West Bend Outboard Manuals

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On this page we offer manuals specific to West Bend Outboards. You can visit our Chrysler Outboard Manuals Page for additional applicable service manuals. Chrysler purchased West Bend's Outboard business sector in 1965 changing production to the Chrysler name plate.

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About: West Bend Outboards

West Bend” motors were sold by West Bend Aluminum Co. beginning in 1947. Under an agreement with Sears, Roebuck and Co., West Bend Aluminum Co. developed the 1 1/4 horsepower “Elgin,” the first air-cooled outboard motor. The “Elgin” name was sold exclusively through Sears, Roebuck, & Co. up through 1959. In that year, Elgin began selling Scott outboard motors as Elgins. The West Bend "Shrimp" was the only model kept in the Sears lineup for a few more years.

West Bend also operated an outboard factory in Barrie, Ontario for Canadian production of West Bend outboards. In 1959, they first began offering their single-lever remote control, the "Synchro-Drive", which allowed control of both throttle and gear shifting with only one lever. They even offered a Shark-o-Matic sterndrive package using the block of the 80 HP Tiger Shark outboard motor and a proprietary sterndrive.

West Bend continued making outboard motors into the mid 1960's when in January 1965 the outboard motor business of the West Bend Company was bought by Chrysler Corporation for their Chrysler Outboard business. (Jan. 8, 1965 Wall Street Journal).

Chrysler / West Bend Outboards were also sold under brand names: Commodore, Firestone, JC Penny, Sea King, Viking, and Wizard among other brands and companies they manufactured and supplied outboard boat motors for.

West Bend Outboard Boat Motor Model Identification

WestBend Outboard Model and Year Guide

Locate West Bend outboard motor serial number identification plate by looking on your motor's tiller arm.

The image here shows the motor serial number and model number on an identification plate attached to the tiller control arm. Use these numbers to properly identify the motor and to ensure that the correct parts and service literature are obtained when ordered.

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