Ok picture this! You are relaxing in the middle of your 18-foot bass boat sitting in the middle of a beautiful lake with a nice rod and reel extended. It is a mild day; the sun partly obscured by low hanging clouds that add just the right touch of shade to a cool breeze coming in from the north shore. You have had gentle tugs all day and every so often even pulled in a nice one for the Sunday meal. Life is good...no cares and no worries. Then Mother Nature decides to change the hand you are holding and brings along darker clouds and a heavier wind. Being one not to challenge the forces of nature, you make the sound decision to bring the boat in. You know you put fuel in the outboard and you checked the oil...so one pull and you feel confident that you will be headed in safely very soon. However, that pull does nothing...nor the next or the next. Your outboard is leaving you high and dry (even in the water) causing you undue anxiety.

Unfortunately, this scene has happened to many an angler. But to those that had a Johnson 25 hp outboard motor that was an event not going to happen that often... if at all. When they had the Johnson outboard motor the days events culminated with a safe trip to the dock and a relaxed feeling in knowing that the next trip would probably end on just as safe a note.

Johnson outboard motors have distinguished themselves against the competition as a leader in outboard motors for the everyday boater or angler. Confidence in every detail of a boatman’s equipment is bar none the mainstay to a successful and enjoyable boating experience. Johnson outboard motors, by no accident, accomplish that fact.

What good is it to someone whose source of relaxation or even way of life depends on a piece of equipment that cannot promise and deliver on safety and dependability? To the people that build Johnson outboard motors comes a feeling of pride and accomplishment in the knowledge that the product they make is among the best in the world outboard motors. The test of time and longevity takes no second seat to the makers of Johnson outboard motors and parts.

So the next time you are on the lake casting for the next “big” one...remember that no outboard will give you the comfort and confidence of safety like the Johnson outboard motor.


The 25 hp Johnson boat motor is the perfect small boat motor. Its has a lot of power for its small size and gives plenty of push for a fishing boat loaded with gear. Here are specs for the 2000 Johnson 25 horsepower boat motor
2 cylinder
Displacement: 32 cu. in.
Bore/Stroke: 3.00" x 2.25"
Cylinders: 2
Fuel Induction: Carburetor
RPM: 4500-5500
Weight: 118 lbs.
Gear Ratio: 2.15:1
Shaft: 15 inches

3 Cylinder:
Engine: In-Line
Displacement: 30.5 cu. in.
Bore/Stroke: 2.35" x 2.34"
Fuel Induction: Carburetor
RPM: 5200-5800
Weight: 151 lbs.
Gear Ratio: 2.15:1
Shaft: 15 inches