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
>
> Sent from my iPad
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