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Electrical System
batteries. Always consult your Scout dealer before
changing the type of batteries in your boat.
Your boat has provision for 4 batteries in the bat-
tery compartment behind the rear cabin bulkhead.
There is one battery for each engine and two bat-
teries for the house and electronics circuits. The
batteries supplied by your Scout dealer are the
size and capacity lead acid batteries recommended
by the engine manufacturer. These specifications
should be considered to be the minimum size bat-
tery required.
There are three motorized battery switches and
two parallel switches in the DC electrical panel.
The battery and parallel switches can be activated
by labeled switches in the DC panel or manually
by rotating the knob on each switch.
Battery switches are identified by red knobs and
the parallel switch knobs are yellow. The house
batteries are charged by the accessory charge
circuit on the engines whenever they are operat-
ing. The engine batteries are dedicated to starting
and operating the engines. They are charged by
the engines whenever they are operating. The
engine and house batteries can be temporarily
connected in parallel by the PARALLEL switch to
provide additional starting current for each engine.
The engine and house batteries are also charged
by the battery charger whenever it is operating.
The motorized battery switches can be controlled
remotely, in Auto Mode, by switches in the cabin
DC panel or manually, in Manual Mode, by turning
Battery & Parallel Switch Panel
Battery Compartment & Switches
the knob on the battery switches. There are LED
lights on both the remote switches and the bat-
tery switches that indicate battery switch mode
and status. These lights will blink when the switch
has been activated and the motor is turning the
battery switch ON or OFF. The Parallel switches
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