100333624
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Apr 24, 2012
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Hi quick question for ya'll.. I'm looking at purchasing a Mercury 115 and there are a few for sale locally. I can't seem to find much online when I try searching for the differences between the saltwater/bluewater/offshore series.. I am considering a 1997 Merc 115 that reads OFFSHORE on the cowl with blue/white colors on it. I know that some read BLUEWATER and others SALTWATER. What is the difference between these motors? And what is the difference between these vs the regular (red stickered) ones? Thanks in advance!
Also if it helps, the motor I'm interested in reads EXLPTO on the manufactures sticker plate, but the shaft looks just like any other LONGSHAFT model to me (it doesn't have that 5" extension on the midsection) so how can I be certain that the owner didn't just change the cowl to an OFFSHORE series one, and how can I be sure that it is an XL shaft? I mean if it says its an XL and it's a longshaft then what should I be looking out for?
I've included a pic of the motor I'm looking at...
Nick

Also if it helps, the motor I'm interested in reads EXLPTO on the manufactures sticker plate, but the shaft looks just like any other LONGSHAFT model to me (it doesn't have that 5" extension on the midsection) so how can I be certain that the owner didn't just change the cowl to an OFFSHORE series one, and how can I be sure that it is an XL shaft? I mean if it says its an XL and it's a longshaft then what should I be looking out for?
I've included a pic of the motor I'm looking at...
Nick
