The yellow wires from the stator to the voltage regulator were fused together at the connectors.
After I removed the flywheel I could see that the stator was melted and smeared on the flywheel. I cleaned the flywheel with a wire brush and put in a new stator and voltage regulator and it fired...
This motor has 350 hours on it. It is very clean and runs great. I have owned it since 259 hours and it has been smooth and quiet, and I have never had an issue with it.
It died on the water as if it was turned off. I was next to the motor, enjoying listening to it, when it died. We were...