* Marine propulsion engines such as Outboard motor

The period from 1928 – 36 saw the establishment of the Johnson Motor Company / Outboard Marine ( the makers of motorised boat engines ) as an outgrowth of the original industry.

* Outboard Marine Corporation

* Marine Engines — Outboard motors, electric marine motors, marine diesel engines and stern drives

They now make Ski-Doo and Lynx brand snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, Sea-Doo personal watercraft, jet boats, and Evinrude and Johnson outboard motors ( through the purchase of Outboard Marine Corporation ) and two-stroke cycle engines for inshore motorboat racing.

In 1972, the campus of Saint Joseph College of Florida located on the Indian River in Jensen Beach, Florida was purchased with the support of Ralph Evinrude, owner of Outboard Marine Corporation and husband of Frances Langford.

) Although Elto faced stiff competition from other companies, such as Johnson Motor Company of South Bend, Indiana, Evinrude's company survived through acquisitions, eventually forming the Outboard Marine Corporation.

Stephen Briggs went on to purchase Evinrude and Johnson Outboards and start the Outboard Marine Corporation.

Founded by Ole Evinrude in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1907, it was formerly owned by the publicly traded Outboard Marine Corporation ( OMC ), and is now owned by privately held Bombardier Recreational Products.

This new outboard engine was also very successful, and in 1929 the ELTO company merged with the original Evinrude company ( since renamed the Outboard Marine Corporation ) and the Lockwood Motor Company, with Evinrude the president of this new company.

In 1936 the Evinrude company merged with the Johnson Motor Company to form the Outboard Marine Corporation, which has enjoyed continuing success in the outboard motor business.

The company was first acquired by Outboard Marine Corporation ( OMC ) and then later by Bombardier Recreational Products.

* Outboard Marine Corporation

right Outboard Marine Corporation ( OMC ) was a maker of Evinrude and Johnson boat motors and many different brands of boats.

Outboard Marine Corporation sometimes referred to as Outboard Motor Company was formed in 1929 when ELTO was merged with Lockwood-Ash Motor Company.

Outboard Marine Corporation was the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of outboard motors and second largest producer of powerboats.

Outboard Marine also marketed clothing for boating, and resort wear.

Unfortunately, during the late 1980s and early 1990s, Outboard Marine had a difficult time keeping up with the competition, notably archrival Brunswick Corporation, currently the world's largest manufacturer of powerboats.

No longer devoted to purely marine interests, the company changed its name in 1936, to the Outboard Marine & Manufacturing Company.

In 1956, the company changed its name to Outboard Marine Corporation ( OMC ).

Seeing a 215 percent gain in exports between 1949 and 1956, OMC expanded its export department in 1956, gaining a new subsidiary called Outboard Marine International S. A. By 1960, taking the next logical step of overseas production, the company was manufacturing and assembling motors in Brugge, Belgium.

* Incorporated: 1936 as Outboard Marine & Manufacturing Company

* Hong Kong, Outboard Marine Asia, Ltd.

Outboard motors, insurance, and boat repairs may also be financed in the same way as boats.

His Evinrude Outboard Co. was spun off to other owners, and he went onto success with ELTO.

Outboard motors benefit from the use of a submerged pump to draw water for cooling, obviating the need for radiators and cooling fans, thereby simplifying the design and lowering component weight, however constant usage in seawater is liable to cause corrosion.

Outboard motor shaft lengths are standardized to fit 15-inch, 20-inch and 25-inch transoms.

Outboard motor carburetors are typically sidedraft, because they must be stacked one on top of the other in order to feed the cylinders in a vertically oriented cylinder block.

* Ralph Evinrude CEO of Outboard Motor Company with a test facility in Stuart, married Frances Langford and retired to Jensen Beach.

Badger State Outboard Association boat races were held on Sunday Lake from July 31, 2011 through August 8, 2011.

Forest Lake was the site of the 1968 World Outboard Power Boat Racing Championship.

Outboard rudders are hung on the stern or transom.

Outboard drives are mounted to the transom and are mechanically turned to the left or right to steer the craft, either directly with a tiller, or through a remote steering system leading to a steering wheel mounted on the boat's console.

Outboard drive units are typically designed to act as both propulsion and rudder.

Outboard motors are increasingly being used in many regions.

UIM's O-series hydroplane Formula Circuit racing events are some of the most prestigious Professional Racing Outboard ( PRO ) hydroplane events in the world.

Outboard Performance Craft hydroplanes ( sometimes called " tunnel boats ") are a different racing series of UIM and APBA outboard powerboat classes.

Stock Outboard Racing utilizes both hydroplane and runabout or monoplane hulls with racing engines that utilize a service outboard powerhead and a racing lower unit with a direct drive ( i. e. start in gear ).

Modified Outboard Hydroplane Racing classes are powered by modified stock outboard class motors.

* TORCRacing. ca-The Toronto Outboard Racing Club Inc .-Canada's largest and oldest sanctioned outboard racing club

On 30 April 2006 Dick and Dom did a show for the charity Myeloma UK,, in the Bloomsbury Theatre, London There were two shows ( one at 2pm and another at 5pm ), which consisted of games from the show including the Outboard Motor Gob Game, Sloppy Ploppy Choosy Pops and the Cereal Race.

The Miami Outboard Club has been located on Watson Island since 1948.

BRP has a long legacy of innovation and holds the brands: Ski-Doo, Can-Am ( ATV & Spyder Roadster ), Sea-Doo ( PWC and SportBoats ), Lynx, Evinrude Outboard Motors, Johnson Outboards and Rotax.