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What Model year do I have

"That looks to have been produ

"That looks to have been produced in 2003.

But since it's just a production number, if it left the dealer in either 2003, 04 or even 05 the model would have been called whatever year it was actually sold in..."
 
"With Merc's (as most

"With Merc's (as most mfg's) you always order parts based on the serial number.

And I may be off a year or two. Since you did not provide the horsepower, I simply looked for your serial range on a production list.

The serial, which is just a production number contains no "usable" information - no horsepower, no year mfg'd - nothing and the next serial after yours could be for a totally different model of motor.

In your case, the serial range could have been "assigned" for motors built during the 2002 model year or for models that were to be released as 2003 models.

Merc can do that because from one year to the next no mechanical changes are made. In fact any motor built between 1995 and 2005, of the same horsepower/model will contain identical parts - so whether yours is a 1998 or 2004 makes zero difference in 99.9% of the cases..."
 
"I am trying to determine the

"I am trying to determine the model year of a 9.8 outboard with serial number 5636886. Can not seem to find this serial range on the charts . Also, there is a lever with 3 positions on side of engine near the stop switch. I would like to know what this is for."
 
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