[Jack&7]

I had a really terrible thing happen...and I still cannot comprehend how this happened, but it sucks.

I was installing my 1981 Evinrude 9.9 onto the back of my boat as a kicker motor. I have a an older Sylvan bass boat with front and rear decks. So I put the Evi up on the rear deck with the heavy motor end resting fully on the deck towards the bow of the boat...and the prop end resting on the transom of the Sylvan.

I go into the house to get some stuff, come back out and find the Evi on the ground. How it seems to have rotated 180 degrees in mid air and landed with the motor now facing the stern absolutely baffles me. But physics and magic aside, the end result was devastating. The Evi landed on the tiller handle and snapped it right off...both the tiller handle and the steering bracket are buggered because of course, everything is white metal.

I am searching and searching for parts....but of course being a 1981 motor, not so easy.

So I am throwing out a wing and a prayer to see if anyone out in AO land has one of these that may be junk and would sell some parts.

Here are the details:

Model: E10RCID
Year: 1981
9.9 HP

Pics below of the wreckage.