I have 1999 50 hp Johnson and I have two questions. First off it is pushing a 26 foot pontoon. I noticed that when I purchased it that when I have the throttle wide open and pushed up all the way at the controls, the carb still has some throttle left on it. I adjusted the linkage to where when the control gave it full throttle it made the carb wide open. I didn't really notice anything in the speed of the boat. Was it that way from the factory or did I do right? The other question is does this motor charge the battery. I checked it when it's running with a volt meter and I'm getting nothing coming out from the leads off the motor. I also checked it across the battery and it's at 12 volts. Is there a part I need to replace for it to charge the battery or is it not equiped to do that? Thanks for any help.
