Pre-1980 Model number 85990R translates as 85 horsepower and 9 represents the year of the decade manufactured in this case 1979.

Evinrude outboards through the years. I1 N2 T3 R4 O5 D6 U7 C8 E9 and S0. The firm immediately began to develop its first outboard motor a one-cylinder 15 hp 11 kW model which became an instant success upon its introduction in 1909. The elegant simplicity of the OMC designs made them tremendous outboards especially the small outboards outboards that will still be running 50 years from now if they are taken care of.

For example a 50 HP Evinrude E-TEC engine that is sold and warranty registered in May of 2012 will have a three-year limited non-declining warranty regardless of when the engine was manufactured. Evinrude over the years has had many game changing innovations and some catastrophic failures. 40 HP thru 70 HP.

Continued support for Evinrude engines owners. Warranty coverage will begin at the time an Evinrude outboard engine is warranty registered and according to the date of delivery that is referenced on the engine registration. I hope someday the great Evinrude name can live again.

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Meanwhile Meyers Evinrude company had fallen by the wayside through different ownerships and in 1929 Evinrude merged with Elto and the Lockwood-Ash Motor Company makers of both inboard and outboard motors to form the Outboard Motors Corporation OMC. See the model number code here. Since 1985 when the V4 loopcharged engines were introduced these outboards have been commonly called the crossflow V4 engines.

The OMC carbed models were as good as ever the whole time. The nameplate should contain a model number and a serial number. The 50s saw a spirited return to outboards with the first mass-produced die-cast aluminum product ever marketeda four-cylinder 50-hp powerhouse.