Not-So-Great Expectations

December, 1991

The other day, while contemplating the death of my second American-made 200-horsepower outboard motor after only 470 hours of operation, I began to think about the future of America.My fishing buddies had long before warned me to switch to Yamahas, which they claimed started every time and were still going after thousands of hours. Not me; I went with America's oldest and most reliable producer of marine outboard motors and got stuck with a $4000 bill for my loyalty. We're not talking miniaturiz...