How to determine year of an outboard?

[seagoo]

Hello,

I am going to look at a 9.9 Evinrude tonight. Not sure of the year and don't have to model or serial number yet. The bottom of the motor is light blue, white cowling, with red while and blue on it. How do I look up the year it was built? Is there a code or formula I can take with me to find out when I look at it?

Thanks for any help,

Matt

[rickdb1]

You will need the model number to determine the year..

http://www.skoterskroten.com/i...l.pdf

If it's past a 1980 model, you can use this formula

I N T R O D U C E S =
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

Example- CE in the model number would be a 1989 model

[seagoo]

Rick,

Thanks, that's just what I needed.

Matt