On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 5:48 PM Dana LeTendre via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> Stephen,
>> Thanks for the suggestion. I just went to the Tohatsu website and
> found the 6hp 4-stroke, but no electric start, only an alternator option to
> charge your battery. Is the electric start some kind of special option?
>> Thanks,
>> Dana LeTendre
>> Sent from my iPad
> ————————
>> On Sep 12, 2019, at 3:30 PM, Stephen Staum <snstaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Tohatsu offers a 6 hp 4 stroke with electric start.
>>> *Stephen Staum*
> *s/v Carol Lee 2*
>> *Needham, MA*
>>> 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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