I have an Ultrex 36v on my Cougar. I love it. With that said, my camp is on the St Lawrence river… lots of current. Unless your dealing with 2+mph current the 24v is fine.
How about a pair of polarized glasses with internal display similar to the google glass. We won’t see them in the near future but I bet they are here before I am gone from this world.
I had a similar problem this year. A wire cam loose on the “Pump In” switch and made contact so that the pumps stayed on. Your issue isn’t exactly the same but, I would start by looking for a loose wire.