Posted on 05/27/2020 7:10:17 PM PDT by Augie
Buy up a company, loot it, destroy it and move on to the next one.
I once had an orphan duckling friend, named Evinrude.
*sniff*
BRP is evil. I was heavily involved in the use and repair of Bombardier products for 30 years before the big breakup. The company was a mess.
Isn’t BRP headquartered In Quebec? Nuff said.
Man, ever since the 2007 crash, the boating industry has just been gettin hammered. Very sad, lots of old names gone by the wayside.
Bombardier screwed themselves when they bought Adtranz.
Granby
The power boating industry is being decimated.
Look under agenda 21 you little peons won’t be allowed to be on waterways anyways.
Standard marketing and PR meaningless gibberish. I’m surprised they didn’t toss in “We are synergistically thinking outside the box as we develop scalable and sustainable solutions that leverage our core competencies to build a workforce that gives 110% to transforming the on-water experience. It is what it is.”
They bought out OMC, then discontinued Johnson outboard motors. Now discontinuing Evinrude. These motors were American names for decades.
I own an Evinrude that’s about 3 years old and it’s extremely hi tech. I doubt if there will be service parts in 10 years. I own an 18 HP Johnson from about 1959. It’s so simple it never breaks down.
Everything BRB touches becomes history.
Yep. It is disgusting. I’ve run Evinrude outboards for 30 years and this makes me want to puke.
I’m really glad the engine on my current boat doesn’t have a lot of hours on it. I take good care of it, and will take extra good care of it from here on out. The way I baby that thing it ought to last as long as I do.
If it ever does blow up one thing is certain - I won’t be replacing it with one of those pos black anchor Mercury engines. I’d buy a stinking Tohatsu before I’d buy a Mercury.
[[[They bought out OMC, then discontinued Johnson outboard motors. Now discontinuing Evinrude. These motors were American names for decades.]]]
The late 90’s “Ficht” fuel injection debacle started the ball rolling. Evinrude has been around for over 100 years. What a shame.
Mercs have a reputation for being “welfare motors”. Something about their paint job and the fact that they seldom work.
Ole Evinrude was for decades a world leader in production of outboards. By the nineteen thirties he had salesmen working the Amazon and his engines could be found from the border of Peru to the Upper Rio Negro. Later on, Americans who sought to begin ranching in Paraguay found Evinrude sales and service in some pretty wild places. I suppose all things must end, but the world will miss Evinrude.
After plunging earlier this year BRP’s stock has been on a tear for the past two months.
Thanks for that update on Johnson “Sea Horse” outboards...still remember going out on the water with my Dad and his green 10hp Johnson.
They killed Johnson and now Evinrude. Oh well, my boat got 3 Suzuki’s 250 on it and our smaller boat (Deplorable kids’ boat) has a Nissan 90 on it. Ole Evinrude is rolling over in his grave...
Well that’s not very nice.
In fact, it’s even rude!
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