{"id":5975,"date":"2025-03-11T10:02:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T10:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=5975"},"modified":"2025-03-11T10:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T10:02:22","slug":"brps-dedication-to-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=5975","title":{"rendered":"BRP\u2019s Dedication to Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    BRP\u2019s Dedication to Innovation<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG225-SPL-BRP-1-1024x768.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"Angler riding a Sea-Doo\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG225-SPL-BRP-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG225-SPL-BRP-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG225-SPL-BRP-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG225-SPL-BRP-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG225-SPL-BRP-1.jpg 2000w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The Sea-Doo Fish Pro is just one of many BRP innovations.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy BRP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<p><iframe id=\"wxuzj5efbz\" src=\"https:\/\/boatingmag.dragonforms.com\/wxuzj5efbz\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%;height:165px;border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h2>\n<p>In 1937, 15-year-old Joseph Armand Bombardier invented the Ski Doo to traverse the snowy streets of Quebec. His company grew into railway and aerospace, and was sold in 2003 to an investor group for billions. Sea-Doo personal watercraft,\u00a0 Can-Am all-terrain vehicles and BRP-leading boat lines followed, and now include Manitou Pontoons, Alumacraft fishing boats, and the Sea-Doo Switch pontoons (a <em>Boating<\/em> Boat of the Year awardee) with PWC maneuverability powered by BRP\u2019s Rotax engines. Rotax is a 100-year-old Austrian propulsion company, purchased by Bombardier in 1970 to power its vehicles and vessels. BRP recently added a Rotax outboard as a power option for its Manitou pontoons and Alumacraft fishing boats (conventional outboards are also available).<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovative Design<\/h2>\n<p>BRP recently invested $15 million to renovate its Palm Bay, Florida, design center (two other centers exist in France and Quebec), and invited <em>Boating <\/em>for a behind-the-scenes look. The 6-acre facility sits on a large lake, ideal for testing, surrounded by a sandy track for ATV trials. While running vessels and vehicles to their breaking point might sound like fun, it is the \u00adserious endgame for the staff of 60 in Palm Bay. A new offering could require 200 to 300 hours of testing\u2014that is years of development.<\/p>\n<p>New stuff starts with 3D and computer-aided-\u00addesign drawings. Next, prototypes are\u00a0 built by 3D printing, by CAD-cut aluminum or by hand-cut wood. Those molds are then 3D-scanned and reviewed by teams of electrical and mechanical engineers, viewing the vessel or vehicle through the lenses of virtual reality and sustainability. This examination process is applied not only to its products, but also its own facilities, and takes years of interaction among the various design centers and departments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG225-SPL-BRP-2-1024x513.jpg?resize=800%2C401&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Renderings showcasing BRP's innovation\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG225-SPL-BRP-2-1024x513.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG225-SPL-BRP-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG225-SPL-BRP-2-768x385.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG225-SPL-BRP-2-1536x770.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/BTG225-SPL-BRP-2.jpg 2000w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">New stuff starts with 3D and computer-aided-\u00addesign drawings.<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy BRP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Product<\/h2>\n<p>The innovative design process was exemplified in the development of the Rotax outboard engine. It began with field observation. According to Curt \u00adWilson, director of design and advanced concepts, BRP boat-show staff overheard a woman voicing intrusion and safety concerns about traditional outboard engines. Because the market clamored for outboard \u00adengines, BRP went to work on how to get the outboard out of the way while keeping its benefits, and while using a Rotax engine as a foundation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The low-profile \u00adoutboard, which installs under the \u00adwide-open MAX Deck model Manitou and Alumacraft boats, debuted two years ago. It accommodates a broader swim platform, and while the propellers are the same, it diminishes the fear of injuries and tangled lines, while access to the water for tubing and swimming is enhanced. In addition, higher fuel efficiency and lower carbon emissions reflect BRP\u2019s goals of lowering carbon footprint, protecting the environment, and incorporating \u00adinnovation into products.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Next:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/boats\/behind-the-scenes-look-at-brps-cutting-edge-operation\/\">A Behind-the-Scenes Look at BRP\u2019s Cutting-Edge Operation<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Let It Rip!<\/h2>\n<p>As LaPointe summarizes, \u201cBy combining design and advanced concepts with R&amp;D, we are able to explore new possibilities, and create products that offer unique, \u00adinnovative, and exciting \u00adadventures for our riders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From seeing the original 1959 Sea-Doo in the lobby to running the new 300 hp Fish Pro and new \u00adManitou pontoons on the lake to\u00a0 careening around in a Can-Am Defender, I can vouch for BRP\u2019s dedication to innovation and the \u00adexciting adventures that result.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/boats\/brp-dedication-to-innovation\/\">BRP\u2019s Dedication to Innovation<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/\">Boating Mag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Marilyn DeMartini<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatingmag.com\/boats\/brp-dedication-to-innovation\/\">Go to boatingmag<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRP\u2019s Dedication to Innovation The Sea-Doo Fish Pro is just one of many BRP innovations. Courtesy BRP History In 1937, 15-year-old Joseph Armand Bombardier invented the Ski Doo to traverse the snowy streets of Quebec. His company grew into railway and aerospace, and was sold in 2003 to an investor group for billions. 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