How Do You Find The Year Of Outboard Motors?
Yamaha puts a date of manufacture on its outboard motors. Sometimes, though, it seems outboard motor manufacturers are deliberately obscuring the date their products were built. That obscurity may be the result of the “fog of business” rather than a conspiracy. For example, Mercury Marine no longer maintains any information on motors built prior to their acquisition by Bombardier in 2001 and subsequent resale to Brunswick. Bombardier also acquired Evinrude/Johnson during this same period, so official records for those motors are often lacking, or are available only from unofficial sources. Look at the registration information for your motor if you have it. The date of manufacture will be shown on your motor’s registration documents. However, outboard motors are not required to be registered in most states, so registration information may not exist. Look on the starboard (right) side of a Yamaha outboard’s mounting bracket. There is a permanent applique that directly states the month an
