This is what I was thinking when I wrote my original email. I kinda figured somebody had already done this and all I had to do was ask.
On reflection I was still unhappy with the idea of leaving the kicker on the back (I used to do that with a different (steel) bracket and my old 3 hp, 2 cycle but it was MUCH lighter than this Merc.) & as a retired firefighter I saw too many "weird things happen" to actually be comfortable leaving my kicker "hanging in the breeze."
Hey, I can splice wires with the best of them & your placement of the wires, exiting the cowl at the corner of the pull cord rubber plug is a very good idea. I can do that. I take it the plugs hang just outside the cowl and you just plug them in there? Seems to me, if I leave some freeplay in the wires leading to the control, perhaps taping them together & forming a small "loop" that's free to move when the engine turns (just like there is on my 70 hp. wiring harness)it should work just fine.
Thanks everyone for the "wire tie it down securely inside the motor cowl" advice.
This is a "do-able" thing, for sure.
