Battery switch??

[Upper Michigan Prostar190]

OK, I keep my boat in my garage attached to my house and I want to have a battery switch on it. I have one of those blade switches on it now, but my freind says they arent the best to have because they may produce an arc which of course is a bad thing since the battery is next to the gas tank.

I dont have anywhere to mount one of those orange dial switches, so what should I do?? are there any other options? how can I mount a "marine" style switch in there somehow??

ANy help is appreciated.... :D

[ski_king]

I have been thinking of adding one as well. My battery is under the observers seat centered in the boat. I plan to mount it thru the base of the seat with the knob in easy reach of the driver.

I had a scare Saturday with my battery when getting the boat ready for first time out.
The battery was dead and I got impatient recharging it and put the charger on Engine Start mode. The battery must have shorted internally and started to boil and smoke. It wouldn’t stop until I got the positive cable off. Scared the crap out of me. I was afraid I had a problem with the started or ??, but a new battery (Optima this time) solved the problem.

I also had a problem where the starter solenoid stuck once. I needed to disconnect the battery to stop the starter. I almost threw the passengers out of the boat to get to the battery.

If this ever happens again, I want to disconnect the battery quick!

[Ryan]

Man, I'd be screwed if my starter got stuck. I'd have to throw people, the back seat, and rear compartment cover in the water before I could get to the battery.

I was charging my battery the other day and started the boat with the charger still attched, but turned off - saw a huge spark!

I've thought of mounting a switch to the engine cover, in the back by the hinges or run longer cables up the wiring bundle from the engine to the insturment pannel.