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Leon
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    Any correct outboard starter switch will have the "kill" feature in it.
    With an automotive type of switch, the on position will allow current to continue to the coil and the off position with break that continuation.
    With an outboard switch, things are opposite
    The on position will break the ground continuation and the off position will continue it. On the switch, the "M" terminal should have wires coming from the mags then running back to a ground on the motor,
    The solenoids are quite different too.
    One small terminal (on the battery side} is a hot and the other is a ground, whereas on the automotive solenoid, both small terminals are hot.