Johnson Outboards

They started building inboard 2-cycle marine engines in 1903 in a barn behind the house, along with matching boats.

Torrential rain, followed by flooding and a direct hit from a tornado, wiped it all out, drawings, machinery, and everything else.

[3] The Johnson brothers held over two hundred patents,[4] and revolutionized the American outboard motor.

In 1931 an over-ambitious marketing programme failed to return on investment and the American company went bankrupt.

Bombardier supports existing Johnson outboard motors through servicing and parts.