Kicker Question...

[smallieobsession]

I'm a bit of a newbie still on some stuff so looking for a little knowledge from the experienced folks. I am looking at putting an 8hp 4s Mercury on my boat for use as a kicker. It is a manual start but I believe it still has a 6amp/76 watt alternator amp on it.

So even though it is a manual start do I/can I still wire it to my starting battery so that I can use that alternator to charge the starting battery should I ever need it?

Appreciate any info.

thanks

[marine_man]

Yes, that should work. I'm surprised to hear it has a rectifier on it for charging, even though it doesn't have electric start / trim and tilt.

marine_man

[smallieobsession]

I was surprised too hence my question....it is a brand new Mercury 8hp 4S ML and looking at the specs it says 6amp/76 watt alternator amp. Anybody else know any different on this model?