Identifying Model and Serial.

[hockey4chr]

Hello all i just purchased a 1964 Crestliner and I know from other post I have a Stringer OMC outdrive but on the Model and Serial plate i cant really find anything that matches the numbers. Can you please help. I took a picture and hope someone can make sence of it. I just want to see if i can find some parts for it. Because i have come accross some parts but not sure what exact model i have. I see alot of 400/800 not sure what that means.


Model looks like to me BUF-12
Serial Looks like to me w15435

Help...

Thanks for your help in advance

 

[Gettinther]

Re: Identifying Model and Serial.

Hello all i just purchased a 1964 Crestliner and I know from other post I have a Stringer OMC outdrive but on the Model and Serial plate i cant really find anything that matches the numbers. Can you please help. I took a picture and hope someone can make sence of it. I just want to see if i can find some parts for it. Because i have come accross some parts but not sure what exact model i have. I see alot of 400/800 not sure what that means.
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Model looks like to me BUF-12
Serial Looks like to me w15435

Help...

Thanks for your help in advance

This may help I hope:
In 1964, OMC introduced a more robust (higher thrust rating) heavy-duty, electric-shift lower unit and introduced three GM-sourced engines: 1) 120-hp Chevy inline (153) four, 2) 150-hp Buick (225) V6, and 3) the 200-hp Buick (300) V8 (later in 1966). OMC engineers evaluated and rejected the Chrysler Marine 225 "Slant Six," which used a novel, low-profile "pancake" horizontal mounting. Instead they pioneered the marine use of the space-efficient V6, an engine configuration that remains popular with boaters some 40 years later.

The previous was copied from here: http://hhscott.com/evinrude/
http://hhscott.com/evinrude/omc_stringer.htm