[Rhodes22-list] Electric start motor

[Bill Effros]

Rob,

Stan did the same for me, and I have also been extremely happy with it.  
The wires run exactly as Rummy has guessed.   I have a second battery 
under the cabin seat, connected to the first battery--no switch, which I 
would recommend.  I have solar cells that keep the batteries topped 
off.  I haven't used more than 10 gallons of gas a summer, so my motor 
isn't on much, but I use it every time I sail, just to make sure it is 
available if needed.  I have electric start and love it.  It's not that 
I can't pull the cord--it's always there if I want to start that 
way--but in emergencies you can lose some knuckles if you try to pull 
the cord when the motor is down.

My little alternator always puts more juice back into the batteries than 
it takes out when it is working as a starter motor.

Bill Effros

Jim Connolly wrote:

>When Stan recycled my boat, he did this for me and attached the aft ends to
>a terminal block I can attach the motor leads to.  Works well.  Use large
>gage wire to minimize resistance losses (at least as large as the wires from
>the motor.
>
>Jim Connolly
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>Ed,
>You can't just tape off the ends. When the motor has electric start, it
>also has the ability to generate electricity to recharge the battery.
>Without removing the charging system from the motor or hooking them to a
>battery, you will fry the diodes. (Yes, I have experience in this first
>hand) This would not be a good thing. Getting longer cables from a wire
>harness manufacturer or making your own is not a big deal. There are several
>ways I can think of to lengthen them. The wires would run under the port
>cockpit seat and go thru the hole into the cabin, under the cabin seat and
>into the battery area. 
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