The labels on the engine are OMC. That being said, I did a little online research this morning. OMC declared bankruptcy in 2000 and BRP acquired them in February of 2001. The model number of my particular outboard indicates that it is a 2001 model year. The pinned heads on it are the upgrades to fix the early problems on the ficht motors. I don't have the original owners manual but a little research states that charging capacity on the V6 is 10 amps at idle and up to 50 amps at higher rpm's.