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Don White Don White is offline
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Default Looking for assistance with Mercury Tracker 40 hp outboard


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On Jun 30, 8:39 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK
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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/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

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. :)- Hide quoted text -

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A fifteen footer, only five feet wide, with a vee bottom and a half of
a seat You want fishing room, you need something like this:
http://yaimkool.com/
You know, something a 6 foot something, 2hundred and er. um,
something, overlord can stand up in

Aluminum, who ever heard of a boat made of Aluminum.. Might as well
paint on some noseart

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One thing you can bet on, my aluminum Yukon will outlast a wood boat.