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No need to use heat or PB blaster.--Use the correct puller.------Drill / tap those 3 holes and it should pop off.-----hopefully you have not damaged the coils.

Clean the carburetor.----And do not leave carburetor full of fuel when motor is not in use for a few days.

How high is the transom on this boat ??

Maybe it was not winterized properly.----Have you done a compression test on it ?----I would and post your numbers here.

Same switch type was used from about 1960 to 2005.-----Black ones come apart easy.----White ones may need rivet on bottom drilled off

What are the cylinder compression values ?----And do you have spark on 3 leads that jumps a gap of 3/8" or more?-----Flywheel key checked ?

Prop shaft diameter on a 1963 model 10 HP is 0.554"-----The 18 HP is 0.625" on a 1965 model.

Guess I will take one of more than a dozen apart tomorrow !

What happens when you bend those tabs back ??

Well-----It looks just like the ones I take apart.----So look at it very closely !!

I am surprised at the condition of these parts.----So just a quick hone and reassemble.-----Then more trouble shooting.---Sorry I can not be of more help.

A V-6 some where in the 1990's or newer

If engine is in good shape , strong spark, good compression it won't stall with a bit of fogging oil introduced.

A lot depends on the location.------In salt water areas they have all been scrapped.------In some locations you find an old time shop that will work on these motors.----Keeps folks going and no used ones to be had.

your location ?

The 28 HP models from around the late 1980 to 1996 also used that lower unit.

What trouble shooting was done on this engine ?----Compression test would be easy before lifting it out.-------I took one out on my own boat.-----Correct the 3 bolts / studs and nuts hold it in there.----The engine , adapter and muffler lift out as an assembly.

year ?

There are 3 separate crankcases.-----If a piston is at the bottom of the stroke the intake ports and exhaust ports would be open.----And air would simply go out the exhaust at the prop

Pictures of piston skirts will tell the story I think.