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6.1 General
Your Everglades is equipped with 120 volt AC
and 12 volt DC electrical systems. The AC sys-
tem draws current from shore power outlets at
dockside. The DC system draws current from on
board batteries.
Your boat and engine charging system is designed
for 12 volt, lead acid, wet cell or AGM marine bat-
teries. They will require similar maintenance as
those found in automobiles.
All wires in the electrical systems are color coded
to make identifying circuits easier. Wiring sche-
matics are available to aid in following an indi-
vidual circuit of the boat.
6.2 12 Volt System Overview
The 12 volt system is a fairly standard marine sys-
tem. There are three or four batteries, depending
on the engine options selected. One battery for
each engine and two batteries in parallel for the
house and electronics.
The batteries are in the aft systems compartment
below the bench seat. They are controlled by three
battery switches, one for each engine and one for
the house 12 volt accessories and the electronics.
Most 12 volt power is distributed to the 12 volt
accessories through individual circuit breakers and
fuses located in panels near the batteries and in
the head compartment. All circuit breakers or
fuses are labeled by the name of the circuit they
protect. Main circuit breakers in the battery switch
panel protect the primary circuits for the DC main,
electronics, windshield, windlass and power steer-
ing system. Fuses in panels near the main circuit
breakers protect some DC accessory circuits. Ad-
ditional fuses protect continuous power circuits for
the remote battery switches, emergency parallel,
automatic oat switches for bilge pumps and the
stereo memory. Most 12 volt accessories are oper-
ated directly by switches in the helm switch panel
or the head compartment. Most accessory circuits
are protected by toggle style circuit breakers in
the head compartment DC panel.
Main breakers or fuses located on each engine pro-
tect the ignition systems and gauge panel display.
Yamaha engine electrical circuits are protected by
fuses located in a fuse panel on the side of the
engine. The fuse panel is equipped with a spare
fuse for each circuit. Always replace fuses used
with the fuse specied by Yamaha or your engine
manufacturer. Refer to the engine owner’s manual
for more information on the fuses, fuse panels or
circuit breakers on your engines.
PROPER FUSE OR BREAKER PROTECTION MUST BE
PROVIDED FOR ALL 12 VOLT EQUIPMENT ADDED. DO
NOT OVERLOAD THE ACCESSORY CIRCUIT BREAKERS
OR OTHER CIRCUITRY THROUGH ADDITIONAL 12 VOLT
EQUIPMENT.
6.3 Batteries & Battery Switches
General
The batteries can be charged by the engines or
by the battery charger when connected to shore
power. The DC electrical system on your boat is
designed for wet cell or AGM marine batteries.
Do not attempt to use gel cell batteries. The en-
gine charging system and battery charger are not
designed to recharge these batteries which could
cause unusually short battery life, engine starting
problems and damage to the DC charging sys-
tems. You should also not mix the size or brand of
batteries. Always consult your Everglades dealer
before changing the type of batteries in your boat.
Twin Engine Battery Systems
Twin engine boats have provision for four batteries
located in the aft systems compartment below the
bench seat. One for each engine and two in paral-
lel for the house and electronics circuits. These
batteries should be of the size and capacity rec-
ommended by the manufacturer of your engines.
These specications should be considered to be
the minimum size battery required. Consider
increasing the capacity of the batteries if you will
be trolling, drift shing or have extensive elec-
tronics on board. Larger batteries will give you
additional capacity to operate the baitwell, DC
Chapter 6:
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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