Dana, 
I bought a Tohatsu 8 hp Four-Stroke with electric start in 2011.  It has been reliable and while I am older than you I can still push the button without difficulty.    The controls are not on the tiller handle but that has not been a problem.  I checked and they still have the electric start on this model.  MFS8A3EFL    Shaft 20"" (long)
Joe Riley, Athens, GA

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From: Dana LeTendre via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thu, Sep 12, 2019 5:48 pm
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Electric starter for Motor

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

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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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