Mariner Outboard Ad with SeaCraft

[muddywater]

Cool pic. I have a 72 SF20 with a 1980 Mariner 115 inline-6. The original owner who sold me the boat said that it had not been started in 17 years and really had not been used since he left Florida in the 80's. The motor still had all the lower unit paint so I believed him when he said it had less than 20 hours on it. Of course it was faded and the wiring, hoses, and water pump had dry rotted. I took it to the ramp and it actually started but all the hoses broke and gas was shooting out in all directions but it was still running. I replaced the water pump, all the hoses, and some of the wiring including the stator but it needs a new switchbox and I can't use it (the motor) since I am about to raise my transom and the motor has a 20" shaft. I was kind of thinking of giving it away if somebody from CSC wanted it, but most of you guys are a long way away.

[Bigshrimpin]

COOL
anyone know what year thats from?? gotta be an early 80's motor right??

The motor in the ad has a single ram trim and tilt (84 or earlier) and Mariner didn't make v6 200's until 81/82, so it's probably an 83 ad . . . just a guess.