1989 with a 97 200 mercury offshore. I found this in boattrader the guy wanted $4,000 for it i ask what was wrong with it he said the transom was rotted so i said well i don't know and he said give me $2,500 and it's yours ;D so i brought it home pulled the top cap off dug all the rotted wood out filled it with seacast 350.00 bucks had it in the water 1 week. it had the 150 force on it i ran it one year still ran good. found a deal on (2) 200 mercury offshore couter rotate had a blow motor right hand ran like a new one got both for ;D 2,000 parted out blown one, foot,prop,gafrig controls that came with it $1,150 for that i have $950.00 in 97 200 merc ;D So did i do good or what i dream boat.