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Hey Andrew this is Brad from Odenton,Md.and I have a question with hopes that you can help me out to find the answer(s)but all I can do is to describe it! I've seen these Outboard Motors with very long 6'-10' diagonal shafts with a propeller on the end of it in James Bond 007 and Martial Arts movies and I believe they have a starting rip cord or electronic starting switch and run by gasoline but I don't know what these type of Outboard Motors are called,CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THEY'RE CALLED AND ANY DIRECT CONTACT INFORMATION AND HOW MUCH WOULD THEY COST? Sincerily,Brad Streight

Answer
Hi Brad,

1.  Go to the following sites
2.  Search for the product you are looking for
3.  Contact the factory through the site and ask them how much they would cost


www.alibaba.com
www.globalsources.com
www.madeinchina.com


Good Luck,

Andrew

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Andrew Reich

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I can answer questions in regard to quality control and manufacturing in Asia, social compliance and factory auditing in Asia, buying product from China, consumer product lab testing and benchmarking, dealing with Chinese suppliers, business travel in China and sourcing products internationally.

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I have over 7 years experience in quality control and buying from Asia. I have worked as a product inspector, factory auditor, China consultant and buying office manager (Shenzhen) throughout China, and also in New York. I am fluent in Mandarin Chinese and have lived in China for over 5 years. I am the author of QualityWars (www.quality-wars.com), a well-known blog on quality control in China. I am the founder and general manager of InTouch Services (www.intouch-quality.com), a China-based company that provides solutions to quality and overseas manufacturing issues through product inspection and other related quality control services.

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China Business Success Stories Smart China Sourcing

Education/Credentials
Shanghai NORMAL University, ’03 Intensive Mandarin Chinese Program SUNY Binghamton University, ’02, B.S. Management

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