"Michael, I can tell you that
"Michael, I can tell you that it was built by Yamaha in 1986 for Mercury and sold under their Mariner line.
This was referred to as a "C" model and the ELO meant it is an electric start, long shaft (20") that originally had oil injection.
The oil system on this model was Merc's very famous "Autoblend" system - best known for how many motors totally destroyed their cylinders/pistons while using it.
Hopefully someone removed the autoblend and threw it far enough away that it couldn't spontaneously reconnect itself while no one was looking.
Although it was produced in 1986 it was built with parts from a late 70's model Yami. The Yami/Mariner line was a budget motor in it's day.
Don't misread what I'm saying - I'm not saying they were poorly built. They were well designed and the parts were sound, they just weren't "modern" the day they were produced - they were old technology.
The target market was outside of North America/Europe as a lower cost alternative in Merc's line.
That lower cost, did however, make certain models popular in North America (with the 40 "C" probably the most prolific).
For that reason, when trying to place a value on a Yami/Mariner it is best to compare it to a Merc, OMC or Yamaha that is about 10 years "older" than the Mariner you are looking at - because in some cases parts are getting scarce - and in most cases you have to use OEM parts from Merc because the aftermarket places like Sierra never produced parts for these.
Anything else you want to know?"
