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An 8 hp Mercury outboard, serial number OC231325, would be a 1990 year model.
An 8 hp Mercury outboard, serial number OB267828, would be a 1988 year model.
An 8 hp Mercury outboard, serial number OD134137, is a 1992 year model.
An 8 hp Mercury outboard, serial number OD140284 would be a 1992 model.
An 8 hp Mercury, serial number B387142, is a 1989 year model outboard.
Mercury outboard, 8hp, sn A721731 manufactured in 1987.
If the first digit in this serial number is possibly "A", instead of 4, this would be a 1987 year model 8hp. I do not recall the 8hp model Mercury outboard in production before the A model, in 1986.
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A 9.8 hp Mercury outboard, serial number 4387693, is a 1976 year model. The carburetor used on the 15 hp model, is of a completely different design, and will not interchange with the 9.8 (110) model.
looking for manual to rebuild carabator on 8 hp 2 cycle 1995
An 8 hp Johnson outboard, model number J8RCCS, would be a 1988 year model.
Depends on the manufacturer, my Mercury is listed at 84 pounds