[Rhodes22-list] Electric starter for Motor

[Dana LeTendre]

Hank, 

     Yeah, that’s what I thought, too, so I had my trusted mechanic take it apart and put it back together, again, full service, but I think it’s more related to the fact that I’m now 70 years old.  That and the fact that it is just harder to start (more pulls) than it used to be.  Don’t know why that is, but it is.  Anything to suggest about electric start conversion kits for small motors?

Thanks,

Dana

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On Sep 12, 2019, at 3:57 PM, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:

Dana,

Any chance the motor just needs a good service?  If it's truly now harder
to pull, the leads me to believe that something isn't operating as smoothly
as it should.

Hank

On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 9:18 AM Dana LeTendre via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

>      I have had a 1981 Rhodes 22 for about the last 15 years, and most of
> that time it has been down here in Belize.  As my wife and I are both
> getting older now, the pull crank on my 6 hp four stroke Mercury seems to
> be getting harder and harder to pull.  My wife can not reliably start the
> motor any more and she wants an electric starter system.  I’ve looked into
> it and can not find an electric conversion kit for a 6 hp motor — seems the
> smallest motor I can find a conversion kit for is 8 hp.
>     Any suggestions?  Do I need to buy a larger motor?  If so, I’ll
> probably need a new motor mount, too.  Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dana LeTendre
> 
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