METAL MARINER 24 LITER OUTBOARD FUEL TANK WITH SOME FUEL STILL INSIDE
RARELY SEEN VINTAGE MARINER METAL OUTBOARD TANK 24 LITRE
AN IDEAL AND COMPACT FUEL TANK FOR ADDITIONAL FUEL CAPACITY FOR SMALL OUTBOARD MOTORS ENABLING THE SAFEST POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF FUEL.
DOES NOT COME WITH A FUEL LINE HOSE KIT BUT THE BUILT IN GAUGE IS INCLUDED.
CAPACITY: 24 LITRES.
DIMENSIONS: LENGTH 450MM HEIGHT X 250MM WIDTH X 330MM
THESE VINTAGE METAL MARINER OUTBOARD MOTOR FUEL TANK GAS CANS ARE RARELY SEEN NOWDAYS. THIS ONE STILL HAS SOME GASOLINE INSIDE. IF BUYER CHOOSE PICKUP THE GASOLINE IS INCLUDED BUT IF COURIER IS CHOSEN I WILL HAVE TO DISCARD IT.
SIZE 46CM WIDE 25CM HIGH 30CM DEEP
CONDITION: FEW PAINT SCRAPES. STRUCTURALLY IN GOOD CONDITION.
MARINER: Competition in the outboard market was tough in the early 1970s, and Mercury Marine found itself at a slight disadvantage.
Rival engine builder Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) sold two outboard brands, Johnson and Evinrude. While Mercury enjoyed equal market share in the category, it was thought that a second outboard line could boost Mercury Marines distribution, both in the U.S. and internationally.
The new Mercury engine brand was named Mariner to invoke a reliable, durable outboard that would appeal to a different customer than the fast, high-performance image of the Mercury brand.
Introduced in Australia in 1974 and two years later in the U.S. and Europe, Mariner instantly doubled the distribution potential for Mercury Marine. The new outboard brand established a foothold in Europe, thanks in part to a decision by OMC to sell direct to dealers, eliminating the loyal, long-term distributors.
Mariner was originally built under a joint venture with Yamaha, which was ended by the Federal Trade Commissions ruling that the agreement hindered competition. By the early 80s, Mariner and Mercury were becoming more similar than different. When electronic fuel injection was introduced in 1986, the transition was complete; the two outboards were mechanically the same.
In the mid 1990s, the economies of scale did not bode well for a two-brand strategy. With less risk of losing U.S. sales through a larger number of committed boat builders, the savings in manufacturing and marketing costs for a single outboard brand would be significant.
In 1999, the decision was reached to end Mariner sales in the U.S. but to continue distribution internationally in markets where it remains popular.
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