201 Honda 9.9 4 stroke. How hard to add electric start?

[frobotz]

My dad has this motor on his boat but at 72 his shoulders give him problems. I took a quick glance the other night and it seems to me that its just bolting up a started, Running some wires and a push button. Am I missing something obvious or is there more than a quick glance told me about this? The little motor pushes his fishing boat just fine. I hate to get rid of it to get him an electric start motor, but I will if its not financially feasible to add electric start to this one.

Thanks in advance and happy boating.

 

[Sea Rider]

Electric starter kits could be pricey, besides kit and bat will need a bat charger and rectifier unit if that model comes without one.

​Happy Boating

 

[ondarvr]

It may also need a different flywheel too. If you can find a old parts motor it may make sense, buying new parts rarely does.

 

[frobotz]

I think I need a started and a solenoid. I can do the rest of the wiring and add a push button. the motor already charges at 6v so I don't see where I would need much more. I am really just trying to find out if the started bolts up to the block or if I am going to need to buy a mount or other stuff. Checking on the flywheel today but the flywheel cover already has a recess for the starter drive. Thanks for the replies so far. Still moving forward with this.

 

[Sea Rider]

Installing a Honda electric starter kit should match spot on, buying a gereric starter kit probably won't. Have seen boaters thinking that buying a generic kit will save them lots of cash to find out latter that needed to make adaptation wonders to install it properly. So that flywheel of your is 360? dented, right ? if not will need a second hand dented flywheel to instal starter kit. Need a 12 volt charger/rectifier to charge properly a 12 volt bat, unless going for an obsolete 6 volt one.

Happy Boating

 

[frobotz]

I just noticed my typo. Its not a 6 volt charger, its a 6 amp charger. Its still 12 volt. So I shouldn't need rectifier as it already has a charging system to charge a battery (good old Hondas) Going to check the flywheel next time I am out there and check for mounting holes. Should just need a starter and a generic starter relay to make this happen if the flywheel already has teeth. I can wire a control circuit to allow the battery to start the motor using a solenoid.

My main question was about the block and flywheel. Everything else I think I have under control.

 

[ondarvr]

The block will be fine, the flywheel may not have the starter teeth for engagement on it. Starter motors can vary a great deal in price, for popular models you can get one new for about $75.00 from China.

You may need a bracket or something for the starter, just look on a parts diagram to identify the needed parts.

 

[frobotz]

thanks, gonna check it out on fathers day when I go back out to see my dad.