TheLaird Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 When I bought my boat in Brighton it was a shell with new windows and rubbers on the floor inside. It came with a trailer and an engine, not attached to the boat. The engine was/is an Evinrude 35 HP two stroke from 1978 and had a tiller fitted. Most of the early work was on the boat and the trailer. But a couple of years later I got fed up with the pull starter. I yearned for electric start! I kept looking on e-blag for an Evinrude starter motor. I knew it could be done because below the pull starter was a starter gear ring. Evenentualy I found one but off a 60HP Evinrude. I took the chance. So with bits of metal and MiG welder I made some brackets and it worked!!! It may look a bit rough but it was difficult to hold everything in the right place and weld it at the same time. But I still had a problem. The 'generator' on the engine only put out enough power for a 10 watt light bulb. Tape measure out again and looking up specs on alternators to find something that would fit at the back above the carburetter. It came down to a Russian alternator for a 1972 Lada Niva. Next obtain a pulley from e-blag, remove the pull start and align and drill and tap the flywheel to fit the pulley. Again make brackets to mount the alternator and fit a belt. Oh dear! The cover won't fit! So, cut a big hole in the cover and re-model with glass fibre. I'd not done this before but I think it turned out OK. White paint and stickers from E-blag and I think it looks OK! Key start from the helm and a 55 amp alternator. Luxury!!! Below are the pictures in order. (I hope)! The original engine. The starter fitted. Alternator fitted. (Temporary belt). Finnished job! Works for me! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 That moulding don't look half bad Clive, a sort of pregnant evinrude.... Was that the motor you extended the leg on? (or was it a shortening job, memory's going with age). I'm surprised that alternator gets enough cooling airflow under there, how long has it been like that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaird Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 No the outboard I shortened was a 4 HP Nylanbolan(?) made in Holland Dave. I sold it to someone in St Neots! It got replaced with an electric outboard. I think it was 2017 when I did the Evinrude. Seems to be OK. I just wraped the alternator end with some foam and covered it in some plastic film the laid up some glass fibre. I then laid up some more inside and then filler on the outside. Rubbed it down and sprayed it from a rattle can. Two batteries on a split charge system, one purely for engine starting. The other supplies the XP computer, (charts, music etc), lighting, stereo, GPS, fish finder/sounder, AIS, all the other services and 1200Watt inverter. Sort of added to it over the years! Clive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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