Where are you located? This is a US website.

The issue is that an 85AED was never offered in the United States. Therefore, it will be unlikely that you will be able to find out much about this model using Yamaha US information. Having said this, it appears that an 85AED is more or less the equivalent of the US models C85TLRP (1991) through C85TLRU (1996). I say this because I believe that the C85 model uses the 688 prefix for its model identity, the same as your motor does. Look at a number of parts used in the US C85 models. You will see part numbers that begin with the prefix 688.

The US C85 uses a power trim and tilt assembly that is prefixed with 6H1. Do you have your trim and tilt assembly removed? Do you see any markings on it and, if so, is it 6H1? Here is a link to the illustration for the C85TLRU. Does the PTT assembly shown here look like your assembly? Good luck getting replacement units.

It is vital for the owner of a Honda outboard motor to know what year the motor was manufactured. Not knowing the model year of the motor will make it impossible to order the correct parts to repair the motor in some cases.

Knowing the model year of the Honda outboard will also allow the owner to purchase the correct repair manual for the engine, so that repairs can be properly done by the owner. Although it may seem like a difficult task at first, determining the model year of the Honda outboard motor by using the serial number is really a very simple task. Locate the serial number plate on the right side of the outboard, just beneath the engine cover and close to the transom.

Wipe any soil off the serial number plate with a shop rag, so that all of the numbers in the serial number can be read clearly. Record the serial number, using a pencil and a piece of paper. Turn on a computer with Internet access and open a browser. Paste into the address bar of the browser and press the 'Enter' key on the computer.

This will open the serial number look-up section at Iboats.com. Scroll down to the Honda Marine section on the Website. How to decrypt apco 25 encryption and decryption. Compare the serial number in question to the charts displayed on the website to determine the model year of the Honda outboard in question.

Mercury Mariner Outboard Motor Model Year Lookup Guide Mercury did not publish model year information for 1997 & newer outboards. The year is now normally noted on the serial number sticker.