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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.14


                                 MORTGAGE NOTE

This Mortgage Note is made on December 18, 1998 between the Borrower(s) Outboard
Marine Corporation, whose address is 100 Sea Horse Drive, Waukegan, Illinois
60085 referred to as "I," and the Lender Andrew P. Hines, whose address is 20
Saddle Hill Road, Mendham, New Jersey 07931 referred to as the "Lender."

If more than one Borrower signs this Note, the word "I" shall mean each Borrower
named above. The word "Lender" means the original Lender and anyone else who
takes this Note by transfer.

1. Borrower(s) Promise to Pay Principal and Interest. In return for a loan that
I received, I promise to pay $860,000.00 (called "principal"), plus interest to
the order of the Lender. Interest, at a yearly rate of six and 1/2% will be
charged on that part of the principal which has not been paid from the date of
this Note until all principal has been paid.

2. Payments. I will pay principal and interest based on a on demand year payment
schedule with monthly payments of $ on demand on the   day of each month
beginning on on demand I will pay all amounts owed under this Note no later than
on demand. All payments will be made to the Lender at the address shown above or
to a different place if required by the Lender.

3. Early Payments. I have the right to make payments at any time before they are
due. These early payments will mean that this Note will be paid in less time.
However, unless I pay this Note in full, my monthly payments will remain the
same.

4. Late Charge for Overdue Payments. If the Lender has not received any payment
within on demand days after its due date, I will pay the Lender a late charge of
none % of the payment. This charge will be paid with the late payment.

5. Mortgage to Secure Payment. The Lender has been given a Mortgage dated
December 18, 1998, to protect the Lender if the promises made in this Note are
not kept. I agree to keep all promises made in the Mortgage covering property I
own located at 20 Saddle Hill Road in the Township of Mendham in the County of
Morris and the State of New Jersey. All terms of the Mortgage are made part of
this Note.

6. Default. If I fail to make any payment required by this Note within one day
after its due date, or if I fail to keep any other promise I make in this Note
or in the Mortgage, the Lender may declare that I am in default on the Mortgage
and this Note. Upon default, I must immediately pay the full amount of all
unpaid principal, interest, other amounts due on the Mortgage and this Note and
the Lender's costs of collection and attorney fees of twenty (20%) percent of
outstanding balance.

7. Waivers. I give up my right to require that the Lender do the following: (a)
to demand payment (called "presentment"); (b) to notify me of nonpayment (called
"notice of dishonor"); and (c) to obtain an official certified statement showing
nonpayment (called a "protest"). The Lender may exercise any right under this
Note, the Mortgage or under any law, even if Lender has delayed in exercising
that right or has agreed in an earlier instance not to exercise that right.
Lender does not waive its right to declare that I am in default by making
payments or incurring expenses on my behalf. Outboard Marine Corporation and the
signatories hereto represent that any necessary corporate resolution and
approvals for execution of this Demand Promissory Note have been obtained.

8. Each Person Liable. The Lender may enforce any of the provisions of this Note
against any one or more of the Borrowers who sign this Note.

9. No Oral Changes. This Note can only be changed by an agreement in writing
signed by both the Borrower(s) and the Lender.


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10. Signatures. I agree to the terms of this Note. If the Borrower is a
corporation, its proper corporate officers sign and its corporate seal is
affixed.

                                OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION

                                /s/ Robert S. Romano                      (SEAL)
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                                Robert S. Romano, Vice President

Witnessed or Attested by:



                                                                         (SEAL)
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 /s/ Gordon G. Repp
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Gordon G. Repp, Assistant Secretary


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