Evinrude Outboard Motors is a company that builds a major brand of outboard motors for boats. Founded by Ole Evinrude

Ole Evinrude

Ole Evinrude, born Ole Evenrudstuen was a Norwegian-American inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application.-Biography:...

 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

 in 1907, it was formerly owned by the publicly traded Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC), and is now owned by privately held Bombardier Recreational Products

Bombardier Recreational Products

Bombardier Recreational Products or BRP is a Canadian company that traces its roots back to the year 1942 when Joseph-Armand Bombardier founded L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in Valcourt in the Eastern Townships, Quebec.In 2003, Bombardier Inc...

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Evinrude outboards produce two-stroke direct-injected engines ranging from 15 hp to a 3.4L V6 300 hp. They used carburetor

Carburetor

A carburetor , carburettor, or carburetter is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It is sometimes shortened to carb in North America and the United Kingdom....

s until the late 1990s, when FICHT, a fuel-injection technology, was introduced.