How do I find the year of my Mercury outboard?
Every Mercury outboard has a serial number label located on the transom bracket area of the engine. The latest serial number labels display a 2-digit number in a box at the lower right portion of the label. These digits coincide with the last two digits of the year in which the outboard was manufactured.
Where can I Find my Mercury Marine serial number?
If your serial number is not found, you can use the product navigation folders on the left to find your engine model. Mercury highly recommends contacting your local Mercury dealer to ensure you find the correct part, and to place an order.
Is the Mercruiser sterndrive a model year engine?
Mercury’s MerCruiser sterndrive engines and MotorGuide electric trolling motors have not had model years for some time, and two other major outboard manufacturers have also eliminated model year designations. What has changed on the Mercury Outboard Engine Manufacturer Statement of Origin (MSO)?
How can I determine when my Mercury outboard was built?
When titling an outboard engine in South Carolina, the “Manufacture Date” from the outboard engine MSO should be used. How can I determine when my outboard was built? Every Mercury outboard has a serial number label located on the transom bracket area of the engine.
How often does Mercury change the model code?
Going forward, that same second-to-last character will now be used to identify the “production era” of a given model. Further, by eliminating model year, Mercury will no longer arbitrarily update the model code every 12 months.
How to find the model year of a Mercury outboard motor?
There is no way to find the model year of motors with significantly higher serial numbers than listed in these guides. There is NO serial-to-year cross-reference chart for 1997 and later motors. Mercury has never really used model years for much of anything other than “sales tools” in dealerships.
Where can I find 9.8 hp motor parts?
Revise Search: All Models > 9.8 HP Drill down to the horsepower, serial number range and engine section to get an online inventory of original and aftermarket Mercury boat parts. We carry Mercury outboard motor parts for vintage and current model outboards. Your Mercury serial number is the key to finding the correct parts for your motor.
What’s the model year of a 1997 Mercury outboard?
Mercury did not publish model year information for 1997 & newer outboards. The year is now normally noted on the serial number sticker. NOTE: Mercury DOES NOT Use Model Years For Parts Lookup. This Chart Is For Mercury’s software. So if your serial number is “01234567” you would use only
Is the serial number of a mariner motor the same as a Mercury Motor?
PLEASE NOTE: leading zeroes are not relevant, e.g. “0B123456” is the same as “B123456” in the listing. However, later model serial will begin with a “1” or higher in pace of the “0”; those ARE significant . US-made Mariner motors are identical with Mercury serial number ranges and use these same charts.