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Livewell/Kill Box/Catch Box

One of the options on the CSX models is a ﬁshing package. e boxes to hold

catch are removable. Water is added manually to the boxes when desired. Be sure to

remove the water and catch at the conclusion of the excursion. Leaving the water

and/or catch can result in unpleasant odors, mildew, mold and other damage to the

box that is not covered under warranty.

Plug ’n Play

e Plug ’n Play ballast system gives consumers the ability to mix and match

ballast loads as an option on V-Series boats. If ordered as an option, the plumbing

for the Plug ’n Play will come from the factory ready to install bags forward and aft.

MasterCraft strongly recommends using only the Plug ’n Play bags from Fly High

as they have been customized to ﬁt neatly in storage areas. e rear bags take into consider-

ation such factors as bulkhead dimensions and the raw water strainer location of each speciﬁc

model. e forward bags are built to the dimensions of the storage area under the seats and

around obstructions such as stereo ampliﬁers and wiring. Note that the bags are intended to

be left inside the storage compartments even when not ﬁlled with water. e bags, particularly

if they are wet, should not be left in contact with upholstery anywhere in the boat.

e most important consideration in developing these additional ballast bags was to

work within the maximum capacity of each MasterCraft model in which they are equipped.

WHEN THE PLUG ’N PLAY BALLAST BAGS ARE FILLED, THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT

OF THE BAGS AND WATER MUST BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE MAxIMUM WEIGHT

CAPACITY OF THE BOAT , WITH THE REMAINDER LEFT FOR PASSENGERS AND

GEAR! It is always the operator’s responsibility to ensure the weight of their speciﬁc

MasterCraft boat, persons aboard, ballast and gasoline weight, and all gear are within

Coast Guard limits.

An objective in engineering this system was for the secondary ballast bags to ﬁll and empty with

the existing ballast pumps at the ﬂip of a switch. In order to accomplish this, the auto-ﬁll-and-empty

system that is equipped on all boats without the Plug ’n Play option is bypassed. Run-dry protection is maintained

with the Plug ’n Play system by maintaining a thermocouple, which shuts the pump oﬀ automatically upon sensing

high temperatures that would occur if a pump is accidentally left running. Although the other auto-ﬁll functions will

not work with Plug ’n Play (except Run Dry), all other presents still work in the Quick list. e system is easy to use

but requires monitoring to ensure everything ﬁlls to capacity and then is manually switched oﬀ before use. Al-

though you can use the BIG’s Ballast screen to see if the tanks are full (or listen for the overﬂow), there are no sending

units in ballast bags, so no bag level readout is available on the BIG. e operator should open the front and rear

storage areas where the bags are located to watch the actual bags themselves to see when they are full.

To reiterate, there is NO Auto Shut-oﬀ feature for Plug ’n Play.

All boats have weight limits. Failure to adhere to the posted limits can cause operation instability and/or the

boat to sink. This may result in serious injury or death, as well as signiﬁcant damage to the boat, which will not

be covered by warranty. WHEN THE PLUG ’N PLAY BALLAST BAGS ARE FILLED, THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT OF

THE BAGS AND WATER MUST BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT CAPACITY OF THE BOAT , WITH

THE REMAINDER LEFT FOR PASSENGERS AND GEAR!

Here are a few additional things to know about Plug ’n Play:

1. To install the bags, you will need to remove the plugs that will come with all the plumbing. MasterCraft recom-

mends you keep track of these plugs and place them back in the plumbing when and if the bags are removed.

Without the plugs or bags in place, water will make its way into the boat through these lines.

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2. Once the bags are installed, you are ready to go. In order to ﬁll the ballast bags, after the hard tanks are

ﬁlled ﬁnd the Plug ’n Play switches and simply move the switch to the right so the indicator light turns

from green light (tanks) to a red light (bags). is activates the electronic valve that switches water ﬂow

from the hard tanks to the bags. Once red, the bags are ready to ﬁll by selecting the appropriate ballast

switch. Please note that the Plug ’n Play switches control the forward and aft systems separately. Pressing

and holding the Up button will cause the center tab to retract and then the surf tabs will retract.

If the Plug ’n Play bags are removed from the boat, the plumbing plugs must be reinstalled in the

boat to prevent unwanted and potentially dangerous intrusive of water into the boat. This water

can result in the boat sinking, which can result in serious injury or death!