Mine has a small power distribution bock in back. A couple of things hooked up there (raise/lower winch and electric start button) then from block large gauge wire running up to main battery inside cabin.

Ted

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> On Feb 27, 2024, at 8:18 AM, Weiss, Robert L via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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> My electric start outboard was installed by Stan at the factory in 2014 and he just connected the outboard to a block in the lazarette with the winch.
> 
> Bob
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> For those with electric start outboards, did you make the electric
> connection at the winch or did you run wires back to the battery under the
> settee? If the latter, what gauge wire did you use?
> I'm installing a Tohatsu 8hp electric start outboard
> --Reuben
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