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Batteries and Battery Switches
The DC electrical systems and the engines on your boat are
designed for wet cell, marine batteries. Do not attempt to use
gel cell or absorbed wet mat batteries. The engine charging
system is not designed to recharge these batteries which could
cause unusually short battery life or engine starting problems.
You also should not mix the size or brand of the batteries.
Always consult your Scout dealer before changing the type of
batteries in your boat.
Your boat has provisions for 4 batteries, 1 for the port engine,
1 for the starboard engine and 2 that are hooked in parallel
for all other 12-volt accessories or electronics (house battery
bank). If the batteries are changed the house batteries should
stay at the same size and capacity or consider increasing the
capacity if you will be trolling, drift fishing or have extensive
electronics on board. Larger batteries will give you additional
capacity to operate the bait well, wash down and electronics
at low speed when the charging system output of the engines
is minimal. The engine batteries should be of size and capac-
ity recommended by the manufacturer of your engine. See the
engine owner’s manual.
There are (2) battery switches located on the main distribution
panel inside the console. One battery switch feeds the port and
starboard engine and the second switch activates the house and
12-volt accessory circuits.
Each engine charges the battery that feeds it. Each engine also
charges the house bank through a VSR (voltage sensitive relay)
battery isolator system and through the engine isolator charg-
ing circuit. The VSR and the engine isolator charging circuit
manage the charging current for the 12-volt system whenever
the engines are running. These systems automatically sense the
condition of each battery and direct the available current to the
batteries that require charging. When one or both engines are
started, the engine alternator(s) start to recharge the batteries.
This charging current passes through the VSR and the engine
isolator charging circuit. These circuits sense the charge and it
is split between the batteries, with the lowest battery receiving
the most charge. When the engines are turned off all charging
stops and all sensing circuits turn off thereby automatically
isolating the batteries from one another. The engine isolator
charging circuits from each engine have a 50 amp breaker which
is located on the port and starboard walls of the aft bilge. It is
recommended to check these breakers periodically and make
sure they are not tripped.
When in port or at anchor the switch that supplies the engines
should be off. This will keep the engine starting batteries in
reserve for starting the engines. Both battery switches should
be in the “OFF” position when leaving the boat unattended.
Note: Current is supplied to the automatic float switches
for the bilge pumps when the batteries are connected, even
if the battery switch is off.
12-Volt Accessory Switch Panel
The main accessory switch panel is located at the helm. The
circuit breakers that protect the accessories are located in the
panel near the switches.
The following is a description of the accessories controlled
by the main accessory switch panel:
Horn
Activates the boat horn.
Aft Bilge
Manually activates the aft bilge pump located in the stern bilge
near the transom. The pump moves water out through a thru-
hull fitting in the hull. The pump is also activated by an auto-
matic float switch that is activated whenever the batteries are
connected. This pump will run as needed whenever the water
in the bilge accumulates high enough to raise the float switch
to the “ON” position and turn off when the water is removed.
Fwd Bilge
Manually activates the forward bilge pump located in the for-
ward bilge below the floor grate in the head compartment. The
pump moves water out through a thru-hull fitting in the hull.
The pump is also activated by an automatic float switch that
is activated whenever the batteries are connected. This pump
will run as needed whenever the water in the bilge accumulates
high enough to raise the float switch to the “ON” position and
turn off when the water is removed.
Note: The bilge pumps will start automatically when
there is sufficient water in the bilge to activate the
float switch. Each float switch is protected by a
circuit breaker located near the battery switches
and is always supplied current when the batteries
are connected.
Helm Gauges and Switch Panel