Mercury Racing Makes A 500-Horsepower V8 Outboard Elmer Kiekhaefer floated unknowingly into the outboard motor business when he purchased a bankrupt Wisconsin manufacturing company in 1939.

Proper maintenance of an outboard trim-and-tilt system will keep it functioning. Use these tips to add fluid and keep it in top condition.

Engines built after 2000 are typically four-strokes (Honda, Mercury, Suzuki and Yamaha) or direct-injected (DFI) two-strokes (Evinrude, Mercury, Tohatsu and Yamaha). They’re more expensive to buy than ...

Modern outboard engines can cost tens of thousands of dollars and enable your boat to travel at highway speeds on the the ocean.