Reply To: Are There any Outboards Still Made in the USA?

[Don]

aquasonic wrote:

That is encouraging that Mercury is well positioned.

Here in southern Rhode Island, there seems to be more Yamaha outboards than all of the others combined. Second would be Mercury, with Suzuki and Tohatsu gaining some market share.

Some time ago, there were rumors that Bombardier was planning to resume outboard manufacturing with a new design, but maybe it’s just a rumor. It would be nice if they, or someone else, could bring back a full line of USA made motors that are the best that the market has to offer. Maybe those days are gone, and it’s just a dream.

 

Believe it or not, Bombardier is planning on introducing some sort of crazy niche market “outboard” to fit on pontoon boats under the platform…  Looks like a disaster to me, most of it is underwater in a “sealed” compartment.   Somehow “we never learn”