How to find out what year outdrive you have?

[ProfitOfDoom]

I went to my local marine shop to get my anodes,and the kits didnt match up,What I mean is they had the one kit which comes with the horseshoe,2 trim arm and 1 circle anode,This kit is for the older bravo 3 "before 2003 which I was told by PO this is a 1999"
Now the other kit is for 2003 or newer and comes with horse shoe,2 trim arm,2 circle and a prop anode.
Now the guy was telling me if mine is a 99' I should have room for only 1 circle disc and if I have 2 then my drive is newer then a 99',,,But I said if that was true I should have the threaded hole in the prop shaft to accept the prop anode,which I dont.
He said that maybe sometime down the line the lower end might have been replaced? I guess so but if thats the case I would think it would have the newer threaded prop shaft that accepts the anode? unless they used old parts and just got a new casing?
Im not sure just guessing around,I seen a serial number on the gimbal housing that says F214175 I tried googling it and nothing really came up. I mean its not a big deal I just got the older anode kit and bought a single disc but im just curious,So if anyone knows where to run this serial number or can shed some light on what might be going on,let me know. Thanks

 

[JVM225]

You could try contacting Mercruiser with the serial number you have and they could probably tell you. I've called them in the past and they were very cooperative. I don't have the number anymore, but I got it by spending a minute or two on google.