Reply To: bus for electric starter box 1957 Evinrude 35 hp Lark

[amuller]

Some Bid Twins have a generator, and some do not. As far as I know none of the 18 hp motors had generators and OMC was a bit tardy in adopting flywheel alternators. My opinion: If you don’t have a generator and need a box for the regulator, you don’t need the electrical junction box at all. Just put a solenoid under the cowling somewhere. Riding lawn mower solenoid will work. Then all you need are the two battery cables, a starting wire (to activate starter solenoid) and a choke wire for the choke solenoid. And, maybe, wires for a kill switch (for safety). If you don’t have an electric choke you might want to put a starter button on the motor for convenient starting while using the manual choke. Fuse appropriately with inline fuses. Of course, if you want authenticity that’s another story.