first off i want to say hi to all the more knowledgable people then myself who offer answers, opinions, and suggestions, thank you. ok guys so i have a 1977 apollo with a 351, omc outdrive. after some repair to the outdrive and putting it back in the water i went cruising out of the marina. mind you its a no wake zone so its 5 mph. this first run out it made it approx 3 miles and all of sudden boom engine stalls. not a sputter kind of engine stall, but like you turned the key off. so ended up having to tow it back to the slip, cuz batteries didn't have enough juice to start. upon inspection the regulator was melted. all that goop melted down onto the engine, so i replaced that and took it out again and paid attention to the voltage gauge. it seemed to do fine in the 5 mph zone but as soon as you gave it more throttle the gauge pegged and again it stalled. i have the original petrolite alternator but it is still good, but i read something about the resistance and something about running a jumper wire. anyways any thoughts anyone wou;ld be appreciated