Dad told me Bess Evinrude received a call from BSA informing her Scout, Scouts and Scouting were there trade names and would sue if Evinrude continued to use them. This was well into spring production and Bess assured them no more offending outboards would be produced. She hinted a legal action might be bad for the Boy Scouts reputation and they decided to let it go at that. A hurried sales conference was set up and Ranger was chosen as the new name for that small single. A standing joke was that the Lone Ranger would not object unless a silver bullet was attached to each motor. There was some question about how Tonto’s horse got away with it. –
Getum up Scout . . .
