I just bought a new Caravelle Sea Hawk with dual batteries. The battery setup doesn't seem right to me. In my old boat with dual batteries, when the Perko battery switch was "OFF", then all boat power was off except for the bilge pump. On this new boat, I can start the motor and operate the boat motor (Yamaha) with the Perko switch in the "OFF" position. The remaing boat power (lights, elctronics, etc.) is only on when the Perko switch is in the "1", "2" or "ALL" postion. Also, there are a couple more wires attached to the battery that I don't understand. My questions to you folks are as follows: <br /><br />Does this seem right to you folks? Is this some new wiring option that prevents excessive battery draining? Could it be mis-wired? <br /><br />I'd surely appreciate your responses. <br /><br />Thanks!
<br /><br />There is no right or wrong way to wire a battery switch, lots of thoughts and opinions on how best to do it. Personally, I like the way your other boat was wired; to me off means everything off, i.e. the battery is isolated.