First I want to say thank you to everyone that contributes to BassBoat Central. This is an amazing resource and continues to help us solve our boating issues especially those with older boats - THANK YOU!
I've had engine issues and some electrical issues with my live wells that just didn't make sense. I've change all my live well components and rewired everything but still saw the issues arise about 4 hours into my tournament day. At the same time I've had issues with my motor starting buy stalling immediately. I could quickly throttle down to keep the boat running and it ran well at any speed well above idle. Sometimes my engine wouldn't gain power when I throttle down or drop off for about 10 seconds on occassion as well. I've been addressing all the normal fuel issues without results - rebuild pulse pump, change fuel lines, filter, spark plugs, etc.
I starting doing more broad online searches and found some similarities to a bad voltage regulator. This led me to the issue using an AGM battery with a stator charging system on my 1996 175 EFI. I than checked my voltage regulator and found that it's wires were black and burnt. This along with all these issues happening at the same time lead me to believe I need to replace my battery and possibly both voltage regulators.
Looking for feedback from Don and Joe54 to see what they think.
Thanks again!