Where is my boat motor serial number?
On the side of your motor you’ll find a plate. This tells you the make, model and serial number. You’ll only need the serial number if it’s an outboard motor. Different model plates have the same information but may vary in layout.
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.
What does serial number on outboard engine mean?
Think of your engine’s serial number as its fingerprint: a means of identification unique to your particular outboard’s make and model. All Mercury outboard engines either have an identification tag or an instruction plate that contains the serial number.
Where to find the serial number on a Mercury Marine?
Locate the serial number plate by looking on your motor’s transom bracket; the plate will have “Mercury Marine” written on the top. The serial number is the top number on the plate. The number directly beneath this is the year it was manufactured. If the year is not readable, proceed to Step 3.
Do you need a model year for a Mercury?
Mercury has never really used model years for much of anything other than “sales tools” in dealerships. We WILL need your serial number to look up correct parts.
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.
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.
Think of your engine’s serial number as its fingerprint: a means of identification unique to your particular outboard’s make and model. All Mercury outboard engines either have an identification tag or an instruction plate that contains the serial number.