"Sears & Roedoe" may indeed be
da "better-half equivalent" of
da classic store name, but
da also-opposite-sounding names "Sears Rowback" and "Sears Rowforward" are actually pretty much
da exact same thing, in dat they both indicate how unreliable your
boat's rear-mounted putt-putt is; in fact, da "row forward" motor is evidently even worse than da "no power on da return trip" model, if it actually craps out even before you get very far underway!