jwmiller33 Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Hey guys. I just recently purchased what I was told was either a older Johnson or Evinrude 35 HP long shaft tiller. The motor has been camo painted over, so I don't know if it is a Johnson or Evinrude. The guy who sold me the motor gave me the operation and maintenance manual for OMC Models AM-35b and AML-35B. This book is about 3/4 of an inch thick and has detailed instructions on how to do repair work to the motor. I need to get a new lower unit for this motor, so I need to find out the model # for the year and all that good stuff. On the transom mount of the motor there is a small rectangular piece of metal that reads exactly this...."Outboard Engine, MARSNCSC Spec 1081-001AMSN# 2905-01-118-1275CONTR# N61331-84D-0047MFR Outboard Marine CorpSerial # E6143954"Shouldnt there be a model number included in this information? Can you tell anything from those numbers? None of them look like the traditional Johnson model numbers for their motors.I can post pics if that would helpCan anybody lead me in the right direction for finding the model number? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine_man Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Any idea what the history on this engine is? A search on google under MARS, as it relates to the military (which is kind of what the rest of the numbers on the tag look like, military related), shows mars stands for Military Amphibious Reconnaissance System Where they used a long shaft 35hp engine with a jet drive on the bottom: I would try and contact Johnson Directly with your serial number and see if they have record of what the model number is, since you won't find it anywhere else on the motor. marine_man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmiller33 Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 Wow that's kind of weird. What could the military have possibly been doing with those jet drives? That is really interesting. I might possibly have a antique on my hands here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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