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| What up with evinrude. They circling the toilet? |
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Location: NE Ohio | looks like they moving off quickly in another direction! |
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| Good riddance! I do feel bad though for the guys out there that are going to get nailed on resale |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | More share for Suzuki and Yamaha |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | tolle141 - 5/27/2020 11:43 PM
Good riddance! I do feel bad though for the guys out there that are going to get nailed on resale
Why a good riddance? Can you elaborate on your reason why?
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| I was always under the assumption evinrude was poor quality like dodge as that is the narrative online. Feel bad for the employees, aren't they going to be manufacturing something else though? |
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| Back in the '90s you could not have given me one. But I will say the new Evinrudes I found quite interesting and would have been willing to try one. My friend owns a place on Lake of the Ozarks and he tells me a lot of Evinrudes on bass boats down there. |
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| Muskie Gal - 5/28/2020 7:00 AM
I was always under the assumption evinrude was poor quality like dodge as that is the narrative online. Feel bad for the employees, aren't they going to be manufacturing something else though?
I didn't realize that Dodge and Evinrude were poor quality. I guess I need to spend more time online. Was this info on the Ford and Mercury forums? |
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| Muskie Gal - 5/28/2020 7:00 AM
I was always under the assumption evinrude was poor quality like dodge as that is the narrative online. Feel bad for the employees, aren't they going to be manufacturing something else though?
The parent company made a vague statement that they would transition to something else, but no specifics. Under WI law they must notify the state 60 days ahead of time if 50 or more employees are to be laid off and the story I read said that had not yet been done. They could build snowmobiles, atv/utv engines. Just sad that a company with such a rich history is gone. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Muskie Gal - 5/28/2020 7:00 AM
I was always under the assumption evinrude was poor quality like dodge as that is the narrative online. Feel bad for the employees, aren't they going to be manufacturing something else though?
Our experiences at the tournaments across the country indicate the Evinrude outboards after the Ficht were well built, powerful and fast with good fuel economy. The anglers we know well were very happy with them. I'd say there was no more incident of issues than with Yamaha or Merc.
I run a Tundra, which has been a good truck, and Keith has had 2 Dodge RAM models over the last few years with good luck to date. |
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| Saw a story in the Fond du Lac newspaper that BRP, the company that owned Evinrude has formed a partnership with Mercury Marine, where Mercury will be the "partner of choice" for Alumacraft boats, a company owned by BRP. That happened quickly, must have been in the works for a while. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | sworrall - 5/28/2020 6:04 PM
Muskie Gal - 5/28/2020 7:00 AM
I was always under the assumption evinrude was poor quality like dodge as that is the narrative online. Feel bad for the employees, aren't they going to be manufacturing something else though?
Our experiences at the tournaments across the country indicate the Evinrude outboards after the Ficht were well built, powerful and fast with good fuel economy. The anglers we know well were very happy with them. I'd say there was no more incident of issues than with Yamaha or Merc.
I run a Tundra, which has been a good truck, and Keith has had 2 Dodge RAM models over the last few years with good luck to date.
This is what I was thinking and have experienced as well. After the Ficht technology which had i's issues (just like any new technology does...gotta get the bugs worked out) and BRP took Evinrude over, The Etec engine has been phenomenal!! I fell in love with mine almost immediately and since I have owned it (and the previous owner who purchased it in 2011) have had no issues at all. Its quiet, starts on half a turn of the key, self stores, and had a warranty that was one of the best in the business.
Also ran Ram for many years. Had a first generation Hemi from 2003 and the only issue I had other than normal mechanical issues was an exhaust valve spring that broke just after 5 year warranty was out. I ran that truck for 10 years, putting over 245000 miles on it with simple oil changes and an occasional front hub replacement. Went to a 2500 with Cummins diesel and the only issue with that was a double-knuckle universal joint going out. Rock solid vehicles!!
I can only hope that BRP would allow another company to pick up the Etec Line, but I doubt that will happen. It's a solid, fast power-plant.
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| A very sad deal.Hope for the best for all employees and Dealers.I agree with the 2 Steves.Great motors since the initial Ficht issues.Lotsa good friends and people in the industry run them.I hope my favorite dealer,friend and great muskie fisherman from Illinois comes out of this OK. |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | Cary and Evinrude were married in 1906. In 1907, Evinrude founded Evinrude Motors in Milwaukee. The firm immediately began to develop its first outboard motor, a one-cylinder, 1.5 hp (1.1 kW) model, which became an instant success upon its introduction in 1909.[2]
That’s a long time... |
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| Muskie Gal - 5/28/2020 7:00 AM
I was always under the assumption evinrude was poor quality like dodge as that is the narrative online. Feel bad for the employees, aren't they going to be manufacturing something else though?
Hasn't been my experience. I have had three generations of evinrude outboards:
150 Intruder, 135hp BRP era "Ficht", 60hp Gen1 etec. They all ran flawlessly for me. I know people that put thousands of hours on Gen 1 etecs. The Intruder, (the oldest, a 1996) is still my main outboard. When they went away from the Gen 1 etec is when they lost me. The G2, in my opinion, is just too much tech crammed into something in an industry that is trending towards more reliable, higher hp, 4 stroke motors. Looks like when it comes time to re-power, Ill be switching brands. Im sure the current pandemic has had an impact on BRP's bottom line. Evinrude may be a casualty of that too. I wish all the employees good fortune if they are indeed out of work. They built an excellent product as far as I am concerned. |
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