BRP Introduces New Boat
Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:04 am
When BRP announced it was terminating the manufacturing of Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines after over 100-years in the that marine business, it had two "secret" projects in development, which where known as Project-M and Project Ghost.
BRP recently revealed a new line of boats which they acknowledge as the outcome of the Project-M development: the SEA-DOO SWITCH. The "M" part is the modular design of the boat deck, which can be reconfigured by moving around plastic deck tiles in a sort of LEGO-like system.
As BRP has done in the past, they produced a very splashy introduction for their dealers. Here is a link to a recording of that presentation:
https://youtu.be/vFqngNTNdr8?t=613
Caution: what you are about to see is perhaps the complete antithesis of boating in a classic Boston Whaler boat with a conventional outboard engine.
The biggest feature: the boat, engine, and trailer start at MSRP of $18,000. The SWITCH is aimed at entry-level new boaters. In comparison, a Boston Whaler 130 SPORT base price is about $17,500, without a trailer.
The SWITCH boat in all models uses the ROTAX 1630 ACE engine, an in-line three-cylinder 1.633-liter four-stroke-power-cycle engine with four valves per cylinder. The SWITCH will use 100-HP, 170-HP, and 230-HP versions of the engine without supercharging. The acronym ACE stands for Advanced Combustion Efficiency. All the 1630 ACE engines use a closed-loop cooling system. The ROTAX 1630 engine is also available in some SeaDoo models as a 300-HP engine with supercharger and inter cooling.
BRP recently revealed a new line of boats which they acknowledge as the outcome of the Project-M development: the SEA-DOO SWITCH. The "M" part is the modular design of the boat deck, which can be reconfigured by moving around plastic deck tiles in a sort of LEGO-like system.
As BRP has done in the past, they produced a very splashy introduction for their dealers. Here is a link to a recording of that presentation:
https://youtu.be/vFqngNTNdr8?t=613
Caution: what you are about to see is perhaps the complete antithesis of boating in a classic Boston Whaler boat with a conventional outboard engine.
The biggest feature: the boat, engine, and trailer start at MSRP of $18,000. The SWITCH is aimed at entry-level new boaters. In comparison, a Boston Whaler 130 SPORT base price is about $17,500, without a trailer.
The SWITCH boat in all models uses the ROTAX 1630 ACE engine, an in-line three-cylinder 1.633-liter four-stroke-power-cycle engine with four valves per cylinder. The SWITCH will use 100-HP, 170-HP, and 230-HP versions of the engine without supercharging. The acronym ACE stands for Advanced Combustion Efficiency. All the 1630 ACE engines use a closed-loop cooling system. The ROTAX 1630 engine is also available in some SeaDoo models as a 300-HP engine with supercharger and inter cooling.