You have magneto ignition, so if you don't drive at night, you can go forever without a charging system, just recharging your 12 volt battery occasionally for starting power. As you have discovered, your starter will work on 12 V. However, it will be quite energetic on 12V, and I believe the anecdotal evidence indicating that that the powerful thrust is a little hard on the starter and potentially the ring gear.
Purists like to keep 6V +ve ground. With clean connections and heavy cables, it works fine, as long as the generator & cutout are functional. When time to repair/replace, it is cheaper to convert to 12V Delco Remy alternator and -ve ground. With only lights drawing another load, you can change bulbs to 12V and reverse connections on the ammeter if you choose to keep it, rather than go to voltage meter. The ammeter will handle the highest charge rates of only the older, low capacity alternators.
Somewhere you have an e-mail from me through YT. When you respond to it, I will be able to answer any specific questions directly.
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