This is my first winter season with our new to us 2013 370 sundancer, and it's also the first boat we've had with an electric engine hatch. We had the yard prep for heated storage which included disconnecting batteries.
I've read prior threads but want to make sure I'm correct on this before I put power to it. My understanding is that I can backfeed the 12v hatch using the cigarette lighter plug and a battery or jumper pack. My dash has the soft touch pads for the hatch open/close, however there is also a traditional carling switch for the hatch underneath the kick panel of the helm. My assumption is that if I backfeed the 12v through the cig lighter that I would use this "hidden" carling switch to open/close the hatch.
Can anyone confirm that this is the case and that this is the correct way to go about this? I know this may seem routine to many, but as this is the first time I've done this I want to ensure I'm not creating any issues.
Thanks,
John
I've read prior threads but want to make sure I'm correct on this before I put power to it. My understanding is that I can backfeed the 12v hatch using the cigarette lighter plug and a battery or jumper pack. My dash has the soft touch pads for the hatch open/close, however there is also a traditional carling switch for the hatch underneath the kick panel of the helm. My assumption is that if I backfeed the 12v through the cig lighter that I would use this "hidden" carling switch to open/close the hatch.
Can anyone confirm that this is the case and that this is the correct way to go about this? I know this may seem routine to many, but as this is the first time I've done this I want to ensure I'm not creating any issues.
Thanks,
John