BASIC BOAT DUAL BATTERY WIRING | HOW TO
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- I put together a little wiring demonstration to help you understand basic dual battery boat wiring. I hope it helps! Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below!
Links to my other boat battery wiring videos:
BOAT BATTERY WIRING | HOW TO bit.ly/2P7szig
BOAT BATTERY WIRING | TROLLING MOTOR | HOW TO bit.ly/3rZaXnj
BOAT DUAL BATTERY ISOLATOR INSTALL | HOW TO bit.ly/3cNFvCd
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I’ve come back to this video a dozen times over a few years. Appreciate it!
That is awesome! I’m glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wow! I feel like I just finish a 2yr electrical class! Finally hands down the best description! Everyone else on UA-cam talks a lot and no information! They just say I run the wire like this and like that but doesn’t explain anything about bus, fuse, batteries! Thanks bro!
Thanks ! I’m glad you liked the video and it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting I appreciate it..
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by far one of the best visual explanation on boat wiring with a battery switch/bus bar!!! Thank you sir!!!
Awesome thanks I’m glad you like it and found it helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting I appreciate it! Tight lines!
@@ReelLifeFisherman Have you ever used the blue sea add a battery systems?
Thanks! This is what I needed to make my pontoon boat electrically safe. Thanks for simplifying the process.
You're welcome!.
By far the best explanation I could find on UA-cam, for real. Thank you taking the time to set this all up on a sheet of wood, really helps understand this so much better. I am about to re-wire a used boat I just bought and being a newbie this was very helpful. Cheers!
I appreciate you laying out the actual components on the plywood, it made for a great visual. Also helped that it was really easy to hear you. Much appreciated.
Awesome! Glad you found it helpful.. thanks for watching and commenting.. I appreciate it!
Thank you for your time and effort with this video. Your information will speed up my 'Dual Battery Install' and hopefully with LESS "learn from your mistakes" system of learning.
Thank you for the great comment I really appreciate it! I’m glad the video helped explain things better for you.. thanks for watching.
Very good explanation. I just got my first boat and the guy that had it before me just had a mess with cables running everywhere and nowhere. I want to rewire everything and make it clean. This helped a ton. Thank you!
Awesome! I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Have to watch again. Don't understand the negitive and positive bus. Great vid.
They are basically a hub for you to add more Accessories without stacking them on the battery switch or batteries.. let me know if you have any questions.. and thanks for watching..
This is exactly what I was after! Just got a new project with absolutely no power on it, need to build a brand new system for lights, nav etc!
This video is helpful
Time has come to upgrade battery’s and thankfully found someone who took the time to explain everything, I was worried if I could mix a cranking with a deep cycle and you’ve answered my question thank you so much
Awesome! I’m glad it was helpful ! Thanks for watching and commenting I really appreciate it!
This is exactly what I was looking for. Your explanation is excellent as usual and now I have the confidence of at least knowing what the batteries are doing and more importantly which one was my flat cranking battery which needs replacing I think. Now I can look forward to getting it all fixed up and will be able to follow what the electrician is talking about. Cheers Jason. Have a good day mate.
Thanks nomad! Glad the video helps explain things for people so they can kinda have a little better understanding of how the system works.. thanks for watching the channel and commenting! Much appreciated!
This is the exact explanation I’ve been trying to find for the last 2 years. I like how you explained it on a small scale, easier to understand. Thank you.
You explained everything so well, you have relieved so much stress off my shoulders as I am going to rewire my boat as the previous owner has it as a mess. Thank you!
That is probably why we are all here.
I just bought an 1987 Glasstream bass boat and the guy did a lot of new wiring and he did a nice job, in fact that same fuse box you showed us. Which I learned from your video to connect my fish finder, and some usb chargers, I definitely want to do this battery set up. Excellent video and well done, I am confident with your video I can do this, thank you again.
Recently purchased my first boat (Raider 182) and your channel has been hugely helpful. Thank you for making all these videos and for making them informative but easy to follow.
Awesome thank you so much ! I really appreciate it! That’s a awesome boat! Congratulations! Glad you like the channel and find it helpful! That’s what I make the videos for.. glad to hear that!
Have to agree with others this is the best explanation of how to set up your batteries with bus bars & fuse block. So helpful and easy to understand thank you!
This video is great! Is there any chance you would turn this into a multi-part series? I would love to see how you add an isolator and charging system to this and explain how those work using the board you have created here. I know you have a couple other videos where you're adding those to your boat, but this makes it so much easier to see and understand how everything comes together. Thanks!
Absolutely! I have been thinking about that as well .. great idea! And I will be keeping the board around for future videos .. thanks for watching and commenting!
I support Tyler Olson’s message! I know this is a diy video but I don’t think he realizes how helpful this for other circumstances. This helped me understand what to check when something is wrong any electronics. My pumps went out and now I’m on the hunt
@@ReelLifeFisherman have you gotten around to doing the isolator and selector switch combo video yet. Also I installed this on my boat, however the crank battery stays on all the time,only the 2nd battery gets shut off..any suggestions?
@@ReelLifeFisherman thanks so much for this video buddy. It has helped me out hugely. But like the others I would love to see this video expand a little bit to show where an alternator gets attached to and also solar chargers.
Thank you, this was so simply explained and well presented.
Had 2 questions if anyone can answer.
You mentioned to power off the boat and electronics before switching to battery 1 or 2, what about if you are switching it to the combined setting having power from battery 1 and 2, would you still have to power down the boat?
And also, when I have 2 batteries on the boat how do you generally charge each battery especially the house bagtery which would be used more for when the boat is off out in the water?
Sorry may be dumb questions but trying to figure all this out.
Very well explained, simple but to the point and informative. I'm not afraid to re-wire my pontoon now - baby steps - thanks for the video
This video is what UA-cam should be all about. Bloody awesome explanation 👏
Superb content for new boaters like me. Very clearly explained. I truly appreciate you.
Wow this gives me some confidence in just understanding what I’m looking at in my electrical system of my boat. New to boating and worried I’m gonna be dead in the water over no electric. Thanks
Dude I got so much clarity as soon as you got past the batteries....thank you
Awesome glad the video helped out! Thanks for watching and commenting I appreciate it
I like running a Blue Sea Systems breaker panel at the console. No fuses to deal with, lighted switches, and waterproof.
I have to rewire my new-to-me boat soon. Very informative video.
Awesome glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting! If you happen to have any questions let me know.. good luck with your project!
@ReelLifeFisherman the breaker between the battery and your fuse block was a nice touch and I will most likely be doing the same. I'll be adding a second battery as I'm adding a lot of electronics to this boat, most of which will be running when the motor is off.
Such a great explanation on simply wiring helped me a lot!
Dude, you just made my life so much easier now.
You made my mind so clear about it its crazy!
Thank youu
I see the tree now and its so simple.
No words. Other than Thank you. Deeply. So so useful and clear....Genuinely super grateful!
Awesome! Glad you liked it and found it helpful! I really appreciate the comment and thanks for watching!
by far you explain boat wiring the best I've seen on UA-cam...............Thanks
Just found this. Well done. EXACTLY what I’ve been looking for! I’m a fan.
That’s awesome, I’m glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate it.
awesome video. thank you for dumbing it down for those of us who don't know electrical
I thought for sure you would've had more subscribers. I really like this high quality, very neatly explained video. Thank you very much and I hope you find yourself making more of these videos for us.
Thanks so much! I appreciate it! The channel is definitely growing! I’ve been putting out videos for about 2 years and it’s starting to grow a lot faster now.. hopefully it keeps going! Thanks for watching and commenting !
FreKing awesome video. I actually know how to wire my stuff up now after washing this.
Thanks for the video. I recently bought a center console boat and this is very helpful with dual battery setup
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Great explanation for one of the things I hate doing the most boat wiring!
Lol I get it ! That’s why we make these videos to help explain it so people can understand how it works a little better.. thanks for watching the channel and commenting much appreciated!
I appreciate the straightforward explanation. I didn't know that about the fish finder so that's good info! thank you!
Great out of vehicle demonstration. From all the videos I have seen very good videos however this gives me confidence that I'm on the right track.
Thank you as what you have done can easily be understood and is set up to maximize pleasure and more chances to save your life . That whole set up using the best marine supplies is relatively cheap and can be done by a person that is willing to correctly make the cables snake it through the safe and proper areas.
Thanks Bro!!!
Thanks I appreciate it glad you like the video.. thanks for watching and commenting
Very informative video! I have referred to it in multiple occasions to wire stuff in my boat. Thank you.
Justin just wanted to say thank you for the info on the BOAT DR had my boat for three days great quick service awesome work and fast thanks so much for the info on these guys headed to the water real soon just finishing up all the boat stuff thanks Ross !
Awesome! Glad they got you all taken care of.. thanks again for watching the channel! See you on the water soon I hope!
@@ReelLifeFisherman YES SIR HOPE TO SEE YA OUT THERE !
I wish my high school teachers were like this, I would have learned something.
Finnally a video that gets to the point and great visual demonstration. Being new too the boating game, i was needing a simple video and this one is hands down the best! Thanks man
Very helpful, Thank you. Much easier to understand than many others!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you, you did a good job taking your time & showing & explaining what to do & why your doing it.
Frankie-Boston
After watching so many videos on boating battery wiring this by far most simple and best explanation!
Very well done!!
Thanks I appreciate it! I’m glad it was helpful and explained some things! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Finally - something easy to follow. Will wire up my new 12 volt trolling motor like this so it can charge while I am running. Nice and simple. Just don't turn it through the off position (as per comments...)
This might be one of the most helpful videos I’ve watched on UA-cam. Thanks!
This video is the best I've seen so far on how to wire a boat.
Brother thank you so mich for this video!!! It really answered ALOT of questions i had today while replacing my batteries!
You have to understand the basics of wiring.. to understand this guy's setup. It's just the way it is.. just as many other similar videos here on UA-cam.
Great video! Going to wire another battery into my sailboat. Appreciate your time.
Thank you, very helpful. God bless you and your love ones.
Thank you that is very appreciated! Glad you liked the video and glad it’s helpful.. thanks for watching and commenting..
I was looking all over for the best video for the switch. You did it. Thanks!
Literally best video out there. You out did yourself sir
Thanks! I’m glad you like it and found it helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting I appreciate it!
You are the man. This helped me so much with hooking up my stereo
This video is the best on UA-cam. Thank you. I just want to know where the ground wire on the LEDs will go 🙃
The ground would go to the negative bus bar or on the negative side of the fuse block if you have that style.. thanks for watching and let me know if you have any questions.. glad you like the video and thanks for watching and commenting!
Great explanation. Thank you for the work you did on the video.
Thanks you I appreciate it! Thanks for watching the the video!
Thanks man, great video. Just bought a small sailboat and this helped alot!
Awesome! Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Pretty impressive presentation. Thanks for the breakdow with the visual setup and explanation. This is as good as it gets.
Rewiring my pontoon. Great video. Thank you
Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge with us. You earned another sub
You’re welcome! Thank you for subbing and supporting the channel!
Wiring has always been my weakest point, I just can't wrap my head around it. I can rebuild engines and carbs blindfolded but wiring???? no-go for Sqwatchy.
All that to say this video was extremely helpful and the explanations are clear and concise. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom in a simple and basic way without going too deep into unnecessary details
🤣 thanks man I tell appreciate it! I’m glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Literally just typed in battery setup on UA-cam and got here awesome tutorial bro
Thank you so much for this excellent explanation! This is the clearest and most helpful one I have found yet for this entire novice.
Awesome video!!! Breaks down the system simply and precise. I appreciate the knowledge
Thanks man I appreciate it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
One of the best videos, made it so simple. Good job Captain !!
Thanks again for your great help I'm heading to the waters again.
excellent job brother. I would add one important thing, make sure your negative terminals are connected to the water some how to ensure the negative system is grounded.
I find your video very useful. Watch it several times. Good job!
This was absolutely what I needed. I learned so much in this short video. Thanks !!
Thank you brother you just learnt me something really appreciate it very well explained and right to the point and quite cleared and basic so that everyone can understand it somewhat. Thank you really appreciate it.😊
Great vídeo. Please make a part 2 with the same config and a Isolator 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I should! I do have a video installing a isolator.. and I’m working on a video of this whole set up plus an isolator installed in a boat.. hope to have it up within this month.. thanks for watching and commenting I appreciate it!
This was very informative. I initially thought you had a harness set up for the bottom of a Pontoon which I have. I'm new at this so maybe you can do a schematic with one battery at the front of the Pontoon and one in the rear of a Pontoon. Great layout! Thanks
Very nice video, I'm in the process of rewiring my boat. I have the Blue Seas switch with ACR. My only concern is getting the right size deep cycle battery to power two bilge pumps, stereo, marine radio nav lights, and led lights.
By far most helpful boat wiring vid on youtube! 👌
Looks good. One issue is that you do need to fuse the power lead from the battery within 7" of the battery according to the ABYC standard.
So a fuse between the battery and starter? I realize this reply is 3 years old but maybe someone may reply.
@@ete4445 A fuse between the battery and starter isn't required but ABYC says there should be a fuse between the batteries and everything else.
Wow dude. You are the man. Thank you for this.
Thanks ! Im glad you liked it and found it helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
WOW YOU WENT ALL OUT BRO🤩 Amazing u went to these lengths to do this video- Thank you so much
Great video. Those 3 way switches normally should be a "make before break" switch. This prevents there ever being an open circuit before the next circuit is made. Therefore you can switch through positions 1, 2 and both with motor running as long as you DON'T switch through the OFF position while it is running.
good point..
What is the best way to charge battery 2 (battery 1 being the one used to crank motor over)? Can you switch from battery 1 to battery 2 after starting the motor, provided you don't ever go to the "off" switch? Otherwise, how do you ever charge battery 2 for a situation if you used your stereo at sand bar for quite a while? I would have thought the best way to charge battery 2 would have been to go to the dial where you used batter 1+2 to do so, but you mentioned in the video to not do that very often.
This is my exact question also... once you drain battery 2 with the stereo/trolling motor/fish finder, etc. Can you switch to battery 1, start the motor up and make sure all is well, then switch to the battery 1&2 position to re-charge battery 2? I completely understand never to switch to, or through the off position with the motor running.
@@curtisanderson01 If the switch is wired correctly then yes you can. I normally start the motor on one, or sometime both if the starter battery was a bit flat. If you start on 1 (starter battery) let it run on 1 for a bit to recharge and then switch to both or just 2 (house battery)
@@curtisanderson01u shouldn’t have anything else running to your trolling motor batteries. They should have their own batteries
Does the alternator just charge whichever one is switched at the time? Or is it charging both simultaneously?
Very comprehensive. Well done and thanks for this upload bro.
Thanks I’m glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks bro! It's a big help for my upcoming project, please do more how too boat videos.
Thanks I’m glad you liked the video! Definitely going to keep doing how to’s ! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you sir! This is the best video I have seen on how to wire a boat keep up the good work!!
What a clean , informative set up
Stoked for this
Thx man 👍
Thanks I appreciate it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Nice video. One of the better videos of marine 12volt basics I've seen.
Thanks I appreciate it! Thanks for watching and commenting
Great info! I just built a dual battery setup with Blue Sea Systems ACR relay for my lake cruiser. This video popped up in my search. New sub here!
Awesome! Thanks for subscribing and welcome to the channel!
Great video, going to rewire my boat in the future
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You are super chill, good teacher (your kids are lucky)
Back for a third time. Expect to be again.
Thx brother 🙏
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Awesome thanks so much! I’m glad you find the channel helpful.. I just like to show how I would like to have learned it.. how my thought process would retain it.. I really appreciate you watching and commenting! Hope you have a great new year!
Yes sir that is really helpful thank you very much For Sharing!!
Great video very simple to understand for amateurs !
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Good description thanks, I would have also added the diagram for the negative and positives to the outboard coming off the busbars.
Thanks I appreciate it .. I think I mentioned in the video to run the motor positive off the battery switch output and the motor negative off the cranking battery negative .. but maybe having some wires running off the board to at Imaginary motor would’ve been a little more helpful for some .. thanks for watching and commenting and for the input..
I know a little more then I did yesterday. Lol. Thanks
Excellent content and easy to understand. Thank you!
Good vid. Thanks for explaining that selector switch. I needed that info.
Thank you for this great video it has helped me and many more people out a lot. Well done!
Thanks I’m glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting I appreciate it!
Nice job Reel Life!!!! Basic but informative. Very helpful. You do a good job. Looking to add a battery to my Alumaweld that just came with 1 battery. And also my switch panel, now that you've explained, I will trace and see if it's hooked up the way you explained, or close to. I definitely will have a better understanding and will know what I'm looking at. Thanks. 👍
Very well done good explanation, description, and simple to understand
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Great video! I already know how to do this but it’s nice to hear it explained in a concise manner that’s easy to understand. I’m going to check out some of your other videos. I have subscribed…
Awesome glad you liked it! Thanks for subscribing and hope you enjoy the channel!
Good explanation.
I much prefer the Bluesea dual plus switch (6011) because I just have to turn the switch on when I get in the boat. The motor battery is connected only to the motor, the house battery connected to the house power but the switch turns them both on and off at the same time. And then there is the emergency setting that combines everything together.
My dumbass would forget to switch the battery from 1 to 2 and back again in your setup.
Yes that is why I run a battery isolator charging relay so both are always charged and run a on board battery charger at home to do the same .. with running a cranking battery and a deep cycle as a house battery it’s not good to keep them hooked together in parallel through the switch. Because of their different ratings and charge rates .. thanks for watching the video and commenting I appreciate it