COBIA 280 CC - Battery Switch and Main Distribution Panel

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Maverick Boat Group
3207 Industrial 29th St. • Fort Pierce, Florida 34946
(772)-465-0631 • cobiaboats.com
Battery Switch and Main Distribution
Panel
The battery switches and main distribution panel are located in the port compartment
on the side of the leaning post. The battery switches are labeled to correspond with each
battery and the component it powers. Each engine has its own battery and there is a
house battery that powers the boat’s other electrical systems. In the event that there is a
second house battery on board, this battery will be tied to the house battery switch. The
“emergency parallel” switch parallels the two cranking batteries and should only be used
to crank the engines if one of the engine cranking batteries does not have sufficient
power to crank its associated engine. When the boat is not being used for a prolonged
period, it is recommended to leave all battery switches in the “off” position to ensure
that the batteries are not drained due to minor current flows.
The forward and aft bilge pumps and stereo memory breakers, located at the top right of
the panel, are on 24-hour circuits and will receive power at all times even with the house
battery switch in the off position. This ensures that the bilge pumps and float switches
will remain operational at all times unless the house battery loses all power. There is an
additional 24-hour circuit with a 15-amp breaker labeled “ACC” left open for adding an
accessory appropriate to 24-hour operation. To reset any of these breakers simply push
in the button associated with the involved component.
Directly below the 24-hour “ACC” breaker is the windlass breaker. This is a gate style
breaker. When the circuit is open or the breaker is “popped”, a yellow tab will show in
the recess just below the bar with the red button. Simply push the free end of the yellow
tab back up inside the bar until it catches. The circuit is now closed and the windlass
should be receiving power from the house battery. To open the circuit, simply press the
red button.
At the bottom of the distribution panel and to the left of the windlass breaker are the
breakers for the forward table, power steering, electronics, helm panel, stereo amp (if
applicable) and aft hatch. All these components run off the house battery (s). If popped
these breakers will show red in the window below the “OFF” label on the left side of the
switch. To reset push in the right side of the switch, “ON”, so that it is flush with the
panel.