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Default Looking for assistance with Mercury Tracker 40 hp outboard

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:28:46 -0400, DK
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
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...ding-boat.html

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. :)


I always had PFD's, a VHF (even though the cell phone always worked in
that area), and even an EPIRB. I've only felt seasick once in my life
and it was in that low boat in 1' seas.