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| The original Optimax did have issues but that was first introduced in 1995. The outboard industry has changed a lot since then. I knew a couple of veteran engineers from Mercury when I lived in Fond du Lac, and they felt that the 2 stroke technology had been pushed to its limits, at least from the standpoint of what you could deliver at a price point the consumer would be willing to pay. That was why Mercury moved to lighter, more powerful 4 strokes. The Opti was a technical break through when introduced but that was a long time ago.
Would be interesting to know what Evinrude's cost of build was compared to a similar sized 4 stroke from Mercury, Yamaha, Suzuki and warranty costs. That has to be the issue. Really hope the folks at their Wis. plant can keep jobs working on other BRP products. | |
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