Mariner/ Yamaha??

[Bassmeister]

Did yami and mariner ever partner? Friend of mine is trying to convert a 30 hp looks to be yami powerhead on a mariner mid and lower.....to electric start. The only numbers on the swivel brackett say Mariner....689-s-024796 is this a frankenstein motor??

[yam911]

Yamaha made Mariner's for Mercury Marine for a number of years. Yamaha also made Mercury's for Mercury Marine for a number of years.

689S 024796 is a 1993 model year motor. Made by Yamaha.

Would be the equivalent of one of the following Yamaha USA models, depending upon the configuration.

[Bassmeister]

Many thanks....one last question...will that model # also work for lower unit parts.....that thing looks suspisously like a merc....Again thanks ya'll bailed me out a couple times....

[21XDC]

I always heard that a Mariner was a Canadian Merc.... I owned a 1984 Mariner 115 and never inquired. True?

[yam911]

Many thanks....one last question...will that model # also work for lower unit parts.....that thing looks suspisously like a merc....Again thanks ya'll bailed me out a couple times....

If a Yamaha lower unit, yes. If a Mercury made lower unit, I doubt it.

Some Mercury branded motors are all Yamaha. Some are not so.

What I do is to open up the Mercury parts catalog for a specific model and then open up the Yamaha parts catalog for what I believe to the similar motor. Then compare illustrations one by one. If the illustrations are one and the same that gives me confidence that Yamaha built the part for Mercury.

[yam911]

I always heard that a Mariner was a Canadian Merc.... I owned a 1984 Mariner 115 and never inquired. True?

My 1997 Mariner 175 EFI was all Mercury. Just the cowling and the paint was different. Made in Fond du Lac.

[rid 05 198]

I think the Yamahas only went up to the 35HP. I had a 9.9hp mariner and it said made in Japan on it. And it started on first pull every time, right out of the box.