Marine Electrical Systems 101

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Modern boats are a complex mix of marine power systems. It can be daunting trying to figure out what everything means and if you will have enough power to run all the equipment you have aboard.
We're going to start a new Marine Electrical Systems 101 series that will start with the basics and help you get a solid foundation as you work to understand how to set up a proper marine power system for your boat.
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Table Of Contents
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0:00 - Intro
0:51 - Obligatory Disclaimer
1:40 - Basic Terms - Volts, Amps, Resistance, Watts
4:41 - Equations - Power Formula
7:26 - Amp Hours vs Watt Hours
9:31 - Types of Current - Alternating vs Direct
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@sv_tivoli 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best, most concise marine electrical overview I’ve seen! Thank you!

@OutChasingStars 2 жыл бұрын

I greatly appreciate that! Thank you!

@roomofidiots 4 ай бұрын

I’m 2 years out from setting sail. This is AMAZING. Thank you so much

@user-wg5db6pb7z 3 ай бұрын

A minor correction perhaps. I think of amperage more as “volume” when compared to the water analogy. “Speed” is more related to velocity with water.

@MarcasTriesEtsy Жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting together this very smart - yet simple - explanation video.

@danielprice9997 2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! Thank you for taking the time and producing a very informative video. Might not interest everybody, but for those with a need for this type of knowledge, it’s outstanding.

@OutChasingStars 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it informative! I'm kind of enjoying making all the videos I wish I'd been able to watch when we started out cruising!

@lesabre1972 2 жыл бұрын

Very very well done David I saved this video and am watching it again now and will be watching it again over and over just to get it stamped in my head I, do know electricity but it is always good to know more and to have a better understanding.

@Gsw6307 2 жыл бұрын

Great overview series, appreciate it and thanks for the attached resources and references

@HopeOfJoe Жыл бұрын

Great stuff, David. Saving the entire series for reference. 👍🏻

@giampaologiardina3203 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo! Simple, direct, clear, easy! Couldn't be explained better! Waiting for the next episode! ....since I have seen already all the others ;)

@knecting Жыл бұрын

Best video explanation I have seen. WOW thanks so so much!

@klausriffart5772 Жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thanks

@dougfitch3649 6 ай бұрын

VERY good instruction style, format, presentation. You are an EXCELLENT teacher!!! I'm just so impressed! Keep it up

@ecesarchavez Жыл бұрын

Great Video explaining marine electrical basics - thanks

@eduardomeirelles5390 2 жыл бұрын

I found it to be an excellent and instructive video. Can't wait for the next one...

@verne5770 Жыл бұрын

You are a good teacher. Keep it up.

@MP-qn1jw 8 ай бұрын

So very well said! Thanks from a new fan!

@louisdrummond7874 2 ай бұрын

Great stuff

@craigg7862 2 жыл бұрын

David as a practicing electrical engineer, your explanations and delivery are excellent. Well done.

@OutChasingStars 2 жыл бұрын

Really glad to hear I'm on the right path! 😄 And I may have been told a time or twenty that I should have been an engineer instead of studying finance!

@ChizobaMonday 11 ай бұрын

@tlowe2502 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys, 👍👍🐾

@johnmillward8326 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of good info

@elysiumsailing 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great topic and I will be interested to see how you tackle it. I was back down in Panama two weeks ago, reworking most of the electrical on our catamaran. Everyone kept asking me, why didn't you just pay the yard to do it? My simple response was, this is something I need to know, so when something does inevitable go wrong, I know where to look. Thanks again, I am looking forward to this series!

@OutChasingStars 2 жыл бұрын

Knowing where to look is definitely half the battle. Although at times I do wish I had someone else to blame for when things go wrong! 😆

@kurt9854 2 жыл бұрын

Great video David!

@OutChasingStars 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kurt!

@godasdenoble1 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@allynonderdonk7577 2 жыл бұрын

A great explanation of power. My boat is pretty devoid of power sources, so I have to make sure that I keep track of the Watt Hours on my LIFEPO4 batteries. Though my meter keeps track of things in Amp Hours instead of Watt hours. I have 300 watts of solar and if I'm lucky I get like 15 amps for 5 hours or so. It might keep our fridges running for 2/3 a day. Fortunately I can get 32 amps off the alternator, and 120ish(depending on the charging profile)amps off our Igen2600 generator and our Victron Inverter Charger. We can stay out for a month straight on 15 gallons of gasoline with dinghy fuel. Provided we don't use aircon. If we do, we end up using 50 gallons with air-conditioning on the generator when we are on the boat full time....which is like 14 hours a day plus or minus. Which running the aircon pulls 120 Amps+ DC from the batteries and throws it through the inverter. Amazingly my little Catalina 30 can run the aircon for a little over 4.25 hrs on batteries. Wire sizing was key on the inverter capabilities. Anyway, a good video all around David.

@OutChasingStars 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Allyn. It certainly sounds like you've got your boat well set up for your use. But you've perfectly illustrated my point that even a boat "pretty devoid of power sources" can still be rather complex!

@allynonderdonk7577 2 жыл бұрын

@@OutChasingStars 100%...My boat is probably in the top 1% of electrically complex Catalina 30's. Computer systems all over the boat, a watermaker, $500 dollar new scuba compressor(If you want a video and checklist for operation just email me), lithium, generator, solar, AC, refrigeration. For such a small boat we have a lot. We can stay out for months at a time, but it is pretty tight! Especially for six people.

@floridatabdigger3104 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you guys making videos again. I've been following you since you went through the Panama Canal. What precautions do you do during lighting storms? I've seen others that put their electronics in the oven and lay down without touching anything metal. I could just imagine my wife going through that.

@OutChasingStars 2 жыл бұрын

We do have a list of electronics that go in the oven during lightening storms. iPad, GPS, VHF and nowadays a hard drive or two. 😆 Fortunately it's relatively easy to stay away from metal on SH.

@federicorio 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you teach is about galvanic currents and sacrificial anodes - that is something I never quite understood!

@OutChasingStars 2 жыл бұрын

I was considering that topic as part of a shore power episode. 😀

@Paul_Bearden Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Although Thomas Edison was a supporter of DC, he did not develop it. DC is the natural current obtained from batteries.

@andrewmoore2019 7 ай бұрын

Are any of you guys based in miami or ft Lauderdale? I would love to get some hands on experience

@sahathorne1 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video - although I got a touch nervous hearing the watery transition sounds while discussing electrical matters! Keep it coming. Can’t wait to see how you use a voltage meter to measure amps, watts, resistance, etc.

@OutChasingStars 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, just wait until you're dealing with electricity while you're on a boat, in the actual water! That's quite nerve-wracking!

@sahathorne1 2 жыл бұрын

@@OutChasingStars you guys still in GT? Would love to connect. We are coming back down tomorrow PM.

@jacobuszwanenburg1629 10 ай бұрын

Amazing how often electrical issues arise in salt water environment eh !🥴🤪

@lesabre1972 2 жыл бұрын

The weird part that I know from being a mechanic is an alternator actually makes ac power and then is converted to DC for the car to use.LOL

@OutChasingStars 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much all of electricity is weird! 😆 But in the interest of keeping things "basic"...

@tracyoliver550 Жыл бұрын

I lay awake in our bunk each night listening to the billion + electrical connections slowly corroding and betraying me! If I were to build a boat, I would put dialectic grease or T9 on every connection!

@CaptainBarbaros92 Ай бұрын

Unless your using a dingy, for the love of God use 24v

@TheBobwei 3 ай бұрын

stooooppppp

@ignaciogutierrez6729 8 ай бұрын

Too much talk and not enough education. Who cares about everything but the topic.

@christianjiancc 2 жыл бұрын

Lol I don't know if it's me and electricity or you're presentation. Sorry but you literally remind me of the vagabond whenever he talks it just sounds like brass.