06-24-2014 07:57
06-25-2014 03:49
Sounds like there dealers,ask the local dealer if i could pay an hours labor to talk to a tech they told me kindly, nope not this time of year..wounder this winter if they will feel the same way.Good luck with your merc's.
06-25-2014 04:42
SpeedJr, we are very sorry for the frustration you have experienced with Evinrude BRP. You should not have been elevated to this degree and we hope to get in touch to discuss these issues with you directly. Please send ENATION@brp.com with your e-mail and contact info and we will get someone in touch with you. We apologize for your inconvienences and hope we can resolve something for you.
Thank you,
E-NATION
06-25-2014 08:08
I wouldn't write off the entire brand because you got flipped off by some b*tch at the front desk. BTW the G2 IMO is awesome... it'd be a bad time to switch brands. I can't wait until it trickles down to some smaller models like the trips and v4s.
06-25-2014 11:35
06-25-2014 11:48
06-30-2014 12:37
06-30-2014 03:25 - edited 06-30-2014 03:30
Haven't heard a thing from BRP like the previous 5 years.
Hi Larry,
Don't forget that I contacted you some time back and we had several conversations about your opinions of BRP and about high-performance parts and support, or lack thereof. Your concerns were fowarded to the appropriate departments by me.
I'm sorry to see you go over to the dark side, if that is really what you want to do. These new G-2 engines are amazing and would surprise you.
"There is never just one thing wrong with a boat";
-- Travis McGee, main character in a book series by John D. McDonald
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The information offered here is only general in nature and should not be construed as complete factory approved procedures, techniques, or specifications. Always use the proper service manual for your motor, up-to-date service literature, the correct tools, and have an understanding of how to proceed with troubleshooting and repair methods. If you are unsure or uncomfortable with a procedure, a situation, or a technique, enlist the services of a factory trained technician.
09-02-2014 04:28
I read that first review with the G2 mounted to a swim raft and it did not surprise or amaze me it made me want to puke. Evinrude marketing is in an echo chamber it appears they have totally convinced themselves there is no market for performance oriented products, as there are so few inquiries from customers. The equivalent would be if Ski-Doo built nothing but Tundras and Skandics for 25 years straight and then started saying there must be no market for a machine like the MXZ because our customers have no interest. Evinrude also does not seem to grasp the concept of halo products. Chevrolet makes Corvettes for the image it gives them in the marketplace not because Corvettes are a great money making product on their own.
11-06-2014 09:20
I TOTALLY understand your frustration. As good as the engineering is at BRP, the folks at BRP/Evinrude could be kicking a lot of Mercury & Yamaha motors off transoms IF they would listen to owners on how to improve some of their motors to fit specific markets. Just like your experience, I have also found that BRP/Evinrude attitude towards feedback from owners is one of arrogance and total rejection of any positive suggestions to improve the engineering on their motors. (Mercury & Yamaha ought to be very happy about that, b/c if Evinrude would listen to owners' suggestions, the ETEC motors would be even more AWESOME than they already are!)
I bought my first ETEC this summer; the 15hp ETEC HO kicker. After years of frustration dealing withcarbuerator issues inherant to the 4 stroke CARBED Mercury Pro-Kickers, my ETEC has been an absolute DREAM to own. No more carb clean out jobs every single year. I still have one Mercury 4 stroke on my 18' Alumacraft Trophy. Compared to my ETEC 15hp Kicker, the Mercury 4 stroke sounds like a washing machine on the transom.
I think that I am one of very few salmon or walleye ALUMINUM boat owners who have the 15hp ETEC HO kicker. If the engineers at Evinrude were open to a few small design modifications, ETEC literally would sell 1000's of 15hp HO kickers to current owners of Mercury ProKickers & Yamaha T8, and 9.9 4 strokes. I, too, called and then emailed Evinrude Engineering at Sturtevant, WI. (about 30 miles from where I live) to suggest the improvements they need to make. Not interested. On the phone I was told that they have "excellent engineers who don't need suggestions" on how to improve their products.
What a shame that the arrogant attitude of some folks working at Sturtevant is costing BRP/Evinrude a LOT of potential sales of a clearly SUPERIOR product that is NOT being marketed properly and has several design flaws that could be easily fixed to make the Evinrude 15HO kicker the GOLD STANDARD of kicker motors.