Marcel_Mastnak napisal/-a:Kaksno tradicijo in dosezke pa ima evinrude? Nisem se poglabljal v to znamko vem pa da so dobri motorji ampak me moti njihova kao robustna izdelava ki men deluje bolj kot polizdelek in doloceni kosi imajo veliko odvecne teze kar na vodi ni hec...
Ole Evinrude je ime človeka, ki je izumil prvi komercialni izvenkrmni motor, da bi svoji ljubici prinesel sladoled čez jezero preden se stopi.
Najhitrejši čoln z ivenkrmnim motorjem vseh časov je do nekih 280 kmh pognal Evinrude.
Okoli leta 60 so naredili vrstni dvo in tri cilindrski motor, ki je bil tako revolucionaren, da so ga skopirali dobesedno vsi, z mercurijem vred, še danes so večinoma vsi dvotaktni motorji vseh znamk v večinskem delu kopija teh motorjev.
Pol mamo pa še to, največji dosežki izvenkrmnikov. Poglej si razmerje Mercury:Evinrude.
(ELTO in Johnson sta Evinrude)
* First lightweight outboard with extensive use of aluminium: 1921 ELTO 3hp twin, 47 pounds.
* First outboard to plane a boat: Johnson 1926 Big Twin, 6hp, a world record 23+ mph.
* First four cylinder outboard: 1928 ELTO Quad, 18hp.
* First alternate firing twin: 1930 Johnson A-50, 4hp, K-50, 8hp.
* First electric starting outboard: 1930 OMC Speeditwin Electric, 22hp, Johnson VE50, 26hp.
* First 40hp outboard: 1930 ELTO Hi Speed Quad, 50 & 60 Cl.
* First 50hp outboard: 1946 Evinrude Big Four.
* First forward/neutral/reverse gearshift outboard with seperate fuel tank: 1949 Johnson QD-10, 10hp. Scott-Attwater 491 Shift, 7.5hp.
* First four-cylinder in line outboard: 1949 Mercury Thunderbolt, 40 Cl. 25+hp.
* First super quiet outboards: 1955 Johnson/Evinrude 5-25hp.
* First six cylinder in line outboard: 1957 Mercury Marathon Six, 60Cl, 60hp.
* First three cylinder in line outboard: 1958 Scott-Attwater, 60hp.
* First V4 outboard: 1958 Johnson/Evinrude, 50hp.
* First 100hp outboard: 1962 Mercury 1000.
* First V6 outboard: 1976 Johnson/Evinrude 200hp.
Da ne govorimo o 400 in več konjskih V8


Finally, give that old outboard a hug—everyone needs some love now and again.