Electricity and Electronics

Electrical & Electronics — Inspection, Installation, and Documentation

Scope
Compliant service covering AC/DC power, panels and breakers, bonding/grounding, and marine electronics—engineered, installed, and documented for safety and reliability.

Panel & Breaker Inspection

  • Visual and torque check of terminations; heat scan (as needed) for hot spots.
  • Load balance (AC) and voltage-drop checks (DC).
  • Breaker sizing vs. wire gauge; ELCI/GFCI operation; polarity tests at shore inlet.
  • Battery protection: main fuses within ABYC distance of the bank; clean/tight busbars.

Bonding & Grounding

  • Bonding system continuity (green conductors) across thru-hulls, engines, genset, tanks.
  • AC safety ground integrity; isolation/galvanic protection (isolation transformer or galvanic isolator).
  • Corrosion control: anode strategy and stray-current survey.

Electronics & Electrical Installation

  • NMEA 2000/CAN-bus backbone with proper terminators and device power isolation.
  • Navigation/comm: radar, AIS, GPS/plotter, autopilot, VHF-DSC; antenna/VSWR checks.
  • Clean power: dedicated DC feeds, proper fusing, EMI/RFI mitigation, drip loops and chafe guards.
  • Materials: tinned-copper UL-1426 wire, adhesive heat-shrink crimps, labeled harnesses, ABYC color codes.
  • AC systems: shore power, inverter/charger, transfer switching, generator interfaces per ABYC E-11.

Testing & Commissioning

  • Continuity/insulation tests (megger where appropriate).
  • Voltage-drop under load, ripple/charging diagnostics, alternator/BMS integration (AGM/LiFePO₄).
  • Functional sea-trial: nav nets, alarms, autopilot/gyro calibration.

Drawings & Documentation

  • As-built schematics: single-line and wiring diagrams, panel schedules, breaker directory.
  • Labeling updates, parts lists, and maintenance intervals.
  • Compliance notes to ABYC E-11 (AC/DC), E-2 (cables), A-28 (galvanic isolators), and NFPA 302.

Result: safer circuits, quieter electronics, clear documentation, and easier troubleshooting—so every voyage starts with power you can trust.