I'm old, Im a mechanic that reads manuals, I research things before ever posting, and Sears never made anything. They private label things, but never made anything
Your sears gamefisher is an eska outboard with a techumseh power head derived from their lawnmower motors
Transom straps are not to save your boat. They are to prevent collateral damage
Witnessed many accidents where trailers did not have transom straps. Seeing a boat either fly over the truck and hit the car ahead, or even stay attached at the bow and flip over the side crushing the car next to...
FWIW
Automotive aftermarket tachs have selector switches for 4,6, or 8 cylinders. Generally 3-4 settings. Most do not work with outboards
Marine tachs have more settings for the alternator/switchbox outputs in addition to the cylinder setting. Generally 6+ settings to work with outboards...
looking at the pic, looking at the corroded numbers.....looks like the numbers shown are 48-832828 which would be a 17P per the chart. which is what a 3.0 can spin. going to a 4-blade, I would drop down to a 15P.
IIRC, the 3-cylinder used a modified 6-cylinder prestolite cap with only 3 of the terminals. I believe the rotor is just glued to the shaft.
The pic looks like someone swapped in a 6-cylinder cap.
call Franz, or spend a day at your local NAPA going thru all the parts on the shelf, and their...
the 1998 should be identical to the 1999 as far as crank/rods/block go.
the automotive dampers are generally smaller because the motor doesnt spend the amount of time at WOT in a truck that it does in a boat.
With that stated, use the 1999 short block as is. get a new marine water pump, new...
look in the sig as I rebuilt my back to back seats. you would be better off just buying them
https://www.iboats.com/shop/boat-seats/ski-boat-seats/back-to-back-lounge-boat-seats.html
first, welcome aboard
pics would help us see the damage
anything man-made can be re-made or repaired.
the toon logs are the frame that the deck sits on. specifically, what did you bend? again, pics would help.
I have a percolator style coffee pot that we use when camping. its dual voltage, 12 volt and 125. its going to be over 50 soon.
they just dont make things to be repaired or two last.
