Looking for assistance with Mercury Tracker 40 hp outboard

"colisa" <Colisa.v.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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:
>
> http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findin...oat.htm
>
> can anybody here help me?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Colisa
I would think that since the engine is labeled "Tracker" that it is the
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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Thank you sailirc and mmr,

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
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"colisa" <Colisa.v.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> 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:
>
> http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findin...oat.htm
>
> can anybody here help me?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Colisa

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/t...d/107/D
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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:
>
> http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findin...oat.htm
>
> 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.
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:11:41 -0700 (PDT), colisa <Colisa.v.DeleteThis@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Thank you sailirc and mmr,
>
>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

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.
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" <email DeleteThis @swsportsremove.org> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:11:41 -0700 (PDT), colisa <Colisa.v DeleteThis @gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Thank you sailirc and mmr,
>>
>>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
>
> 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.

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
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK <intrceptor.DeleteThis@ggggmail.com>
wrote:

>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:
>>
>> http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findin...oat.htm
>>
>> 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

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. :>)
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" <email.RemoveThis@swsportsremove.org> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK <intrceptor.RemoveThis@ggggmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>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:
>>>
>>> http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findin...oat.htm
>>>
>>> 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
>
> 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. :>)

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.
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" <email RemoveThis @swsportsremove.org> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK <intrceptor RemoveThis @ggggmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>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:
>>>
>>> http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findin...oat.htm
>>>
>>> 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
>
> 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. :>)

He left the plug out. Kill him.
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On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:19:37 -0300, "Don White"
<whited.TakeThisOut@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

>
>"Short Wave Sportfishing" <email.TakeThisOut@swsportsremove.org> wrote in message
>news:epui64tj61r5e7i334tdchj7mhi3j1qrrj@4ax.com...
>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK <intrceptor.TakeThisOut@ggggmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>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:
>>>>
>>>> http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findin...oat.htm
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>
>> 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. :>)
>
>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.

See - there 'ya go.
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK <intrceptor RemoveThis @ggggmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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:
>>>
>>> http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findin...oat.htm
>>>
>>> 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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On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:28:46 -0400, DK <intrceptor RemoveThis @ggggmail.com>
wrote:

>Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK <intrceptor RemoveThis @ggggmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 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:
>>>>
>>>> http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findin...oat.htm
>>>>
>>>> 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.

You're a braver man than I am. :>)
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