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How do I find the serial number on my boat motor?
Transom Plates: The serial number tag is located on the inner transon plate inside the boat; or, on the upper swivel pin. Outboard motors, have serial numbers assigned to them after production.
How do you read a Johnson outboard model number?
How do you read a Johnson outboard model number? Your Johnson outboard model number can usually be found on the nameplate located on the motor or the mounting bracket. The nameplate should contain a model number and a serial number. The model number will identify the year and certain details of that motor.
What does the model number on an Evinrude Outboard mean?
The model number will identify the year and certain details of that motor. 1980-Present: Evinrude outboards from 1980 to the present use a model number that can help determine the year and features of the motor.
How does the serial number on an outboard engine work?
Nothing in the Mercury Mariner Outboard engine model numbers or serial numbers provides year information directly. The first serial number sold in a year becomes the beginning serial number. Serial numbers between that year’s beginning serial number and the next fall into the same year.
Where can I find the year of an outboard engine?
The actual year is found in the model number, not the serial number. For example, 150TXL 78 is a 150hp engine from 1978. 65ESLR 72 would be from 1972. For engines prior to 1969 refer the the Johnson 1960-1979 serial number year chart located here.
How to tell the year of a Johnson engine?
Johnson has changed how they indicate year in the model number several times. Depending on the year range your motor falls into, you will find your Johnson engine year information differently. For example the ‘CE’ at the end of 100STL CE indicate that the engine is from ’89’.