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I haven't had a chance to personally inspect it (my dad was in it yesterday when it happened), but if this is the case, are we looking at a replacement instead of a repair? I understand it has a lot to do with just how much damage the rod caused, and compatible power blocks on eBay are anywhere from $300-$900 for this model. Thoughts?

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No way of telling without inspection. However, if it can be rebored and an oversize piston put in, that might be the way to go. You don't have to do all 3 cylinders, just the one.

You probably also want to rebuild the carbs - it's likely that the one on the cylinder that blew was running lean.

Tim

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I wouldn't spend a dime on it. Sell the gearcase for $400-$500 and shop for a new or used replacement motor. Great excuse to upgrade.

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Unless the rest of the motor is mint I would look to upgrade. start looking at craigslist and other outlets for whole rigs that you can rob a motor from then get what you can from the donor boat.

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There is another option here.
a few years back a rod cap came off my 40HP Jonny.
It was a similar issue to yours. I picked up a replacement power head on Ebay for about $50. It was very instructive.
I swapped out the crank and piston assembly. My bores were in great shape. I even swapped my ring onto the replacement pistons. Added a new head and bottom gasket. I took a chance using the old rings without honing. It all worked out great! I never would have guessed you could reuse rings like that, but it had great cyln. pressure.
On the other hand I would have never guessed that the nuts on the rod caps with back off after 12 years?

KP

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turns out it's a lower unit issue. rats nest of fishing line seized it up. it's a reasonably-priced rebuild job for our shade-tree mechanic.