DB Electrical 410-12486 Starter for Clark and Daewoo Lift Trucks, Crusader Engines, Mercruiser Engines, OMC Engines, Pleasurecraft Engines, Volvo Penta Engines 4.3L 5.0L 5.7L 6.2L 7.4L 8.1L 8.2L 8.9L

For boats, you want a sealed and sparkproof starter. It's not worth cutting corners on safety to save a few bucks. That said, the OE Mercruiser starters are astronomically expensive. This one comes in at a fraction of the price and does the same job. Will it last as long? Time will tell.I'm using it on a 1996 Mercury V8 350, zero issues. Quick and easy install.

Seems to work well on my 1996 454 Mercruiser. Worked well enough to get through a survey and sell the boat.

Feels quality looks the same as the oem penta starter . Machining is good . Starter cranks fast and strong . This IS a marine starter it has sticker on side and comes with papers . For the money i would buy again . Way better than the other one i ordered from here !

Way cheaper then the local Marina... Bolted on and switched wires on my 1996 rinker 4.3 gm in under an hour. Only time will tell how long it holds up.

I bought this as a replacement for my 1995 Four Winns Vista. It has an OMC King Cobra 7.4L. The previous unit, a NAPA rebuilt, took a crap on me (at the dock luckily). I've never heard this boat start so strong and easy! The previous would take a few sluggish tries before starting and I just wrote it off as weak batteries. I will say, if you are replacing one that only has 3 posts, this unit has 4. I'm no expert working on engines, but this might help another novice like myself.If you imagine the 4 posts as parts of a compass, put the ground (already attached wire) at south pole and the other large post for positive at north. The starter wire goes on the east post, and the west is left empty.

Easy to install had nothing to do with starter. It was the location in my boat that made it hard to install. Longevity is still to be determined, just got it installed. So far, works great.

Perfect fit for Mercruiser Alpha 1 4.3. Appears same quality as OEM externally. New bolts and gasket too.

Read below, worked fine at first, but they do not last!Worked great for my 5.7L SBC 350 w/ 168 tooth flexplate. Started right up!Edit: 11 months later the unit no longer works well when the engine is warm. I am contacting DB Electrical for a replacement.Edit 2: Again, less than 2 years later, another failure. I can not trust this brand to not leave me stranded, so I bought a Remy instead.

Excelente producto

This is a quality product will simpleton install with great instructions

Great and affordable replacement part. Don’t freak out when it shows up as it’s much smaller in size than the older starters but fits perfect. Started up right away. Easy install a+++

Product works great, used old bolts because of thread

works great very well and arrived before delivery datevery please with DB electric and fantastic prices