In this day of "outsourcing" , I'm curious to know if the Johnson/Evinrude trolling motor is actually made by them or some other company. I've owned three of them over the years have found them to be reliable and fairly quiet. Like I said, just curious.

You will probably find they were made for OMC by MotorGuide.  Just OMC had the offset shaft installed on theirs.   Still one of the best motors made for going through lilly pads and water with a lot of top cover.

I owned an Evinrude tm, it was made by Minn Kota....