Reply To: Retro fitting an electric start on a 1956 mark 55

[Michael Connolly]

Just from your list of parts it sounds a little overwhelming but pull start is not an option the boat has a dry transom making it difficult to reach the motor. ive had the boat in the water a few years ago w/ a 30hp mariner, so im not exactly a purest when it come to staying period correct, but function would be critical. that being said if i wasn’t concerned with a charging system at present, could i get away with just remote starter, flywheel, solenoid, starter, choke and link, mag switch( wasnt aware of this). the lower cowl has a switch in the front, push-pull, i assumming a kill switch which i could utilize for wiring hole. i have a boat load of areo-quip waterproof connectors (no pun intended). can a start and stop be simplifyed. i’ll pull the flywheel today. and start there. the engine appears to have had some motor work done , liquid gasket sealer at the head but the timing belt was dry-rotted off it. the story i got was it came from a collection, where the collector went to the great pond in the sky, as we all will. i wll keep your list of parts and begin the hunt. picked up a service manual, i would like the rectifier info thank you, mike connolly