I had just got the engine serviced and the mecanic had told me that the motor was not charging the battery.... he had said to replace the rectifier, so I ordered one and did so.
Last year I was running the boat in a passage outside Whittier Alaska and being from around this area, I knew it would rain eventually, and when it did I had noticed that I had left the battery exposed. When I flipped the gauge on I was reading 16 volts. Now, I don't know if this had happened before I had just noticed that when I was running at above 3000rpms, soaking wet, I was frying the battery out. Present day- I took the boat out this weekend with a fresh new battery started the boat and at idle I'm putting 14.4 volts back into the battery, but when I excelerate that gauge creeps up pretty fast.... until BAM! on step and then in the red on the gauge(16volts) Please dont tell me its my stator... but if it is I would like to know... Thanks so much in advance.
Last year I was running the boat in a passage outside Whittier Alaska and being from around this area, I knew it would rain eventually, and when it did I had noticed that I had left the battery exposed. When I flipped the gauge on I was reading 16 volts. Now, I don't know if this had happened before I had just noticed that when I was running at above 3000rpms, soaking wet, I was frying the battery out. Present day- I took the boat out this weekend with a fresh new battery started the boat and at idle I'm putting 14.4 volts back into the battery, but when I excelerate that gauge creeps up pretty fast.... until BAM! on step and then in the red on the gauge(16volts) Please dont tell me its my stator... but if it is I would like to know... Thanks so much in advance.
