Boat Motors

Ever heard of Ole Evinrude He invented the first outboard boat moter1 5 horsepower This year Evinrude outboards celebrates its 100th anniversaryand they re now making a 300 horsepower engine Tomorrow at the Civic Center Exhibition Hallyou can take a trip through history 100 years of Evinrude Outboards are on display There are antique engines from 1909 all the way up through the ages As you can see a lot has changed through the yearsfrom designs to logos Organizers say the tour brings back memories for many of the visitors Krista People keep a lot of collectible momentos and just the fun stuff weve picked up around the course of the 100th anniversary celebration 4 25old service manuals warranty bulletines catalogs from the 1950 s the fun stuff people have been holding onto they hear that Evinrude is in town and they bring it down for us to see so it s a lot of fun Evinrude got its start when Ole Evinrude was on a date He took his fiance on a picnic They couple hopped in their rowboat with a quart of icecream and headed out to an island to eat it Krista By the time they got to the island the ice cream had melted and Ole thought you know Bess there has got to be a better way for us to get across the water so with that thought came the passion and the drive to develop the Evinrude Outboard You can check out the display from noon to six tomorrow in the Exhibition Hall at the Civic Center