its a 125hp l got the boat and l got it as a repairable boat, lots of people have looked at it including the marina, and no one could get it to even crank, well l bought the boat and found that problem it was a bad rectifier. l have now found it has no spark, l have always owned and worked on other peoples boats but they were all i/o. l am a diesel and auto mechanic so the in board is were easy for me to work on, but l am new to the outboards. does the stator then tell the trigger box to tell the coils to fire l am unsure any one with knowledge of these please help. thanks by the way it does have new plugs and the boat only has 60 hours on it and its a 86 bayliner capri 1800

Go here and buy a manual; http://marineengine.com/

They are $34.95, and you can get the online version in an hour or so. There are good troubleshooting guides in there that will lead you in the right direction.

come on if your a mech. you should know that the power pack must be replaced or send the old one to RAPAIR to have it rebuilt