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Lisa Woodburn
Hi.Since sailing season's going strong here in Phoenix, I've submitted MANY questions lately, and love the information that is shared on this website....Can anyone describe step by step how to change the starter cord on an Evinrude 6 hp (about 6 yrs. old) outboard? I don't have the owner's manual and just wasted a trip to Bookstar for an engine repair book. My old cord's frayed and barely made it back in to get me "home" the other weekend. A salesman at West Marine said to take the cover off, the fly (?) cover off, the old cord off, then to wrap the new one on. Sounded easy enough.... My neighbor in town said to be careful of the spring action or I could get hurt (yikes!). When I opened the motor, there were more screws & gadgets attached to the "fly" cover than I expected (I thought it would be as easy as taking off the air filter cover on a car), so I chickened out. Then I found out the motor shop at the marina was closed this week and my sailing friends have never done this before, either...(Uh oh)Thanks! Don't want to miss the big party on the lake this weekend!Lisa