On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 12:06:24 -0400, "Midlant"
wrote:

Will my 1987 Mercury 135 hp charge the battery? Sorry if this seems like
a stupid question. I put my battery on a charger after each outing.
Thinking back to the boats I had as a kid, I never charged a battery.
For the most part the engines I had were pull start, but the last two I
had were electric start.
John


I would expect any engine with electric start would also have battery
charging capabilities.

If you have a voltmeter, you can easily check by measuring the battery
voltage - with the engine stopped, the voltage will be 12.6 - 13
volts. With the engine running fast enough to charge, the voltage
will rise, probably to a little over 14 volts.



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