM

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This is a picture of the rotary ready for the dyno. The side of the bucket was cut out so I could adjust the carbs. Notice the bottom of the engine is at the very bottom of the bucket which the gearcase attached to.

**oldschoolltv** · 02-06-2023, 06:40 PM

I don’t know anything about rotary engines but I’m curious does exhaust length or Tuning have any effect on a rotary?

**lars strom** · 02-06-2023, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by Rotary John

This is a picture of the rotary ready for the dyno. The side of the bucket was cut out so I could adjust the carbs. Notice the bottom of the engine is at the very bottom of the bucket which the gearcase attached to.

Thanks Rotary John,

This was a very smart/unique design and done over 50 years ago.
A bigger picture of Rotary Johns and you see how the gear case is attached to the power-head with the lower bucket in between..

I guess you can say it was around one inch + mid section..!!..