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Gray Marine engine preserved at Arromanches-les-Bains, Normandy Esmeralda II, 1947, first power boat through the Grand Canyon. Gray Marine Motor Company was a U.S. manufacturer of marine engines between 1910 and 1967. These ranged from one to six cylinders in both gas and later diesel layouts, which were used in pleasure boats, work boats, and ...
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. The main product line is outboard motors.
Mercedes-Benz MB 511 marine diesel engine. Beginning in the late-1930s, Mercedes-Benz produced several large V20 diesel engines for use in marine applications. The first engine was the MB 501 which was based on the MB 500 V12 engine and was installed in the 1937 class Schnellboot (fast attack boat) and several submarines.
By 1914 the marine interest and the motor car interests were separated by the formation of a new company, Parsons & Kemble Ltd, automobile engineers, which shared the Town Quay address. [1] Apart from repairs Parsons & Kemble hired-out cars, and were agents for Renault , Calthorpe , Arrol-Johnston and the Willys Overland (1914). [ 4 ]
The original company that made Johnson inboard motors and outboard motors was the Johnson Brothers Motor Company of Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. They started building inboard 2-cycle marine engines in 1903 in a barn behind the house, along with matching boats. By 1908, they were making V4, V6, V8, and V12 aircraft and marine engines.
Outboard Marine Corporation sometimes referred to as Outboard Motor Company was formed in 1929 when ELTO was merged with Lockwood-Ash Motor Company. They began using the name OMC in 1956. Outboard Marine Corporation was the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of outboard motors and second largest producer of powerboats.
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As of 2008, variations of the original 3.6-litre engines became the Mercruiser D4.2L/220 IDI six-cylinder diesel. Parts for BMW Marine engines continue to be available from Mercury Marine and their subsidiary, Marine Power, in Belgium. Some of the original 200 BMW Marine dealers worldwide continue to service and sell parts.