Beatrix Refit - Electrical Systems Main Page


www.svbeatrix.com — The website of the Sailing Vessel Beatrix, Kelly-Peterson 44 #276 (1980).	Page Category: Electrics
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This is a beginning on our electric systems page. Much more to come.

Warning! Some of the links below lead to large image files and may take a while to download over slow internet connections

Power Generation Systems

Design and Philosophy (includes photos)

Pictures and Diagrams

High Current Fuse Box for Beatrix
Engine Room High Current Wiring. Logical wiring diagram
Engine Stop-Start Schematic from Beatrix. Logical wiring diagram including auto shutdown.
Engine Control Wiring Diagram. Actual wiring diagram
Engine Gauge Wiring Diagram. Actual wiring diagram
Cockpit Control Panel Wiring Diagram. Actual wiring diagram.
Electrical Control Cables. Table of control cables, conductors, and functions used in above diagrams.
Photos of Engine Room Wiring
Optima 1000M starting battery and custom battery box in Engine Room. Photos.

View above schematics using Acrobat (PDF): Click Here (faster download, better image)

Refrigerator/Freezer Digital Controls Wiring Diagram
Shore Power Schematic. Shows isolation transformer set up for 120 or 220 VAC input.
Wire Sizing Chart used to determine which AWG size to use.

Downloads

Electrical Schematics in Visio 2000 (1148 KB zipped).
Download zipped electrical Schematics in Acrobat Format (PDF) (289 KB zipped).
Electrical Designer's Reference - A very useful software tool for determining wire sizes, voltage drops and other things. Higher features cost, but the voltage drop calculator is free.

Disclaimer
The contents of this page are an example of a refitting job performed on a single vessel by its owner. Just because I put it here for your interest and information does not guarantee it will work on your boat, or work at all. Fair winds & smooth sailing. -- Jeff Stander

Last modified: October 08 2007 11:20