Guys I'm Stumped on Charging. Need Help!!

[Kiska Motorworks]

OK guys, it seems we finally got a valid rectifier test and all diodes passed. And the stator coil passed earlier. So, what the hey is wrong? Sorry to say I don't know either. The only thing I can think of is maybe the red rectifier lead isn't actually connected to the battery, ie could it be broken or burnt internally somewhere between the rectifier and the battery?

OR is the problem not with the charging system at all? How about an electrical load somewhere else in the boat taking more amps than the charging system can produce? Time for an actual Amps test of the charging system. By design, it can only produce a maximum of 5 Amps. Insert a suitable low-reading ammeter in series with the red lead.

This is starting to get interesting now.

I agree. I am confused but there must be an answer somewhere! Always is right . So I don't think there's any break because I always have battery voltage at that red wire connector where the rectifier would connect. I've also tested all the fused lines which are good, all though those shouldn't be an issue.

I'm kinda wondering the same thing that you are about could there be an excessive load. He does have a little jumble of wires coming off the battery, but nothing on the boat except for the standard lights. He does have a battery selector switch all though he does only have one battery. In the morning I'm going to bypass it and get rid of all non-essential wires and see if that changes anything. Will report back.