Re: Air Cooled Outboard Overheating

[eviltwin]

Ah, I see, I didn’t understand the starter. You preload a spring with the wind up handle then release it to crank it over. Even more interesting. I like it even better now. The safety would be a trade off, yes it could be harmful to kids if put away wound up, but you shouldn’t leave a spring with tension on it for long periods anyway. Kids will get into anything so it would need to be stored securely. And they could easily wind it themselves. On the plus side, no spinning propeller, huge safety gain, even at a loss of efficiency.