[Rhodes22-list] Bill's Engines

[Kroposki]

Bill Effros:
	Only would a New Yorker put a 40 hp outboard on a Rhodes22.
Sounds like a MacGregor Ad.  See:

http://www.evinrude.com/e-tec/press_release.htm

                         Ed K


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Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 4:12 PM
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Subject: [Rhodes22-list] E-TEC Engines

Press Release  |  Background  |  Photography
      BOMBARDIER BEGINS A NEW ERA 
      IN THE OUTBOARD INDUSTRY 
      WITH THE E-TEC TECHNOLOGY 
      Miami Beach, Florida, February 12, 2003 - Bombardier Recreational
Products today launched its Evinrude® 
      E-TECT technology, the first Bombardier-engineered and built
marine outboard engines. The first of a new generation of engines, E-TEC
will deliver cleaner, quieter and more efficient power than current
industry offerings while delivering signature Evinrude performance.
Evinrude E-TEC engines are very different from any outboards from the
past.

      "Today, we begin a new era in the outboard engine industry," said
Roch Lambert, vice president and general manager, Boats and Outboard
Engines Division. "We are launching a new outboard engine technology
developed combining the technical capabilities of the Evinrude
engineering experts with Bombardier's innovative know-how and management
discipline. The result will begin a change in the paradigm of outboard
engines."

      "Assumptions about what an outboard engine can accomplish and what
today's more environmentally-conscious world expects from an outboard,
will begin to change forever," added Lambert. "This technology is years
beyond 2-stroke, 4-stroke or even direct injection. I am proud to say
that Evinrude E-TEC should become the industry's first complete CARB
3-Star rated outboard engine line."

      The California Air Resources Board (CARB) governs emissions in
California, the toughest in North America. Three-star or "Ultra-Low
Emission" is one of CARB's highest ratings.

      Evinrude E-TEC is an entirely new "engine system" that takes the
best of existing outboard technologies, and leverages Bombardier's world
leading engineering expertise to create a whole new generation of
internal combustion engine technology. E-TEC engines will be the first
outboard engines to require no scheduled dealer maintenance for three
years. E-TEC will initially be available in 40-, 50-, 60-, 75- and
90-horsepower models. By model year 2005, the entire Evinrude line will
feature E-TEC. Because of the compact size and reduced weight of these
engines, boat builders will have more options in the way they build
their transoms, and consumers will have more options in powering their
boats. 

      Bombardier has long been known for its ability to reinvent
transportation technologies. In 1968, the company invented the sit down
personal watercraft. In 1995, Bombardier introduced a new regional jet
aircraft which generated a fundamental shift in commercial aviation. In
2002, Bombardier opened an untapped market segment in the all-terrain
industry with the introduction of the only ATV specially-designed for
two riders, the Traxter® MAX.

      Bombardier continues to offer its 3-year non-declining limited
warranty on all Bombardier-built Evinrude outboards, including E-TEC.

      Bombardier Recreational Products designs, develops, builds,
distributes and markets utility vehicles, Rotax® engines, Ski-Doo® and
Lynx® snowmobiles, BombardierT ATVs, Sea-Doo® watercraft and sport boats
as well as Evinrude® and Johnson® outboard engines and Ficht® direct
fuel injection and E-TECT technology.

      Bombardier Inc., a diversified manufacturing and services company,
is a world leading manufacturer of business jets, regional aircraft,
rail transportation equipment and motorized recreational products. It
also provides financial services and asset management in business areas
aligned with its core expertise. Headquartered in Montréal, Canada, the
Corporation has a workforce of some 80,000 people in 24 countries
throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Its revenues for the
fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2002 stood at $21.6 billion Cdn. Bombardier
trades on the Toronto, Brussels and Frankfurt stock exchanges (BBD, BOM
and BBDd.F).


      ®,TM Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.