i know im supposed to give the model number but i dont have it .... i am sure on the year of my outboard though i have checked the numbers previously...

ok heres the backround info... at first i had no spark at all not matter where i tested in the system... so i bench tested the power pack hearing that that is a common problem... and it was bad. so i replaced it... now their is very little spark at all at the plug wires... and almost none directly from the coil...So to test that the pack was getting enough power i tested how many volts were coming to the pack...i believe at cranking it should be 9.5 and i only have 8. so i was thinking since now i am sure that the pack is good, that it must be the starter gone bad (drawing too much power at the start). so i decided to try and pull start the motor (i knew it wouldnt start i just wanted to see if i got fire at the coil.) and it sparked like it should...
so my question i geuss is... what to do at this point. The starter cranks great and engages the flywheel properly. so i was wondering if there was any way to avoid buying a new one... maybe i can wire a second battery just to the starter and seperate it from the rest of the system maybe have a toggle switch to turn it on and off... the problem i see with this is recharging the second battery i dont know how to tie it in or if the recharging system could even handle it. i think that it wouldnt matter much though if i couldnt recharge it at all i could just pull it once a week and charge it... or maybe that whole idea is impossible i dont really know... im kinda new to outboards my dad and i do a lot of work with cars he's been an auto mechanic for 20 years.


thanks...
sorry for the rambling hope somone can help...
jack