- Mercury Outboard Serial Number Search Australia
- 1988 Mercury Outboard Serial Number Lookup
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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.
The serial number format is the same.
Japanese Mariner motors have a totally different serial number scheme, e.g. '6A3-S-123456'
We currently do not have those here, but are largely useless. These motors do not have any consistent year-to-serial scheme.
Mercury ceased publishing this information after the 1996 model year. 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.
We WILL need your serial number to look up correct parts.
Find Mercury Outboard Serial Number. You can locate the engine serial number on the starboard side of the engine on the transom bracket. The number will start with a 0 or 1, then a letter (eg. Mercury model 52179A motor electric genuine parts. Mercury Motor Serial Number Manuals - Lookup Mercury Marine 500 outboard motor parts by serial number range and buy discount parts from our large online inventory. Lookup Mercury Marine 40 hp (3 cyl.) outboard motor parts by serial number range and buy discount parts from our large online inventory.
Arranged by Horsepower
4 - 6 HP
7.5 - 9.9 HP
15 - 25 HP
30 - 40 HP (2-CYL)
40 (4-CYL) - 50 HP
60 - 100 HP
115 - 150 HP
175 - 300 HP
SPECIAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE OUTBOARDS
Over the years, manufacturers have changed where this information is located on an outboard. I'll try to be as complete as possible below, while keeping this reasonably simple.
Mercury
On older Mercury outboards, going back into the 50's and possibly even earlier, the serial number would generally be viewed at the leading edge of the swivel bracket, as seen in the image below. If for any reason that number may have been changed, removed, or can no longer be read, every Mercury had a freeze plug, which is on the powerhead and about the size of a quarter. That freeze plug will have a serial number on it. So long as you know your HP and the serial number, you can identify the year of your outboard.
On later model Mercury engines, the serial number was located on the swivel bracket, as shown in the picture below. First, these would be on a metal tag and stamped with the numbers. Later, the numbers were printed on a vinyl tag. Unfortunately, you'll often find that the vinyl tag has washed out. If you can no longer read the number on the tag, you’ll want to find that freeze plug on the powerhead in order to identify the outboard.
Johnson & Evinrude
Johnson and Evinrude outboards both work with model numbers for identification. In most cases, the model number is located on either the transom or swivel bracket. It can usually be found on a either a metal plate on earlier models or a sticker on later models. Once they switched over to the tags, this was another number that often washed out and could no longer be read. In this case, the powerhead freeze plug can be located and will have the serial number. The serial number itself won't do you much good, but an authorized dealer can use the serial number to match the engine up with a model number again.
Chrysler Outboards
Chrysler outboards work by a model number. There are 2 locations where you may find this number. Early Chrysler models stamped it on a metal plate and it was placed under the carburetors, inside the lower cowling, or pan. Later models used the same plate, but you'd find it on the side of the transom bracket.
Force outboards used model numbers on vinyl tags, many of which washed out. If the number washed out, you may find a small sticker either on the cylinder head cover or the starter bracket. If that fails, all is not lost. There are numbers stamped on your carburetor. Take those numbers and google them or email us. Those numbers will usually nail down a year and HP for your engine.
Mercury Outboard Serial Number Search Australia
Other Makes
1988 Mercury Outboard Serial Number Lookup
50 Hp Mercury Outboard Serial Number Lookup
Nissan, Tohatsu, Suzuki, Yamaha, and Yamaha Mariner use both model and serial number information. That tag can almost always be found on the side of your transom bracket, as shown below.