Are There any Outboards Still Made in the USA?

[aquasonic]

The horizontal crankshaft also doesn’t look like a good idea. Extra gearing to get the torque to the prop makes for inefficiency.

[dave-bernard]

A   I/O backwards to me

[bobw]

One dealership said it’s not an outboard, it’s not an I/O, it sits underwater so it’s an “underboard”.

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20

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[The Boat House]

bobw wrote:

One dealership said it’s not an outboard, it’s not an I/O, it sits underwater so it’s an “underboard”.

[Matthew Pieklik]

Found this at the Sportsman Show in Syracuse NY.  New in the market, Freedom Outboards Mud/Weed motor. The prop is heavy and looks like it belongs in a chipper shredder. Has a closed loop cooling system. Made in America, However, the power heads are Tohatsu. Nice motor for the application.

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