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A 35hp Mercury outboard, serial number A184641, 1985 year model.
A 35 hp Mercury outboard, serial number A152966, would be a 1985 year model.
1985
A 50 hp Mercury outboard, serial number A101119 is a 1985 year model.
A 7.5 hp Mercury outboard, serial number 7193904, would be a 1985 year model.
A 50 hp Mercury outboard, serial number A159823, would be a 1985 year model.
Two items are needed to determine the year model of a Mercury outboard, the serial number and the horsepower rating. From the information given above, all I can determine is a pre 1985 model.
As close as I can tell, the 75 hp Mercury outboard, serial number 9436217 would have been manufactured in late 1985, since the 1986-on models, were six digit serial numbers with an "A" prefix.
1985
1985
The year model for a Johnson outboard is determined by the "model" number, rather than the serial number.
70 horse 1985 mercury outboard