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Mercury Marine, founded in 1939 as Kiekhaefer Mercury by Carl Kiekhaefer, is now a division of the Brunswick Corporation. It is based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The company manufactures marine propulsion engines. Mercury Marine’s primary business is outboard motors. Mercury Outboards, up to 30 HP are made by Tohatsu in Japan. Mercury Marine builds 40, 50 and 60 horsepower outboard motors in Suzhou, China. Mercury manufactures engines over 75 horsepower at its facility in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Mercury also makes the MerCruiser line of inboard/outboard sterndrives and inboard motors. Mercury Racing (Founded by Carl’s son Fred Kiekhaefer) is the company’s division for racing engines tailored for power and speed.

Company History

Thor Outboard Motors
The Thor Outboard Motor was the creation of Mr. Thorwald Hansen. Prior to developing his outboard motor, Mr. Hansen was vice President of manufacturing for A. O. Smith Corporation, a company that manufactured automobile frames. In 1934 he founded Cedarburg Manufacturing Company located in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. The Thor outboard was unique, in that it was mostly made from stampings. The crankcase down to the lower unit, were all made from stampings. Most halves were bolted together, although some were welded.

Like so many small companies, financial difficulties caused Mr. Hansen to sell the company in 1939 to Carl Kiekhaefer for $25,000. Mr. Kiekhaefer was a young engineer and had intended to use the facilities for manufacturing electrical devices such as separators for the dairy industry. Upon taking over of the factory, Mr. Kiekhaefer found three hundred Thor outboards that had been returned by Montgomery Ward as being defective. Needing cash, he rebuilt and improved these outboards and convinced Montgomery Wards to try them again.

Montgomery Ward was so impressed with improvements, they placed a large order for more. This order persuaded Mr. Kiekhaefer to enter the field of outboard motor manufacturing. He quickly set out to produce a line of single, alternate twin and 3 cylinder motors using material and tooling that was still in place. He renamed the factory the Kiekhaefer Corporation and continued to manufacture outboards for Montgomery Wards, but now badged with their “Sea King” brand. He also decided to offer his own line of outboard motors branded with Mercury after the name of the Roman Messenger of the Gods. At the 1940 New York Boat Show, Kiekhaefer took more than 16,000 orders for new motors.

From www.discount-marine-parts.com.

World War II
World War II changed the corporate climate, and Kiekhaefer sought a government contract to design two-man air-cooled chainsaws. Army engineers had not been able to design a lightweight motor. Kiekhaefer designed a new lightweight chainsaw in 2 months. The Kiekhaefer powered chainsaw was able to cut through a 24-inch (610 mm) green log in 17 seconds, while it took the nearest competitor 52 seconds. Mercury was awarded the contract, and was the world’s largest chainsaw manufacturer by the end of the war. Kiekhaefer also produced target drone aircraft engines during and after the war.

Post-war 1940s
Kiekhaefer Mercury foresaw that the average American’s interest in boating would increase after the war. Kiekhaefer introduced a 19.8 cubic inch, 10 horsepower, two-cylinder alternate firing design engine at the 1947 New York Boat Show called the “Lightning” model KE-7. This engine developed into the “Mark 20” and then “Mark 25” in 1955. The horsepower increased from 16 hp to 20 hp. There was also an “H” version (Mark 20H) designed for racing.

In 1949, the company also introduced its first large outboard, the approximately 40 cubic inch, 4 cylinder in line, “Thunderbolt”. This engine was rated at 25 horsepower. There was soon an “H” version for racing. The Mark 40, Mark 50, and Mark 55 engines of the early and mid fifties followed. The Mark 55H (high speed) racing engine proved very successful.

1950s
The Kiekhaefer Mercury company introduced a new inline 6-cylinder, 60 cubic inch, 60 hp (45 kW) engine named “Mark 75” in 1955. It featured “direct reversing”. Instead of a lower unit with forward, neutral and reverse gears, its lower units were more compact, with only drive and driven gears. Reverse was selected by turning off the engine and restarting it in opposite rotation, and neutral by simply switching off the engine. Mark 75s, like many of their smaller brethren, were available in an “H” (high speed) version. Many of these large H engines sported open headers for competition and produced 90 horsepower from 60 cubic inches. In 1957 Kiekhaefer started testing at a Florida lake he called “Lake X” to keep the location secret. Two totally stock Mark 75s set a world endurance record on Lake X, running 50,000 miles at an average of 30.3 mph, while being re-fueled on the fly. The boats were stopped only for driver changes and standard maintenance. After the record setting run was completed, the motors were torn down and inspected for wear. They were found to be well within factory tolerances. The amazing distance has never been topped, even with modern advancements in outboard technology.

For 1958, an enlarged version of this engine was introduced. The new “Mark 78” boasted 70 horsepower from 66 cubic inches of displacement. No “H” version was offered. Also in 1958, a stock Mark 75H set a new world speed record for outboard motors, of 107 mph.

1960s
Kiekhaefer Mercury’s top-of-the-line, 80 horsepower (74 cubic inch) model “Merc 800” was introduced in 1960, with full forward, neutral and reverse gear shifting and “thru-hub” exhaust. Over the next several years, thru-hub exhaust became a standard feature of all Mercury models, and later was adopted near industry-wide for both outboards and sterndrives. The “Open” combustion chamber that had served the smaller bore engines so well had to be redesigned with turbulence producing “Squash” areas to reduce this engine’s tendency for the fuel to detonate and the pistons to go into thermal runaway, scoring the cylinders when operated on automotive gasoline instead of the hard to find higher octane “White Marine” Fuel Mercury recommended. The damaged engine blocks were replaced under Mercury’s warranty program at considerable cost to the company. In 1961 the company merged with the Brunswick Corporation and Carl Kiekhaefer remained as president.

The company introduced the MerCruiser stern-drive line at the 1961 Chicago Boat Show. The inboard-outboard stern-drive line would later take over 80 percent of the world market.

For 1962, the Merc 1000 became the new top of the line in−line 6, offering 100 hp. It was somewhat of a sensation. It also introduced the new “Phanton Black” paint scheme which soon spread to the entire line and became famous.

In 1966, 6-cylinder Mercury models featured the introduction of electronic ignition, another first that eventually became an industry standard.

Carl Kiekhaefer resigned as President of Kiekhaefer Mercury in 1969, and the company name was changed to Mercury Marine. Carl immediately formed Kiekhaefer Aeromarine Motors, which manufactured aircraft, marine and snowmobile engines. Carl Kiekhaefer died in 1983

Present day [needs updating with 4-stroke cycle engines]
At present, Mercury Marine product brands include Mercury, Mercury Racing, MerCruiser, and Mariner (outboards sold outside the U.S.). Outboard sizes range from 2.5 horsepower (1.9 kW) to 400 horsepower (300 kW). MerCruiser sterndrives and inboards range from 100 to 450 horsepower (340 kW) and Mercury Racing outboards produce up to 400 horsepower (300 kW) and sterndrives to 1,200 horsepower (890 kW). Subsidiaries include Mercury Precision Parts and Accessories as well as Mercury propellers and Mercury Jet Drives. In the U.S. Mercury outboards, from 30 hp and below are rebadged Tohatsu outboards. Mercury Marine builds 40, 50 and 60 horsepower outboard motors in Suzhou, China. Mercury manufactures engines over 75 horsepower at its facility in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Mercury Marine is one of the world’s leading providers of marine propulsion. As a $2.3 billion dollar division of Brunswick Corporation, Mercury and its 6,200 employees worldwide provide boats, engines, parts and service for recreational, commercial and government marine applications.

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Mercury Marine
Global Headquarters
W6250 Pioneer Road
Fond du Lac, WI 54935, USA
PO Box 1939
Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1939, USA

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Early Engine Models
(1939∼1959)

Kiekhaefer Improved “Thor” Models
Sea King – Rebranded & Resold to Montgomery Ward (1939∼1940^?).

Kiekhaefer New 3hp Twin
Wizard – Produced for Western Auto (1939^?∼1940^?).

Kiekhaefer “K” Models (1940∼1942).
K1 (Single), K2, K3, K4, K5 (Twin)
KB1, KB2, KB3, KB4, KB5

Kiekhaefer Chainsaws ⇒
All production dedicated to the war effort (1942∼1945).
KD6AX, KA-211, DA-211, DA-211K

Kiekhaefer Drone Aircraft Engines (Badged as Kiekhaefer Aeromarine Motors, Inc.)
All production dedicated to the war effort (1942∼1945).
Y-40, +?.
V-105-2 (1953^?∼195?) ⇒ Produced under Kiekhaefer Aeromarine Motors.

Kiekhaefer “K” and Mercury “Mark” Models (1947∼1959).
KD2, KD4
KE7, KF7. KG4, KG7
Mark 5, KF5, KF3
Mark 6, 6A
Mark 7, KE4,
Mark 10, 10A, 15A, 28, 28A, 28AD
Mark 20, 15, KH7, WG7
Mark 20H (High Speed)
Mark 25, 25E (Electric Start)
Mark 30, 30E
Mark 30H (High Speed)
Mark 40, KG9, KF9
Mark 50, 50E
Mark 55, 55E
Mark 55H (High Speed)
Mark 55AE, 55AM (Manual Start)
Mark 58E, 58AE
Mark 75
Mark 75H (High Speed)
Mark 75A
Mark 78, 78A
NOTE: The Mark 25, 55 & 75 were introduced in 1955, the Mark 28, 58 & 78 in 1978, and the Mark 6A, 10A, 15A, 28A, 55A, 58A, 75A & 78A, “A” models in 1959.

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Later Engine Models
(1960∼Present)

Mercury “Merc” & Mercury Marine Models
2 hp, 2, 2 hp (4sc), 2.2M, 2.5, 2.5 hp, 3, 3.3, 3.5, 3.5 hp (4sc), 3.6, 39 (1cyl), 40 (1cyl), 40 (2cyl),
4 (2cyl Gnat), 4 (1cyl US), 4 hp (2sc), 4 hp (4sc), 4/5 (1cyl Japan), 4/5, 45, 4.5 (1cyl), 5 hp (2sc),
5 hp (4sc), 60, 60J, 6, 6 (2cyl Int), 6 hp (4sc), 75, 7.5, 8, 8 SeaPro (2cyl Int), 8 (2cyl Int), 8 (4sc 209cc) 8 (Bodensee 4sc Int), 9.8, 9.8 (2cyl Int), 9.9, 9.9 (4sc 209cc), 9.9 (4sc 232cc), 9.9 (4sc 332cc), 100, 150, 200, 250, 10 SeaPro, 10 Viking, XR10, 110, 13.5 (4sc Int), 15, … 300XS, +.
NOTE: Merc “zero” models (60, 100, 200, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800) started in 1960.

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Specifications For Mercury
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RATING: CON = Continuous, INT = Intermittent
RATING: CON, CD, HD, MCD, MD, INT, ID, GS, HO, etc. (See Duty Ratings at end of this table)
ASP: NA = Naturally Aspirated, T = Turbocharged, S = Supercharged
ASP: TA = Turbocharged & Aftercooled, TI = Turbocharged and Intercooled
KW = Kilowatts, HP = Horsepower, BHP = Brake Horsepower, MHP = Metric Horsepower, ? = Not Published
@RPM = Power Ratings @ Revolutions Per Minute
YEARS MFR’D: Beginning-Ending, Trailing  –  (Dash) without an Ending Date = Still in Production

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Specifications For Mercury
4-Stroke Cycle Gasoline Outboard Engines

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TABLE KEY:
CYL = Cylinder Configuration-Number−Liner: IL = Vertical In-Line, s =Slanted, h = Horizontal, n = Inverted
-CYL: V = V, O = Opposed, R = Radial, WR = Wankel Rotary
−CYL: W = Wet Liners, D = Dry Liners, C = Combo Wet & Dry Liners, P = Parent/Native Bore, S = Sleeved
−CYL:  ? = Not Published
RATING: COM = Commercial, R = Recreational, WB = Work Boat, PC = Pleasure Craft
RATING: CON = Continuous, INT = Intermittent
RATING: CON, CD, HD, MCD, MD, INT, ID, GS, HO, etc. (See Duty Ratings at end of this table)
ASP: NA = Naturally Aspirated, T = Turbocharged, S = Supercharged, SA = Supercharged & Air Cooled
ASP: TA = Turbocharged & Aftercooled, TI = Turbocharged and Intercooled
FS: EFI = Multi-Port Electronic Fuel Injection, DFI – Direct Fuel Injection
KW = Kilowatts, HP = Horsepower, BHP = Brake Horsepower, MHP = Metric Horsepower, ? = Not Published
@RPM = Power Ratings @ Revolutions Per Minute
YEARS MFR’D: Beginning-Ending, Trailing  –  (Dash) without an Ending Date = Still in Production

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• Published over 9,000 marine vendor webpages, all with their contact information, most with a description of their products and services, many with product documentation, specifications and independent reviews. (incl.: Boat designers, boat building tools, material and equipment manufacturers and suppliers, boat builders and dealers, yacht brokers, marine surveyors, boat insurers, boat transporters, skippers and crews, boatyards and marinas, yacht clubs, boat rentals and yacht charters, boating, seamanship and maritime schools, marine law attorneys and expert witnesses, boat refitters and repairers, book authors, magazine publishers, video producers, and website creators)
• Acquired over 120,000 pages of product documentation including Catalogs, Brochures, SpecSheets, Pictures, Serial Number Guides, Installation Manuals, OpManuals, Parts Catalogs, Parts Bulletins, Shop Manuals, Wiring Diagrams, Service Bulletins, and Recalls. And have made all viewable to Academy Members through our EAB website eLibrary.
• Acquired over 1,200 books and magazine back issues in our academy library and so far have made over 700 viewable to Academy Members through our EAB website eLibrary.
• Published over 500 DIY How-To articles about boat design, construction, inspection, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair. We are working hard to do more.

We are currently formatting and polishing the Anchors Aweigh Academy online and hands-on courses. Our Marine Surveying course has proven to be excellent for both the beginner and the seasoned surveyor, and especially helpful to the Do-It-Yourselfer.

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FROM Donald: "This is an awesome website. I found the information that I needed right away from one of the over 20,000 free articles that you provide as a public service. I'm surprised that so much if this site is free. But I still signed up so I could access the thousands of expanded pages, interesting articles, and dozens of valuable programs! The member's library of books, magazines and videos that I can view online is really terrific! I understand that you and your staff are all unpaid volunteers. Please keep up the good work. And I commend you for your plans to add another 10,000 free informative articles over the next year. I'm thrilled to support you in this endeavor with my small membership donation. Thanks again for all your hard work."

FROM Huey: "I agree with my Uncle, I too have found the articles to be very enlightening. They say that it will take about 100,000 articles to cover the full scope that they have envisioned for the website. They have over 20,000 articles so far and that's doing pretty well, but it could take several years to get the rest. I also noticed that many of the Main Topic Pages and some of the article pages are still in the rough draft stage. I guess that they will fill in as they can get volunteers to work on them. But what I can't figure out is why anyone would spend the time writing informative in depth articles just to give away free to this website for publication? What's in it for them?"

FROM Dewey: "Well Huey, to me It looks like most of the articles on this website are written by very informed people, like boating instructors, boat designers, boat builders, riggers, electricians, fitters, marine repair technicians and marine surveyors. Writing such articles helps establish them as knowledgeable professionals. After all, this website was originally created by a school for marine technicians and marine surveyors. The website is growing in content every day. They even had to move to a bigger, more powerful server because the website's traffic has been growing exponentially."

FROM Louie: "I agree with everyone above. This site is quickly becoming the ultimate reference resource about every aspect of boats and ships for everyone from the beginning recreational boater to the seasoned professional mariner. I use the topic pages on the right sidebar to browse around the website. It's like a Junior Woodchucks' Guidebook for Boaters. Their Members' Library of over 300 popular and obscure books and over 200 magazine back issues that can be viewed online is fabulous. The Academy's magazine is especially informative. On top of that, there is the "Ask-An-Expert program for members where you can get an expert's answer to any of your boat questions. And a whole years membership is only $25. What a deal! I really love being part of this "Everything About Boats" community and help provide thousands of helpful articles free to the public. I think that I'll sit down right now and write an article about my experiences boating with my uncle."

FROM Scrooge: "You rave about this website like it was the best thing since sliced bread. Well, I think it stinks. Sure, it has a lot of good information for boaters, and they're adding more every day, but it will probably never be finished. Furthermore, I don't even own a boat. And I wouldn't have a boat even if someone gave me one. Boats are a waste of money and time and energy and money! They're just a hole in the water you pour money into. If you gave me a boat, I'd sell it quicker then you could say Baggywrinkle. Then I'd lock up the cash with all my other money so I could keep my eye on it and count it every day. Bah humbug."

FROM Daisy: "I'm just so glad that Donald got the boat so we and the boys could enjoy boating — together. And of course all of the girls, April, May, and June, love to be on the water too, especially when that is where the boys are. Oh poor Scrooge, boating is more fun then you could possibly imagine."

FROM Scrooge: "After seeing how much fun you all have on the water together, I regret that I didn't have that much fun when I was young. I've had a change of heart, and I'm giving each of you a Lifetime Academy Membership."

FROM Editor: "For those of you that have stayed with us this far, many thanks, and we hope that you found this little narrative informative. Your faithful support inspires us to keep working on this phenomenal website. We know that we have a lot more to do. Ultimately, we hope that we can help you enjoy the wonder filled world of boating as much as we do. We are all waiting to see what you have to say about this webpage article. Submit any comments via email To: Comments♥EverythingAboutBoats.org (Replace "♥" with "@"). Be sure to include this page's title in the subject line. Also, your corrections, updates, additions and suggestions are welcomed. Please submit them via email To: Editor♥EverythingAboutBoats.org (Replace "♥" with "@"). It has been truly amazing to see what we have been able to accomplished when we've worked together. Thanks to all those that have donated their valuable time and energy, and a special THANK YOU to all that have supported this cause with their membership donations."

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