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West Bend Outboards were also sold as [[Elgin|Elgin Outboards]] by [[Elgin|Sears, Roebuck, & Co.]] up through 1959. In that year, Elgin began selling [[Scott Atwater|Scott outboard motors]] as Elgins. The West Bend "Shrimp" was the only model kept in the Sears lineup for a few more years.
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West Bend Outboards were also sold as [[Elgin|Elgin Outboards]] by [[Elgin|Sears, Roebuck, & Co.]] up through 1959. In that year, Elgin began selling [[Scott Atwater|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.
  
  
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West Bend continued making outboard motors well into the 1960's and even offered a Shark-o-Matic sterndrive unit using the block of the 80 HP Tiger Shark outboard motor. The Shark-o-Matic unit was available on some models of [[Laurel]], [[T & T]], and [[Custom Craft|Custom Craft Boats]].  A 1964 brochure lists this sterndrive was supplied to the following manufacturers: [[Aerocraft|Aero Craft Boat Co.]], [[Surfrider|Aero Marine Development Corp.]], [[Aluma craft|Aluma Craft]], [[Aristo Craft|Atlanta Boat Works]], [[Atlantic Boat Builders]], [[AFI|Atlantic Fiberglass, Inc.]], [[Bay Marine]], [[Bee|Bee Craft]], [[Broadwater|Broadwater Boat Co.]], Brunswick Boats, [[Carri Craft]], [[Carver|Carver Boat Co.]], [[Classic Marine]], [[Crestliner]], [[Custom Craft|Custom Craft Marine Co., Inc.]], [[Cutter|Cutter Boats]], [[Dorsett|Dorsett Marine]], [[Duo|Duo Boats]], [[Duracraft|Duracraft Boat Co., Inc.]], [[Everle|Everle Boat Co.]], [[Flare|Flare Fiberglass Boat Co.]], [[Fleetcraft|Fleetcraft, Inc.]], [[Glassmaster|Glassmaster Plastics Co.]], [[Harbin|Harbin Boat Works]], [[Hydro Swift|Hydroswift Corp.]], [[Industrial Marine]], [[Larson|Larson Boats]], [[Laurel|The Laurel Corp.]], [[Lone Star|Lone Star Boat Co.]], [[MFG|MFG Boat Co.]], [[Mariner|Midwest Marine]], [[Hydrodyne|Midwestern Industries]], [[MonArk|Monark Boat Co.]], [[Silver Line|Moorhead Plastics]], [[Owens|Owens Boats]], [[Penn Yan|Penn Yan Boat Co.]], [[Pipestone|Pipestone Sales Co.]], [[Renken|Renken Boat Mfg. Co.]], [[Clippercraft|Spicer Marine]], [[Spirit Lake Boat Co.]], [[Sport Craft|Sport Craft, Inc.]], [[Sportster|Sportster Mfg. Co.]], [[T & T|T&T Boats]], [[Thompson Bros]], [[Tomahawk|Tomahawk Boat Co.]], [[Arkansas traveler|Traveler Mfg. Co.]], [[U. S. Marine]], and [[Nylox|Western Marine Supply]]
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West Bend continued making outboard motors well into the 1960's and even offered a Shark-o-Matic sterndrive package using the block of the 80 HP Tiger Shark outboard motor and a proprietary sterndrive. This was similar to [[OMC|OMC's]] use of the V-4 engine block in their sterndrive package.  A 1964 brochure lists this sterndrive as supplied to the following manufacturers: [[Aerocraft|Aero Craft Boat Co.]], [[Surfrider|Aero Marine Development Corp.]], [[Aluma craft|Aluma Craft]], [[Aristo Craft|Atlanta Boat Works]], [[Atlantic Boat Builders]], [[AFI|Atlantic Fiberglass, Inc.]], [[Bay Marine]], [[Bee|Bee Craft]], [[Broadwater|Broadwater Boat Co.]], Brunswick Boats, [[Carri Craft]], [[Carver|Carver Boat Co.]], [[Classic Marine]], [[Crestliner]], [[Custom Craft|Custom Craft Marine Co., Inc.]], [[Cutter|Cutter Boats]], [[Dorsett|Dorsett Marine]], [[Duo|Duo Boats]], [[Duracraft|Duracraft Boat Co., Inc.]], [[Everle|Everle Boat Co.]], [[Flare|Flare Fiberglass Boat Co.]], [[Fleetcraft|Fleetcraft, Inc.]], [[Glassmaster|Glassmaster Plastics Co.]], [[Harbin|Harbin Boat Works]], [[Hydro Swift|Hydroswift Corp.]], [[Industrial Marine]], [[Larson|Larson Boats]], [[Laurel|The Laurel Corp.]], [[Lone Star|Lone Star Boat Co.]], [[MFG|MFG Boat Co.]], [[Mariner|Midwest Marine]], [[Hydrodyne|Midwestern Industries]], [[MonArk|Monark Boat Co.]], [[Silver Line|Moorhead Plastics]], [[Owens|Owens Boats]], [[Penn Yan|Penn Yan Boat Co.]], [[Pipestone|Pipestone Sales Co.]], [[Renken|Renken Boat Mfg. Co.]], [[Clippercraft|Spicer Marine]], [[Spirit Lake Boat Co.]], [[Sport Craft|Sport Craft, Inc.]], [[Sportster|Sportster Mfg. Co.]], [[T & T|T&T Boats]], [[Thompson Bros]], [[Tomahawk|Tomahawk Boat Co.]], [[Arkansas traveler|Traveler Mfg. Co.]], [[U. S. Marine]], and [[Nylox|Western Marine Supply]]
  
  
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File:Westbenda57001.jpg|1957 Magazine Ad
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File:WestBendb57001.jpg|1957 West Bend Brochure, page 1
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File:WestBendb57002.jpg|1957 West Bend Brochure, page 2
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File:WestBendb57003.jpg|1957 West Bend Brochure, page 3
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File:WestBendb57004.jpg|1957 West Bend Brochure, page 4
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File:WestBendb57005.jpg|1957 West Bend Brochure, page 5
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File:WestBendb57006.jpg|1957 West Bend Brochure, page 6
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File:Westbenda57001.jpg|1957 West Bend 12 HP Barracuda Ad
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File:Westbenda57002.jpg|1957 West Bend Outboards Article
 
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File:Westbenda58003.jpg|1958 West Bend Dealer Ad
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File:Westbenda58002.jpg|1958 Magazine Ad 2
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File:Westbenda58001.jpg|1958 West Bend Shark Generator Ad
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File:Westbenda58002.jpg|1958 West Bend Shark Gift Idea Ad
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File:Westbenda58004.jpg|1958 West Bend Features Article
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File:Westbenda58005.jpg|1958 West Bend Distributor Meeting Article
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File:Westbenda58006.jpg|1958 West Bend 35 HP Shark Ad
 
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File:Westbenda59001.jpg |1959 West Bend Golden Shark Ad 1
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File:Westbenda59003.jpg|1959 West Bend Outboards Article
 
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File:Westbendb60015.jpg | 1960 Brochure, Page 15
 
File:Westbendb60015.jpg | 1960 Brochure, Page 15
 
File:Westbendb60016.jpg | 1960 Brochure, Page 16
 
File:Westbendb60016.jpg | 1960 Brochure, Page 16
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'''1960 West Bend Ads'''
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File:Westbenda60001.jpg | 1960 West Bend Ad
 
File:Westbenda60001.jpg | 1960 West Bend Ad
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File:Westbenda60002.jpg | 1960 West Bend Ad
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Outboard Motor Division

West Bend Aluminum Co.

Hartford, Wisconsin


West Bend Outboards were also sold as Elgin Outboards by 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.


West Bend continued making outboard motors well into the 1960's and even offered a Shark-o-Matic sterndrive package using the block of the 80 HP Tiger Shark outboard motor and a proprietary sterndrive. This was similar to OMC's use of the V-4 engine block in their sterndrive package. A 1964 brochure lists this sterndrive as supplied to the following manufacturers: Aero Craft Boat Co., Aero Marine Development Corp., Aluma Craft, Atlanta Boat Works, Atlantic Boat Builders, Atlantic Fiberglass, Inc., Bay Marine, Bee Craft, Broadwater Boat Co., Brunswick Boats, Carri Craft, Carver Boat Co., Classic Marine, Crestliner, Custom Craft Marine Co., Inc., Cutter Boats, Dorsett Marine, Duo Boats, Duracraft Boat Co., Inc., Everle Boat Co., Flare Fiberglass Boat Co., Fleetcraft, Inc., Glassmaster Plastics Co., Harbin Boat Works, Hydroswift Corp., Industrial Marine, Larson Boats, The Laurel Corp., Lone Star Boat Co., MFG Boat Co., Midwest Marine, Midwestern Industries, Monark Boat Co., Moorhead Plastics, Owens Boats, Penn Yan Boat Co., Pipestone Sales Co., Renken Boat Mfg. Co., Spicer Marine, Spirit Lake Boat Co., Sport Craft, Inc., Sportster Mfg. Co., T&T Boats, Thompson Bros, Tomahawk Boat Co., Traveler Mfg. Co., U. S. Marine, and Western Marine Supply


In January 1965 the outboard motor business of the West Bend Company was bought by Chrysler Corporation and reorganized into the Chrysler Outboard Corp. (Jan. 8, 1965 Wall Street Journal).


Service Information

  • 1955 to 1963 West Bend 5.5, 6, 7.5, & 8 HP models

  • 1956 to 1963 West Bend 12, 16, 18, & 20 HP models

  • 1955 to 1963 West Bend 25, 30, 35, 40, & 45 HP models

  • 1961 to 1963 West Bend 80 HP model

  • West Bend electrical system


1957 Info:

  • 1957 West Bend Brochure, page 1

  • 1957 West Bend Brochure, page 2

  • 1957 West Bend Brochure, page 3

  • 1957 West Bend Brochure, page 4

  • 1957 West Bend Brochure, page 5

  • 1957 West Bend Brochure, page 6

  • 1957 West Bend 12 HP Barracuda Ad

  • 1957 West Bend Outboards Article


1958 Info:

  • 1958 West Bend Dealer Ad

  • 1958 West Bend Shark Generator Ad

  • 1958 West Bend Shark Gift Idea Ad

  • 1958 West Bend Features Article

  • 1958 West Bend Distributor Meeting Article

  • 1958 West Bend 35 HP Shark Ad


1959 Info:

  • 1959 West Bend Golden Shark Ad 1

  • 1959 West Bend Golden Shark Ad 2

  • 1959 West Bend Outboards Article


1960 Info:

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 1

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 2

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 3

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 4

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 5

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 6

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 7

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 8

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 9

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 10

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 11

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 12

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 13

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 14

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 15

  • 1960 Brochure, Page 16


1960 West Bend Ads

  • 1960 West Bend Ad

  • 1960 West Bend Ad

  • 1960 West Bend Ad

  • 1960 West Bend Ad

  • 1960 West Bend Ad


1961 Info:

  • 1961 West Bend Tiger Shark Ad


1964 Info:

  • West Bend Outboards Brochure, p1

  • West Bend Outboards Brochure, p2

  • West Bend Outboards Brochure, p3

  • West Bend Outboards Brochure, p4

  • West Bend Outboards Brochure, p5

  • West Bend Pricelist, p1

  • West Bend Pricelist, p2

  • West Bend Pricelist, p3

  • West Bend Pricelist, p4

  • West Bend 50 HP Ad


1964 Sterndrive Info:

  • West Bend Shark-O-Matic Brochure, p1

  • West Bend Shark-O-Matic Brochure, p2

  • West Bend Shark-O-Matic Brochure, p3

  • West Bend Shark-O-Matic Brochure, p4

  • West Bend Shark-o-Matic in a 1964 T & T Boats Brochure


West Bend Outboards in Use


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