Just once I would like to see a photo like this when a boat is listed for sale

[kaelc]

 

[Sea Chaser]

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Now that’s sexy

 

[MRWood]

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Can you do that to mine, please

 

[kaelc]

Seekeeper and 4 electric reels, but it isn't the gear. So many times I see an 80k usd boat with battery terminal connections that make me cringe.

 

[seachicken]

It looks great, labeled and organized but there's some serious area of exposed buss bar that should be covered with heat shrink at the very least. I very much applaud the buss bar, they should be used more frequently for sure. Someone painstakingly did all that work and protected all the output terminals on the breakers but the input side is the scary high amperage fire starting side...

 

[zurk]

i mean it looks neat and all but its not done properly. bus bar needs a plastic fire rated cover. how is the power even going into the busbar ? the power to the busbar should have a breaker and be clearly marked. the seakeeper and house also pull some serious amps. i would put T fuses on those not the cheap chinese automotive style circuit breakers. also bilge pump fuses should be located near the main battery switch not at a random panel ("should be installed within 7 inches of the power source" - ABYC). Never ziptie two bundles of cables so they rub against each other - best place to cause a fire just before the breakers ("Conductors that may be exposed to physical damage shall be protected by self-draining loom, conduit, tape, raceways, or other equivalent protection." - ABYC). Cables that are bundled together also generate a cumulative amount of heat, and have more difficulty dissipating that heat than when they are run individually - but ABYC covers that only for 50V+ not 48VDC so they can get away with it probably. ABYC also says support every 18" plus strain relief at connections ("Conductors terminating at panelboards in junction boxes or fixtures shall be arranged to provide a length of conductor to relieve tension, to allow for repairs and to permit multiple conductors to be fanned at terminal studs." - ABYC). so i would give it a 4/10. looks pretty though. Much better looking than any of mine for sure, but then i just comply with ABYC and dont care about anything other than it blowing up on me. Good enough for government work.

 

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