Marine Electronics, January 2024

Streamline your electrical system with a new panel, Building electrical capacity

Marine Electronics, January 2024 Streamline your electrical system with a new panel By Bill Morris As a vessel and its crew evolve together, new electrical systems replace the old, and often new switches are added on separate mounts in odd places throughout the cabin and pilothouse, creating a confusing and potentially hazardous living space. Installing one or more new electrical panels, including a few extra switches for future equipment add-ons, will alleviate the headache and cluttered appearance of a cabin full of multicolored lights glowing like a Christmas tree. With the multitude of manufacturers and panel styles, both AC and DC, available on the market, you should have no trouble picking out a unit well suited to your boat. > READ MORE Related articles from Ocean Navigator archives Ocean Navigator January/February 2024  Click the cover to view the articles in the Janaury/February issue of Ocean Navigator.  Building electrical capacity By Bill Morris A defining feature of a luxury motor yacht is the efficiency and durability of its electrical systems. Whether at dockside, at anchor or offshore, crew and passengers need to know their vessel is capable of meeting their demands for safety and comfort around the clock.  Emblematic of highly evolved offshore vessels meeting these demands are those produced by Nordhavn, a builder of high-end luxury motor yachts in Dana Point, California. Nordhavn yachts feature fuel-efficient propulsion plants, along with aggressive electrical generating and power storage systems, designed to take voyagers across the world's oceans in comfort and safety.  > READ MORE Marine Electronics: Marine Power Inverters An essential component of any offshore cruising yacht's electrical system is an inverter, which converts 12V DC into 110V or 220V AC. As much as we might want to create a 12V alternative reality for ourselves offshore and at anchor, reality speaks for itself: we still need AC for many electrical appliances and systems. Power tools and appliances, including drill motors, small circular saws and blenders, are available in 12V versions, but many yachties still prefer the higher performance of AC tools and fixtures. Fortunately, the range of marine and recreational inverters is wide and varied, from small cigarette lighter adapters all the way up to highly sophisticated, fan-cooled designs offering full sine wave AC current safe enough to support highly sensitive electronic appliances, such as microwave ovens and laser printers. > READ MORE Copyright © 2024 Maritime Publishing, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: Maritime Publishing 3980 Sherman St Ste 100 San Diego, CA 92110-4314 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.