Re: Converting manual to electric start
Looking at the contents of the electric start kit (0435711 [0438629]), it shouldn't be hard to install ... price is around $375. Kit includes stator assembly, starter motor, rectifier, start button, battery cables, etc.
I installed a kit in my 1996 Evinrude ... took about 1/2 day. There were good illustrated instructions included ... but I also needed the regular factory manual for the motor for instructions on removing lower engine cowl, etc.