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Buccaneer – I primarily use this on a ’63 Fastwin – so no mercury safety switches involved – but I do use this to test my larger motors with the mercury switches – I just hook directly to the starter and motor ground when doing the test.
A search for these keywords will find the parts on Amazon:
Box – Plano 1612 Deep Water Resistant Field Box with Lift Out Tray
Quick Disconnect – Orion Motor Tech 4 Pcs 6-8 Gauge Battery Quick Connect Disconnect
Start Switch – Cole Hersee 90030-BP Push-Button Switch
Wires – Temco 6 Gauge 36in – 5/16 in Hole Sizes Red Solar Battery Cables
Charger – Schumacher SC1300 1.5A 6/12V Fully Automatic Battery Maintainer
The solenoid was just an OMC one I had from a motor I got. OMC 0378444 or similar.
On the wires, you’ll need black for ground and red for power and you’ll need the terminal sizes to match what you have on your motor – to get enough length, you might need to get 2 of each. You also need to solder the ends of the wires into the terminals for the quick disconnects. Crimping alone doesn’t work.
I’ve attached a pic of the motor end. The wires go in through a rubber grommet.
I also drilled holes in the top of the box by the handle to vent the box while charging. You can see that in one of the photos.
