Help identifying the year of mfg. on a 25hp Mercury outboard

[ccruiser91]

Hello;

Please forgive me if I've overlooked the answer to my question. I've looked everywhere mentioned in this forum and elsewhere and I can't see the answer.

The whole story is a very long story, but the short of it is that my dad (whom I love very much) bought a boat for me without one ounce of input from me. He can be a little impulsive! Anyway, he called me yesterday and said he bought a boat for me and it is a Cobra R208 (of which I can find nothing) powered by a 25hp Mercury electric start motor. The s/n on the motor is OB172098. I just cannot see this combination anywhere I've looked. The gentleman my dad dealt with said the motor is a 2006, but I'd like to know for sure.

Any help would be appreciated and thanks!

ccruiser91

 

[carholme]

Re: Help identifying the year of mfg. on a 25hp Mercury outboard

That s/n comes up as:

MERCURY - ( 25 H.P. (1987 ))
Serial No: 0B172098 Model No: 1025557

Parts Listing:

Mercury Parts, 18/20/25 H.P. (XD)

Gerry

 

[ccruiser91]

Re: Help identifying the year of mfg. on a 25hp Mercury outboard

Thank you so much for your help!