Owner`s manual

3100 OFFSHORE

Refrigerator

Supplies AC electrical current directly to the optional refrigerator when AC power is available and chosen

over the 12-volt power supply. See the refrigerator manual for more information.

Ice Maker

Supplies AC electrical current directly to the optional ice maker when AC power is available. See the ice maker

manual for more information.

Stove

Supplies electrical current directly to the galley stove. See the stove manual for more information.

Battery Charger

The battery charger supplies electrical current directly to the automatic battery charger. The battery charger

charges and maintains the 12-volt batteries simultaneously when activated. It is automatic and is equipped

with an amp meter to monitor charging. See the battery charger manual for more information.

Battery Charger Operation:

At dockside, when the boat is connected to shore power, the battery charger only charges the house and

electronics batteries. Under normal circumstances there is no current drain on the engine batteries at dockside,

so charging is unnecessary and the life of the engine batteries will be extended. This system allows all of the

capacity of the battery charger to be used to maintain the batteries that are typically in use in dockside situations.

In the unusual circumstance the engine batteries require charging at dockside, this may be accomplished by

energizing the parallel switches between the port engine and electronics battery switch and the starboard engine

and house battery switch. Do not energize the emergency parallel switch to charge the engine batteries at

dockside.

The wires that supply DC charging current to the batteries are protected by an internal fuse in the battery

charger and two circuit breakers, one for each battery bank output wire. The external breakers protect the

DC charging circuit from the batteries to the charger. They are located on the DC distribution panel and are

labeled house and electronics. The internal fuses in the charger protect the DC charging circuit from the

charger to the batteries. Push to reset the breakers.

To monitor the engine batteries, activate the charger and turn the engine battery switches on. Turn the port

and starboard parallel switches to the on position. Turn the ignition key switch for each engine to the “ON”

position (DO NOT START THE ENGINES) and read the voltage on the volt meter for each engine. If the

batteries are in good condition and charging properly, the volt meters will indicate between 12 and 14.5 volts.

If the reading is below 12 volts, then the battery is not accepting a charge. Always turn the ignition switches

and parallel switches off immediately after the monitoring is complete.

Outlets

Supply electrical current to the cabin ground fault interrupter (GFI) electrical outlets. All AC electrical outlets

are provided with ground fault interrupters to protect against electric shock. These outlets should be tested

periodically to ensure proper operation by pressing the test/reset buttons in the center of face plate. GFI outlets

do not protect against short circuits and overloads. This is done by the outlet breakers on the AC panel.