His does not have earlier Phelon with notch, in my experience the later does not lend itself to rope starting.. besides I have had the rope knot stick in notch before, engine start, and swing wood handle around like a medieval weapon.. got hit pretty good in head once… it is indeed what notch is for but for reason stated I don’t recommend. ..haha
I sold all of my merc 200s besides my nice 63. This topic drew me back in since it’s one of my favorites.
