Boat Repair/Mercury Bigfoot

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Expert: tyler boehner - 3/8/2008


Question
I removed a 94 28hp Evinrude from my pontoon and installed a 97 60hp Mercury Bigfoot. I got the Mercury controls, however the connections are different on the boat. I assume they are for the tach and warning alerts.Are there adapters? It was getting dark, I found where the the neg battery hooks up to the motor, but where does the pos. lead hook up to? thanks..

Answer
The positive side of the cable hooks to the starter solenoid.  As far as the wiring harness, I am not aware of an adapter to go from Evenrude to Mercury but that doesn't mean that it doesn't exist.  If there is one, I would look for it on aftermarket motor parts companies like land and sea.

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tyler boehner

Expertise

Basic boat motor mechanics or boat wiring. I can help the most on mercruisers, merc outboards, and johnson evinrude outboards.

Experience

Mercruiser tech. Started working on boat motors three years ago. I have limited shop time under my belt but have proven myself in our shop and am now the shop manager.

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I have a mercury tech number and a yamaha tech number if you would like, but i don't think that being a certified tech makes you a good diagnostic pro.

Education/Credentials
Three years of see and learn shop time. Two weeks of tech training at Mercuiser school at Springfield. Two update merc schools at Topeka KS. "gotta love George". Tons of "E" skills classes online. Most of my ability to diagnose came from shop time working out problems.

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