5.1 Electrical system

The electrical system of your boat is built into a state-of-the-art power package which covers your power needs onshore and offshore.

Risk of electric shock, fire or explosion.

Remember that water and electricity are a bad combination.

Let only a competent marine electrical technician carry out any installation, alteration or maintenance work to the electrical system.

The power package is a combination of batteries, solar power, shore power and the components of the generator replacement system. The power package is connected with the NMEA network and monitored by the CZone application on the chartplotter.

The less you use the electrical equipment on your boat, the longer the system can give you power.

Check here the different components of the electrical system.

Figure 1. Electrical system

1

Auxiliary battery

7

Engine batteries

2

CZone application on the chartplotter

8

Service battery

3

Front cabin fuse panel

9

Solar panel main switch and fuse

4

Battery control panel and power outlets

10

Shore power battery charger and inverter

5

Solar panel

11

Solar panel control unit

6

Shore power panel

12

Generator replacement system

  • Main switches and indicators
    The front cabin fuse panel contains main switches and indicators for the equipment on your boat.
  • Fuses
    The front cabin fuse panel on your boat contains separate fuses for the 12 V battery power and for the 110 V / 230 V shore power.
  • Batteries
    The batteries give your boat 12 V DC power when used offshore.
  • Solar panel
    The solar panel charges the batteries on your boat.
  • Shore power
    When onshore, you can run your boat’s equipment and charge the batteries with the 110 V / 230 V alternative current (AC) shore power.
  • Generator replacement system
    The optional generator replacement system gives your boat 110 V / 230 V power when no access to shore power.
Parent topic: The how of your boat

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