Question about Mercury Force 40 ELPT (1997)

[wrfreeman]

New to boating so this is probably a stupid question. Does this motor have a built in alternator to charge the batteries while it's running?

 

[rschap1]

Re: Question about Mercury Force 40 ELPT (1997)

It does have a charging system. Hopefully it is functioning properly.

 

[79Merc80]

Re: Question about Mercury Force 40 ELPT (1997)

Please don't take this the wrong way, but you can either have a Mercury or a Force, not both and what you have is a Force. Read the BIG lettering. I know that Mercury Marine built them for a short time, but if it was the same as a Mercury, they would have dropped the Force name.