Hi all, first time poster. I have enjoyed all of the great topics and tips on this forum, especially since I'm doing a complete rebuild of my 1987 Bass Tracker v16 Guide Special. It was a tiller drive model and I have converted it to a console drive. I also upgraded the engine from an Evinrude 15 hp electric start tiller drive to a 40 hp Mercury Tracker console drive. This leads to the question I am posting and need feedback on.
The engine I purchased is a model # 1040312pt Mercury Tracker 40 hp. It has a non-power trim and it does not have an alternator on board. I have purchased the appropriate remote control box (Mercury Quicksilver model 881170A3 side mount control) and have both engine and control mounted on the boat. I am now on the wiring phase and I am a bit stuck on getting power to the starter for the engine. I am used to my Evinrude which had a battery cable integral to the engine which I would just attach directly to the starting battery. I am unclear how the starting battery is connected to the Mercury. In all the wiring schematics I have seen (and I have the newwiremarine.com schematics and wiring guide) they show a positive and negative wire going to the engine. But I also read in somebody's post recently that if you don't have an alternator you do need to run battery wires directly to the engine. So my question is, how does the battery connect to the starter and/or ignition to start the engine? Does it go to the remote control box or directly to the engine? I read the instructions for the remote control and nowhere does it mention power. I am assuming that the with the cable harness from the remote control box routing to the engine, that the power should go directly to the engine, but I cannot figure out where it would connect. Any assistance or guidance on this would be greatly appreciated!
The engine I purchased is a model # 1040312pt Mercury Tracker 40 hp. It has a non-power trim and it does not have an alternator on board. I have purchased the appropriate remote control box (Mercury Quicksilver model 881170A3 side mount control) and have both engine and control mounted on the boat. I am now on the wiring phase and I am a bit stuck on getting power to the starter for the engine. I am used to my Evinrude which had a battery cable integral to the engine which I would just attach directly to the starting battery. I am unclear how the starting battery is connected to the Mercury. In all the wiring schematics I have seen (and I have the newwiremarine.com schematics and wiring guide) they show a positive and negative wire going to the engine. But I also read in somebody's post recently that if you don't have an alternator you do need to run battery wires directly to the engine. So my question is, how does the battery connect to the starter and/or ignition to start the engine? Does it go to the remote control box or directly to the engine? I read the instructions for the remote control and nowhere does it mention power. I am assuming that the with the cable harness from the remote control box routing to the engine, that the power should go directly to the engine, but I cannot figure out where it would connect. Any assistance or guidance on this would be greatly appreciated!
