Determine the year of an outboard

Hi,

I'm considering buying a 12' aluminum boat with a 7.5
horse mercury, probably about 10 - 15 years old.

The seller doesn't know the exact age of the engine
(or boat). Is there any way to tell, by examining
the engine? Is it printed on a plate somewhere?
Or, if it runs well, maybe it doesn't really matter
exactly how old it is. Still, it would be nice
to know.

Thanks

Your mercury dealer can date it by the serial number.

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Denis Roy
D. Roy Woodcraft
www.ideasinwood.com
"Julien Mills" <snoopy.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I'm considering buying a 12' aluminum boat with a 7.5
> horse mercury, probably about 10 - 15 years old.
>
> The seller doesn't know the exact age of the engine
> (or boat). Is there any way to tell, by examining
> the engine? Is it printed on a plate somewhere?
> Or, if it runs well, maybe it doesn't really matter
> exactly how old it is. Still, it would be nice
> to know.
>
> Thanks
>