I have a 90 hp. Mariner outboard that is a 89 or 90 year model, ser. No. OC123711. I bought the boat used last year<br />and it ran fine until about a month ago when all of a sudden it would not start. I had to replace the stator and has run fine since.<br />When I went to replace the stator I found out that they had been changed and I would have to add a voltage regulator and some other <br />parts. I called a few places and was lucky enough to find a match to the original stator on someones shelf so I bought it and saved adding<br />those other parts. The new stator was an exact match with the old one in every way, so I put it in and the motor ran great and still does.<br />However, while on the water the other night I noticed that my navigation lights seemed too bright so I looked at my voltmeter and <br />discovered the charging voltage was about 16-17 volts. My motor does not have a voltage regulator in the system so I asked around<br />and decided the only thing it could be is the rectifier, so I put a new one in today. Nothing changed, I still am getting 16-17 volts to the <br />battery. I fear that the higher than normal voltage will hurt my fish finder and sooner or later cause other problems. Is this a <br />normal volt reading? Is there something I can do to correct this problem?
