What year is my Mercury?

Bradhman

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I have an 85hp Mercury, serial number is 3617006. Can anyone tell me what year it is by the serial number? Thanx for your help.
 

Grizzly

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Re: What year is my Mercury?

3617006>>> 1973>>>>model 850 inline 4 same engine I've got. -G.
 

Bradhman

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Re: What year is my Mercury?

Thanx. I had to sell my boat last year due to a financial crunch. My neighbor had a Skeeter bass boat with the 85 Merc. sitting out in a field going to waste so I asked her about it. Would you believe she gave it to me? I think I can get it running, it still has compression, but I needed the year to order a manual.
 

Walter

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Re: What year is my Mercury?

My neighbor gave me some dahlia tubers once...
 

Waco

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Re: What year is my Mercury?

wish i had neighbors like that. hell, my neighbors come to my house to get stuff for free, only difference is that they dont ask! :D
 

Grizzly

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Re: What year is my Mercury?

Good luck, Hman, times have to be hard to make you sell your boat, maybe things are looking up.<br /> Waco, I think your neighbors have some kinfolks over here in NE Alabama. :D -G.
 

moosbro

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Re: What year is my Mercury?

A fellow brought in an 850 merc for me to try and fix. The serial number is 6095506 which I can't cross reference to the year/hp. It appears the first 2 digits may have been restamped (60...)? Anyway they look different than the following 5 digits (larger and deeper stamping). Do all your serial numbers appear the same?
 

ntingy32

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Re: What year is my Mercury?

im nick and I have a 20 hp merc and the serial number is 7133881 and its a manuel start w/ a thunderbolt ignition and a manuel start. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT YEAR IT IS!
 
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