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David B – Tonight I looked through 3 binders of West Bend stuff and couldn’t find a nice clear wiring diagram for your motor – there are just bits here & there in the early 60s Service Manual and the Service Bulletins. (I did confirm that, unless someone has changed it, the 1960 25hp Model 2502 was positive ground when it left the factory.)
The best thing I could find to assist you with the overall wiring harness is the 1960 Remote Control Installation Instructions – you’ll need to read through it since there is a lot of "if you have X do the following, if you have Y…." Here is a link to the PDF of it:
http://www.oddjobmotors.com/Misc%20Stuff/west%20bend/Remote%20Instr%2018-40hp%20-%201960.pdf
Regarding the Lucite shark, there was another thread where a member made a pretty acceptable Evinrude badge with stuff from a hobby shop. These sharks would be a great project to try and I don’t think anywhere near as complex as that badge. Our local hobby shop is a mob-scene from now through Christmas, but when things calm down I’ll look into what would be involved. They are always broken, missing a head or fin – the 55+ year old plastic is so fragile, I think just blowing on the photo of the one David K is sending you could break it!