Hi There

I am living in Ireland and unfortunately i don’t have anyone with sound knowledge on some of the old outboards I have collected, I am lucky to have built up a considerable collection from the above mentioned to Anzani super single, gale buccaneer, folding lightwin , I have 2 issues firstly the sportsman requires a coil I can only get it to start occasionally by advancing it past fast ( so it literally runs full belt from the outset does anyone know of any alternative coil, secondly my 5hp Goodyear sea bee has a 6cm brass bushing to hold the drive shaft seal in place but I can’t remove it I have noticed most drawings show a short bushing with a spring but this model has the larger 6cm bushing, and I just can’t remove it nor can i locate the correct seal…. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Also on a lesser note the sportsman has there serial number 00128 would that mean it was the 128th model produced.