Imtrying to find out what year my mercury outboard is, its a 50 hp 4 cylinder sn 1509760 by kiekhaefer corp?

Question

i have a 50 hp mercury outboard engine sn 1509760 4 cylinder single lever full-gear shift made by kiekhaefer corp cedarburg wisconsin

Answer 1

It's a Merc 500 made in1962.

Here's a link to show you a picture and note the parts that are available for it.  Hope this helps.

http://www.oldmercs.com/196263merc500.ht...