What year is my Mariner outboard by serial number?
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.
How do I identify my Mercury Mariner outboard?
All Mercury outboard engines either have an identification tag or an instruction plate that contains the serial number. The ID tag is located on either side of the swivel bracket (or transom bracket), and the instruction plate is located between the thumb screws above the steering tube.
How do you read a Mercruiser serial number?
Mercruiser sterndrive engine serial numbers are formatted as follows—0W555555. The first character is the number 0, not the capital letter O. Serial numbers that do not follow this format, rather have seven numerical digits, were manufactured before 1980.
Where is serial number on old Mercury outboard?
For Mercury outboard engines 8hp and higher, your engine serial number (ESN) tag can be found halfway down the transom assembly on the right (starboard) side, just below the engine’s powerhead. For engines 6hp and lower, you can find your Mercury outboard serial number on the top of the swivel bracket.
Are Mariner and Mercury outboards the same?
Mercury and mariner are the same company, both owned by the bruswick corp. Mariner was originally an australian licenced company that re-badged overseas engines and sold them locally under the ‘mariner’ brand name, mostly US made mercurys and a few Johnsons…
How do I tell what year my Mercury outboard is?
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.
How do I identify my MerCruiser?
The model of Mercruiser engine can be determined by looking at the last letters of the “engine block code” that is stamped in all complete longblocks by General Motors at the time of assembly. If the serial number, and/or model decals are missing, the engine code will help to determine the engine model.
How do I identify my MerCruiser engine?
Typically, on a Mercruiser sterndrive or inboard engine, the tag is on the block near the starter. But, sometimes, it’s down by the starter on the engine block, near the flywheel, or on the flame arrestor.