The reason I bought an 8 hp Mercury is because the shifter is built into the throttle tiller handle. Much easier to reach. I also love my electric start.
Bob

Robert L. Weiss Jr.
Director of Music
First United Methodist Carbondale IL
Professor Emeritus, SIUC

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The Honda 8hp is a good motor elect start and charges battery well. The shifter is a reach when motor is lowered is the only issue for us.I'm going to install shifting control and throttle control on tiller this winter when season is over.  Mark


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From: Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com>
To: Dana LeTendre <dlet3 at aol.com>; The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thu, Sep 12, 2019 7:28 pm
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Electric starter for Motor

I've identified the problem. You got the overhaul on the wrong component! ?

On Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 18:10 Dana LeTendre via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> 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
>
> Sent from my iPad
> ————————
>
> 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
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> > ————————
> >
>
>