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Default Looking for assistance with Mercury Tracker 40 hp outboard

On Jul 1, 9:52*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
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On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:28:46 -0400, DK
wrote:





Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK
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/200...eds-help-findi....


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. *:)- Hide quoted text -

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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!