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cant find info on my outboard model

robert_buoy

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Hi I'm new to the forum and I need some help. I have a 1989 force 125hp outboard. The serial number is 1613 and the model number is 125JX9B. So I my problem is this. When I search for that model number nothing comes up. Its like it does not exist. I can find model numbers that are really close but not that specific model. What's going on here? Can anyone help me with this?
 
Are you sure it's 125"J"X9B and not 1251X9B?

Force motors had a somewhat murky history. They started as Chrysler outboard that was bought out of bankruptcy by Bayliner and marketed by US Marine. Brunswick bought Bayliner and gave Force to Merc.

Merc never tooled up to make these motors. They cobbled together parts left over from Chrysler and US Marine along with discontinued Merc parts that were laying around and basically cobbled together a "franken outboard".

The 1989 model was one of the worst in terms of "cobbling" - as they ran out of part "A", they grabbed part "B" and made it fit.

This resulted in no less than 54 "different" versions of the 1989 125 horse Force.

So if your "model" is exactly as you posted it is in "addition" to the "known" 54 variations out there and who knows what you have. Any given part could have originally been on a Merc, Chrysler or US Marine/Force model.

If it's running don't mess with it, if it isn't you may want to consider replacing it with something that at least can be identified and has parts availability.

Sorry if it sounds harsh, but these were built as inexpensive and somewhat "disposable" motors.
 
Well it runs pretty good for now. I just got the motor and was just doing some research on it when I went to wire it up and couldn't find anything on it and thought that was weird.I got it all wired up now and it seems to run pretty good so hopefully I wont need any parts for it any time soon. Yeah I found lists by model number for that year and it didnt show my model number and I just thought it was strange. But for $300 Im not complaining.
 
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