How We Work
We sit down with you and discuss your plans for the boat,
what it is going to be used for, who is going to use it, do
you want to rely on shorepower, can the engine alternator
provide enough power without running the engine for long periods
of time and other issues which are important in determining
what needs to be done.
The electronics and instruments also require careful planning. Do you want to integrate everything together, radar and plotter for example, or do you want to use separate components talking to each other over a network to provide more redundancy avoiding "single point of failure" issues.
This stage of the planning of the installation is the most
important. There is no such thing as a one size fits all solution
in determining an electrical and electronics fitout. Even if you decide that
you might like an additional piece of equipment, but the budget
won't stretch to it this year, provision can be made for installing
it at a later date. This reduces the cost when it comes to
fitting it next year, it avoids duplication of work.
We then draw up a needs list and a wants list. What is most
important, what is least important. This will be used to put
together some estimates for the work. Estimates, fully itemised,
can be provided for different scenarios, allowing you to chose
what is right for you. Nobody likes surprises at the end of
an installation.
Timetables are then agreed to fit in with the usage of the
boat and its location.
Installation is then carried out to ABYC (American Boat and
Yacht Council) and ISO 10133 standards. All cabling used is
tinned, Type 3 stranding. This cable is resistant to oil,
acid and chemical attack. The tinning provides corrosion protection
in the harsh marine environment. When used with tinned, high
grade terminals, it provides a corrosion resistant marine
grade installation which will continue working long after
cheaper automotive type terminals and cables have corroded
away. The insulation cannot go on fire, even when heated with
the direct flame from a blow torch, the insulation forms a
crust to prevent cables short circuiting, a comforting thought
when most on-board fires are caused by short circuits. Equipment
supplied is from the leading marine equipment manufacturers,
Victron Energy, BEP Marine, Adverc etc.
On completion of the installation, the owner and crew are
instructed in the use of the systems. If substantial changes
have been made to the wiring of the boat, a revised wiring
diagram is provided to be included in the boats manual.
The complete installation is covered by our two year parts
and labour warranty, double the industry standard.
Above all, we want you to be completely satisfied with your
experience of working with Marine Electrics. Our reputation
is what gets us business! |
