BRPs STEALTH project finally released.

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Introducing the new Rotax outboard engine - Manitou

Introducing the new Rotax outboard engine - Manitou

After redefining other products like Sea-Doo and Ski-Doo, our Rotax high-tech premium engines are now used to power our Manitou pontoon boats

www.manitoupontoonboats.com

 

[sasqman]

Pretty Cool.
I wonder if there gonna expand to bigger motors and gear back towards fishing rigs.

 

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I'm not super impressed. They designed a boat around an engine.

 

[Corey_lax]

I don’t get it. The motor looks like it’s under water. Why is that better than a traditional outboard?

 

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Look at the porting on the sleeves. Looking like a 2 stroke engine to me.

 

[Corey_lax]

Look at the porting on the sleeves. Looking like a 2 stroke engine to me.

They said no oil changes so makes sense. The majority of their snowmobiles are two strokes except for some trail models geared towards states that have banned 2 strokes

 

[Corey_lax]

Why get rid of Evinrude if you were just going to bring back another two stroke?

 

[Corey_lax]

The shape of it looks like you could bolt it onto an I/O boat without a pod. Free up some storage space in the doghouse. I'm still don't get it though haha.

 

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Yeah they were on a good line with the G1 stuff, ****** up big time on the G2 then quit and came up with this? Doesn't look saltwater friendly

 

[Gong Show]

Looks a lot like a saildrive unit, just external to the boat.
You are basically putting a seadoo engine on your pontoon boat, not a step in the right direction, IMHO, for saltwater types.