Looking for assistance with Mercury Tracker 40 hp outboard
colisa
a Mercury Marine Tracker 40 HP 4 cyl outboard...
I need help finding the engine serial number.
I took pictures and put it in a blog, figuring it would be easier than
trying to explain that dohickey or whachamacallit:
http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-finding-boat.html
can anybody here help me?
Thanks,
Colisa
sailirc
"colisa" <Coli...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Not sure Colisa but you can check out this forum.
http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=236181
http://www.marinshopen.se/Hj%E4lpmedel/Modellguide/tabid/74/Default.aspx
Maybe one of the guys will see the post and help you out.
mmc
"colisa" <Coli...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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original engine and the same year as the boat. The rest of the info
contained in the sandscript of an outboard serial number is things like hp,
steering (wheel/tiller) and elecrtical (whether it has an alternator and
starter motor).
Armed with this knowledge, you should be able to order parts at a decent
parts house.
Might also try to find someone else with the same model/year boat and get
thier serial number to use for parts.
MMC
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"colisa" <Coli...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Husband does all the boat mechanical stuff so I am not sure
about this link It looks like it shows all the part numbers you may be
looking for. if not just disregard.
http://www.marinshopen.se/Hj%C3%A4lpmedel/Modellguide/Mercury/3565Hk/tabid/107/Default.aspx
colisa
My real problem is determining WHERE to look for this engine serial
number or which one of my numbers that I can't real good is the right
number... none of them even seem to fit in the categories of serial
numbers listed online
Thanks,
Colisa
Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
It will be on the engine's transom mount near or around the tilt
mechanism.
Just look for the manufacturer's plate - might need to power wash the
area to expose the plate.
Don White
"Short Wave Sportfishing" <em...@swsportsremove.org> wrote in message
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Yup....older models like my british Seagull had the model/serial number
stamped in the steel, newer models have the metal plate with the
manufacturer, model number and the serial number. Easy to find on the
bracket of my 1986 Evinrude 6hp and the 2003 Johnson 25hp
DK
That's a 3 cylinder, 966cc, motor, not 4. With the Tracker graphics on
the cowling, it's probably the same year as the boat - give or take one
year. I don't think a lot has changed since it was built.
I used to own the same boat - a little newer - and had the 40hp ELPTO
motor. Keep the carbs clean and it will run like a champ.
I wish I never sold it. I've been looking for a new aluminum bass boat
for a while now. I can't decide on the brand or the motor I want. I
do miss freshwater fishing.
Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
Tracker Team 175 is a great entry boat for just kicking around small
lakes and even medium lakes. Oddly, it's not tippy at all - you think
it would be, but it's not.
Another that I like a lot is the Tracker Panfish
http://www.trackerboats.com/boat/?boat=2831
My dealer has taken on the Starcraft series of boats and I like those
a lot - fairly cheap too considering - slightly more rigged and out
the door than Tracker - like maybe $100 or so.
And to tell the truth, I really liked the Princecraft Yukon I sold Don
- that was a sweet little boat - plenty of interior room, it was set
up to fish from, very stable and pretty quick for it's size. Very easy
to load.
That's one boat I wish I hadn't sold - especially to a Canadian. :>)
NOTE TO WHINERS:
That last was a friendly dig at Don - I have no quarrel with Don, do
not intend to have one and will refuse to have one - I like him - he
treats my former boat right.
For a Canadian. :>)
Don White
Well, I have to. In the future I might be ready to move up to that Ranger
and the Yukon would provide a good reference. ;-)
Calif Bill
"Short Wave Sportfishing" <em...@swsportsremove.org> wrote in message
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He left the plug out. Kill him.
Short Wave Sportfishing
See - there 'ya go.
Short Wave Sportfishing
HE DID?!?!?!?
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DK
I had mine 4 miles offshore fishing on the reef on a few calm days
before I bought the bigger boat.
Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
You're a braver man than I am. :>)
Loogy...@gmail.com
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> On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:28:46 -0400, DK <intrcep...@ggggmail.com>
> wrote:
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> >Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
> >> wrote:
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> >>> colisa wrote:
> >>>> We have recently become the owners of a Bass Tracker Pro Team 17 with
> >>>> a Mercury Marine Tracker 40 HP 4 cyl outboard...
>
> >>>> I need help finding the engine serial number.
>
> >>>> I took pictures and put it in a blog, figuring it would be easier than
> >>>> trying to explain that dohickey or whachamacallit:
>
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> >>>> can anybody here help me?
>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Colisa
> >>> That's a 3 cylinder, 966cc, motor, not 4. With the Tracker graphics on
> >>> the cowling, it's probably the same year as the boat - give or take one
> >>> year. I don't think a lot has changed since it was built.
>
> >>> I used to own the same boat - a little newer - and had the 40hp ELPTO
> >>> motor. Keep the carbs clean and it will run like a champ.
>
> >>> I wish I never sold it. I've been looking for a new aluminum bass boat
> >>> for a while now. I can't decide on the brand or the motor I want. I
> >>> do miss freshwater fishing.
>
> >> Tracker Team 175 is a great entry boat for just kicking around small
> >> lakes and even medium lakes. Oddly, it's not tippy at all - you think
> >> it would be, but it's not.
>
> >> Another that I like a lot is the Tracker Panfish
>
> >I had mine 4 miles offshore fishing on the reef on a few calm days
> >before I bought the bigger boat.
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there's someone here who claims his father took a small outboard
runabout across the Atlantic and back. He even claims to have gotten a
fireboat welcome upon his return to NYC!
justwaitaf...@gmail.com
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> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK <intrcep...@ggggmail.com>
> wrote:
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> >colisa wrote:
> >> We have recently become the owners of a Bass Tracker Pro Team 17 with
> >> a Mercury Marine Tracker 40 HP 4 cyl outboard...
>
> >> I need help finding the engine serial number.
>
> >> I took pictures and put it in a blog, figuring it would be easier than
> >> trying to explain that dohickey or whachamacallit:
>
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A fifteen footer, only five feet wide, with a vee bottom and a half of
a seat;) You want fishing room, you need something like this:
http://yaimkool.com/
You know, something a 6 foot something, 2hundred and er. um,
something, overlord can stand up in;)
Aluminum, who ever heard of a boat made of Aluminum.. Might as well
paint on some noseart;)
HK
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> A fifteen footer, only five feet wide, with a vee bottom and a half of
> a seat;) You want fishing room, you need something like this:
> http://yaimkool.com/
> You know, something a 6 foot something, 2hundred and er. um,
> something, overlord can stand up in;)
>
> Aluminum, who ever heard of a boat made of Aluminum.. Might as well
> paint on some noseart;)
You want to promote boat sales, you ought to be showing a boat properly
and neatly painted in decent colors, and without paint peeling off of it.
Don White
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One thing you can bet on, my aluminum Yukon will outlast a wood boat.
HK
Another thing one can bet on: as long as it is in your possession, your
boat won't look like it was painted by a drunk on LSD.
Don White
"HK" <payer...@mypacks.net> wrote in message
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As long as I don't go scraping it up...I may never need to paint it. A
little TLC will go a long ways.
Coming from this province I appreciate wood boats, but I just don't want to
have to maintain one.
Richard Casady
>He even claims to have gotten a
>fireboat welcome upon his return to NYC!
Nitpick. There is no such thing as a fireboat, only the usual harbor
tugs which have big nozzles [called monitors] on the rear masts.
Casady
Calif Bill
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There are dedicated and designed fireboats.
http://www.sffiremuseum.org/fireboats.html
DK
I always had PFD's, a VHF (even though the cell phone always worked in
that area), and even an EPIRB. I've only felt seasick once in my life
and it was in that low boat in 1' seas.
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gfre...@aol.com
the serial number. That number is usually on the bracket and also on a
pressed in disk on the block (AKA freeze plug)
True North
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I've been getting emails from the dealer tempting me to move up to a larger fiberglass bowrider...more suitable for the Atlantic Ocean but I tend to like smaller 'pilot boat's styles where the wife wants a bigger fiberglass version of what we have. She is focused on entertaining friends in relative comfort while I like to explore.
Justan Olphat
or thru a broker.
1. The Big Foot is a workboat motor
2. A bowrider is not a suitable Atlantic Ocean boat. Yes, even inshore.
I am surprised that, even after years of participation in this
newsgroup, you haven't learned much of anything about boats and boating.
Do you listen to anyone besides Harry KKKrause?
I am growing weary of giving you "one last chance(s)" to shape up.
--
Respectfully submitted by Justan
Laugh of the day from Krause
"I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here.
I've been "born again" as a nice guy."
gfre...@aol.com
I went through that with my Yamaha.
I think all of the manufacturers moved away from model years around
2006 or so.
It does beg the question of whether there is no new innovation from
year to year and how they compensate for older motors sold as new if
there is.
gfre...@aol.com
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>1. The Big Foot is a workboat motor
a relatively lower speed.
Yamaha must only make workboat motors tho. My F70 is swinging the
exact same prop as my big foot used and that is the only lower they
sell.
Alternately you could argue that at 60-70 HP, you should be in the
larger prop. The difference between my F70 and Don's 60 are minimal
and 3-4 HP at most. That is from a little better breathing on the
intake side. You will only see that at WOT. I have about 0.3 hours at
anything even close to that.
Justan Olphat
whatever allows your engine to attain WOT mfg. suggested RPM. Your prop
is probably larger in diameter and shallow pitch. Probably 12 pitch.
gfre...@aol.com
>On 8/17/2015 1:23 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 10:27:40 -0400, Justan Olphat <no...@nowhere.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 1. The Big Foot is a workboat motor
>>
>> It is certainly not for "performance" as much as giving a good push at
>> a relatively lower speed.
>> Yamaha must only make workboat motors tho. My F70 is swinging the
>> exact same prop as my big foot used and that is the only lower they
>> sell.
>> Alternately you could argue that at 60-70 HP, you should be in the
>> larger prop. The difference between my F70 and Don's 60 are minimal
>> and 3-4 HP at most. That is from a little better breathing on the
>> intake side. You will only see that at WOT. I have about 0.3 hours at
>> anything even close to that.
>>
>
>Your boat fits nicely in the workboat catagory. Proper prop size is
>whatever allows your engine to attain WOT mfg. suggested RPM. Your prop
>is probably larger in diameter and shallow pitch. Probably 12 pitch.
pitch.
High performance boats want the exact opposite of "big foot". They
have as small a gearcase as possible to reduce drag but they are
easier to break and low speed performance suffers.
OK Work boat ;-)
BTW 14x11
Califbill
horse power leg, geared lower to swing a larger high pitch prop at low
speed. Lots of thrust. I am going to max out at about 6.5 mph on hull
speed, which is what the T-8 gives close to. Formerly I had a 15 Mariner
from my 14' aluminum boat and would see about 4 mph as a kicker. Lots of
cavitation. Would probably go to a 10 horse if replacing as wind can be a
factor.
True North
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or thru a broker.
1. The Big Foot is a workboat motor
2. A bowrider is not a suitable Atlantic Ocean boat. Yes, even inshore.
I am surprised that, even after years of participation in this
newsgroup, you haven't learned much of anything about boats and boating.
Do you listen to anyone besides Harry KKKrause?
I am growing weary of giving you "one last chance(s)" to shape up."
We were boating at Grand Lake last week when I noticed two guys preparing their Lowe bowrider for the road after morning fishing. It was the same size as my boat. 16.5 feet so I. Went over for a looksee. He had the regular Mercury 60....foot and propeller looked tiny compared to mine. He complained that it took him too long to get up on plane with his right. I have no complaints with mine.
True North
Justan Olphat
Do you know what "getting on plane means"? Have you ever done it? What
size prop was he running? What size prop are you running? Are you both
deep V or modified V or flat bottom? Are they similar weight? What is
the recommended WOT RPM for your boat? What is your actual WOT RPM?
I realize that you can't answer any of those questions so you'll
probably respond with your usual not so smart ass lame response.
Justan Olphat
performance? Isn't that something that matters to work boats more than
recreational or high performance boats. Hole shot is the only thing I
can think of that might interest some recreational boaters.
Justan Olphat
> Make that...'rig'
>
Make what rig?
gfre...@aol.com
>On 8/17/2015 2:36 PM, gfre...@aol.com wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:04:24 -0400, Justan Olphat <no...@nowhere.com>
>>> whatever allows your engine to attain WOT mfg. suggested RPM. Your prop
>>> is probably larger in diameter and shallow pitch. Probably 12 pitch.
>>
>> It goes a little deeper than just matching RPM to prop diameter and
>> pitch.
>> High performance boats want the exact opposite of "big foot". They
>> have as small a gearcase as possible to reduce drag but they are
>> easier to break and low speed performance suffers.
>>
>> OK Work boat ;-)
>>
>> BTW 14x11
>>
>It still comes down to WOT RPM. What do you mean by low speed
>performance? Isn't that something that matters to work boats more than
>recreational or high performance boats. Hole shot is the only thing I
>can think of that might interest some recreational boaters.
you have wind and current. That might be a work boat situation or just
trying to get to the dock at a crowded restaurant.
Swinging that big prop allows pretty big steering inputs at fairly low
RPMs.
I shortened the steering arm on my motor so it turns farther than
Yamaha or Mercury had in mind. I can do some pretty tight turns in
close quarters.