EXHIBIT 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- The undersigned directors and officers of Brunswick Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Peter B. Hamilton and Victoria J. Reich and each of them individually, the true and lawful attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, with power to act with or without the others and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as directors and officers of the Company, the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and any and all amendments thereto; and each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves all that said attorneys or any of them shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney in one or more counterparts on the date set opposite his or her name. Capacity Signature Date -------- --------- ---- Chairman of the Board, /s/ Peter N. Larson February 9, 1999 ------------------- Chief Executive Officer Peter N. Larson (Principal Executive Officer) and Director Executive Vice President /s/ Peter B. Hamilton February 9, 1999 --------------------- and Chief Financial Officer Peter B. Hamilton (Principal Financial Officer) Vice President and Controller /s/ Victoria J. Reich February 9, 1999 --------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer) Victoria J. Reich Director /s/ Nolan D. Archibald February 9, 1999 ---------------------- Nolan D. Archibald Capacity Signature Date - -------- --------- ---- Director /s/ Jeffrey L. Bleustein February 9, 1999 ------------------------ Jeffrey L. Bleustein Director /s/ Michael J. Callahan February 9, 1999 ----------------------- Michael J. Callahan Director /s/ Manuel A. Fernandez February 9, 1999 ----------------------- Manuel A. Fernandez Director /s/ Peter Harf February 9, 1999 -------------- Peter Harf Director /s/ Jay W. Lorsch February 9, 1999 ----------------- Jay W. Lorsch Director /s/ Bettye Martin Musham February 9, 1999 ------------------------ Bettye Martin Musham Director /s/ Kenneth Roman February 9, 1999 ----------------- Kenneth Roman Director /s/ Robert L. Ryan February 9, 1999 ------------------ Robert L. Ryan Director /s/ Roger W. Schipke February 9, 1999 -------------------- Roger W. Schipke 2 POWER OF ATTORNEY ----------------- The undersigned director of Brunswick Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), does hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Peter B. Hamilton and Victoria J. Reich and each of them individually, the true and lawful attorney or attorneys of the undersigned, with power to act with or without the others and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of the undersigned as director of the Company, the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and any and all amendments thereto; and the undersigned hereby ratifies and approves all that said attorneys or any of them shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney on February 15, 1999. /s/ Rebecca P. Mark -------------------- Rebecca P. Mark