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Old 12-01-2010, 12:55 PM   #17
John A. Birdsall
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I think that the reason they use any particular brand of outboard is that they buy by volumn, and they've gone out to bid. Who ever sells at the highest bid wins the gov't contract. (the USN has been known to pay 5,000.00 for a claw hammer.) and they never buy only one.
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