Sportmaster Repair

[outboard-rob]

Well fall is fast aproaching so on Saturday I decided to take the Eliminator to the river.Before leaving I did my usual checks on the hull/engine.I decided to drain the lube in the sporty. When I pulled the plug I had metal chips balled up on the magnet.Not a huge ammount but they are about 1/32"to 1/16" in size.As much as I hate to say it,Iam done for the rest of the year.Which leads me to my question-whos good to call for going through a sportmaster?? ..Any help is appreciated..........Rob ;)

[outboard-rob]

Any suggestions?????????Anyone???.....

[Markus]

He is in Oshkosh, WI.

Phone (920) 231-1149

[Jay Smith]

Rob,

If your gonna "Brown Truck" it I have a guy in the Houston area that is good with lower units , he's a dealer ....

FYI... Crate that thing up like it was a piece of fine china the "brown" has a reputation of smoking gearcases during freight !

[outboard-rob]

Thanks for the crating advise Jay,Ive had bad luck with ups in the past.Gonna crate it up good...By the way the 260 is runnin flawless!!!! The sporty just couldnt hold up to that rippin,reliable JSRE power!!!!!!!Rob

[Markus]

Rob,

FYI... Crate that thing up like it was a piece of fine china the "brown" has a reputation of smoking gearcases during freight !

I second that. I built a plywood crate that would have survived a nuclear war. It barely survived UPS.

I don't know about Jay's guy, but Dave Steckbauer is close to you and knows his stuff. He used to build gearcases for Mercury Racing.

[Jay Smith]

Thanks Rob glad you have had many trouble free hours from your JSRE engine !

We do our best to not only build power but long ljfe as well !

Good luck with the gear case repairs.........

[outboard-rob]

Talked to David Steckbauer today,gonna ship my sporty to him for some freshening.Thank you Markus ang Jay for the suggestions.......Its gonna be a long winter :( :( :(