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Otter-Messer Mercator K55K "Kaiser Wilhelm" folding pocketknife. The Mercator K55K is a type of pocketknife produced in Germany since around 1867. Mercator knives were primarily produced by Hy. Kauffmann, which was operational from 1856 to 1995. [1] The Mercator K55K knife is still produced in Germany by Mercator, now a division of Otter-Messer.
After manufacturing their first outboard motor in 1965, the 5.5 horsepower D55, Suzuki continued producing outboard motors. in 1987, the two-stroke, V6 DT200 Exante engine won the company’s first accolade: the "Most Innovative Products" award from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) of the U.S. [6]
The plant expanded across from the railway system in nearby Pinneberg. The tamper machine was sold to Krupp in 1922 to concentrate on motors for motorcycles and small trucks. 1927 a bicycle auxiliary motor was developed and, in 1929 two-stroke ILO engines for agriculture tillers and pumps.
Headquarters A Mercury 50 HP outboard motor circa 1980 Six cylinder two-stroke engine in 1984. Mercury Marine is a marine engine division of Brunswick Corporation headquartered in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
British Seagull was a British manufacturer of simple and rugged two-stroke marine outboard motors, produced from the late 1930s until the mid-1990s. Originally based in Wolverhampton, the company moved to Poole, Dorset, a centre for boating and yachting. Seagull engines were utilitarian outboards with a relatively slow-turning prop.
Old Town was the largest and best known American canoe manufacturer. [2] It was the leading manufacturer in the world before competitors such as Grumman pressured it by adopting aluminum for manufacture [3] after World War II. It adjusted by moving to using fiberglass and plastic in the 1960s. [3] Old Town also produces kayaks.
Basic parts of an outboard motor. An outboard motor is a propulsion system for boats, consisting of a self-contained unit that includes engine, gearbox and propeller or jet drive, designed to be affixed to the outside of the transom. They are the most common motorised method of propelling small watercraft.
Later Cuyuna formed a subsidiary Two Stroke International, commonly known as 2si, to produce and market the engine line. Cuyuna ended selling engines for aircraft use, but instead switched to marketing them only for industrial, marine, auto racing , kart and all-terrain vehicle applications.