Topic: Here they come… – Antique Outboard Motor Club,Inc

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October 29, 2020 at 5:39 am #219571
billw
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https://www.hideaoutboardmotors.com/products

Long live American manufacturing!
October 29, 2020 at 6:03 am #219572
aquasonic
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The real darkside. The horsepower selections closely mimic Johnson/Evinrude traditional selections. I’ll be curious to see ratings on quality and durability, especially in saltwater. Many people will buy on price alone. Is Tohatsu also made in China?
October 29, 2020 at 9:09 am #219576
outboardnut
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I think I’m going to sick
October 29, 2020 at 1:37 pm #219597
David Bartlett
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I have enough old OMC’s to last me and my grandkids for a long time. I won’t be ordering one soon.

David Bartlett
Pine Tree Boating Club Chapter

"I don't fully understand everything I know!"
October 29, 2020 at 5:41 pm #219640
billw
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aquasonic wrote:

The real darkside. The horsepower selections closely mimic Johnson/Evinrude traditional selections. I’ll be curious to see ratings on quality and durability, especially in saltwater. Many people will buy on price alone. Is Tohatsu also made in China?

Tohatsu is Japanese. They have pretty much the whole small engine market locked up right now…..Until the Chinese engines take their design, blatantly copy it and sell it for half price. Or less. I could just blow a gasket. I never thought I would feel sorry for the Japanese manufacturers, but I do.

Long live American manufacturing!
- This reply was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by billw.
October 29, 2020 at 5:56 pm #219649
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The Chinese are masterful at reverse engineering and making imitations of millions of products. When it comes to quality of materials, and tolerances, not so good. Time will tell.
October 29, 2020 at 7:40 pm #219666
crosbyman
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My son purchased a Canada Goose down winter coat good for the artic worth 800-1000$ CDN in Canada for ….$80 including a MADE IN CANADA tag

did not take long for chicken feathers to poke out the lining… but it was warm 🙂

Joining AOMCI has priviledges 🙂
October 30, 2020 at 10:47 pm #219729
fifty20ne
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Quality?
Reliability?
Customer support?
Parts support?
Owner Satisfaction?
Performance?
Value?

None Of The Above!
October 31, 2020 at 5:41 am #219730
billw
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fifty20ne wrote:

Quality?
Reliability?
Customer support?
Parts support?
Owner Satisfaction?
Performance?
Value?

None Of The Above!

Why wouldn’t they be all of the above? Like every other thing they do, they have stolen and copied some of the best designs in the world, and produce them with no legal ramifications. Then we allow them to sell the stuff here, and we are narrow-minded enough to buy it.

Long live American manufacturing!
October 31, 2020 at 9:15 am #219739
outboardnut
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Now the Japanese will know how we felt-Am I bitter-Yep
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