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Electrical
Major Electrical or Electrical Related Equipment Aboard Dakare
Glendenning Retractable 80 Foot 50 Amp AC Power Cord System - Stowage and retrieval; 50Amp, 220V
2nd AC power input cable attachment provided for standard AC power Cord (Not Glendenning)
Cruisair Air Conditioning (24,000 BTU + 2 blowers - Main Saloon and Forward Cabin; Organization and layout of blower tubing and vents was changed to make better use of space. 50% of original consumed space was saved) & 16,000 BTU unit in Master Stateroom. Can be driven by 60 & 50 Hz., including Spares
Vented Combomatic 6000 Marine Washer/Dryer - Dryer was vented through forward port cowl that was fitted with a dual purpose baffle that allows the dryer hot air to escape and when the dryer is not being used, for outside air to be vented into cabin. Requires 120VAC.
 12V DC Refrigeration System
 220V AC Refrigeration System can be driven at 60 & 50 Hz
Microwave - Sharp Carrousel
Broadwater Stove with two 20 pound propane tanks in single vented locker
12 Gallon hot water heater - heated by:
 120V AC
 Genset
 Yanmar 125 HP Engine
Spectre 380 C 16gal/hr Water Maker 12 volts DC
24V DC Bow Thruster - Vetus
Dual Alternators
 Balmar 150 Amp Alternator & 215 Amp Backup
 Yanmar 40 Amp Alternator & 2nd Backup
UPS System for Desktop and Laptop Computers
Fireboy Automatic Fire Extinguisher (Engine Room)
Boat Wiring:
All wiring on the boat was done using Tinned copper wire. NOTE: Since we specified this as part of our contract specs, tinned wiring is now a standard on the Hylas boats and does not have to be special ordered as was with our case.
Electrical Panel Specifications:
The electrical panel for Dakare was custom built to include digital volt and amp meters as well as individual indicator lamps for all circuit breakers. We also had a lucite protection guard installed to protect against accidental tripping of cicruit switches.
DC & AC Circuit Components
DC Power Distribution/Circuit Breaker Panel Layout:
Column 1
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Column 2
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Column 3
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 Nav Lights
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 Fwd Shower Pump
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 Nav Instruments
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 Spreader Lts
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 Aft Shower Pump
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 RADAR
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 Fwd/Guests Lts
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 Fresh Water Pump
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 SSB
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 Saloon Lts
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 Salt Water Pump
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 Auto Pilots
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 Galley Lts
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 Sink Drain Pump
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 Video Cam
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 Aft Lts
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 Reefer Water Pump
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 Electrical Instr
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 Foot Lts
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 Aft Head Pump
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 Windlass
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 Engine Room Lts
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 LPG Control
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 Eng Rm Blower
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 Stereo
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 Bilge Pump 1
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 Water Maker
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 Spare
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 Bilge Pump 2
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 AC Power Cable
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Electrical Panels Internal
DC Power Wiring Panels
Click on the entries below to see Wiring Assignments
Cockpit Electrical Switch Panel:
The waterproof electrical switch panel in the cockpit was also custom-built and included and expanded switch set.
Strobe Lt
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Tri Color Lt
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Anchor Lt
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Running Lts
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Spreader Lt
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Steaming Lt
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Boom Lt
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Stern Pole Lt
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Unused
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Hi Level Bilge Alarm
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Bilge Pump Indicator
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Transom Lts
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Eng Blower
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Compass Lt
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Chart Lt
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Eng Control
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Rope Lts
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Cockpit Lt
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Unused
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AC Electrical Panels and Components:
This Panel, located under the Nav Station contains:
 Battery Bank Selector Switch
 Alternator Current Monitoring Switch (Engine Battery Bank vs House Battery Bank)
 Indicidual circuit breakers for house and Engine Bank Alternators
 Tie Switch (To allow either alternator to change both Engine and House Battery Banks)
 Fuel Polishing Circuit Breaker
 Engine Start CIrcuit Breaker
 Oil Pump Out Circuit Breaker for both Engine and Genset
 Port Winch Circuit Breaker
 Starboard Winch Circuit Breaker
 Main Winch Circuit Breaker
 Main Engine Power Switch
 Genset Power Switch
 50 Amp Resettable Circuit Breaker for Main Mast Roller Furling
 Amplified Stereo Speakers for Computer Systems
Miscellaneous Safety Items/System Checks/Maintenance Items:
 120 Volt AC outlet faces clean and terminals coated with a moisture resistant sealant such as petroleum jelly
 underwater stainless steel fittings and fasteners not pitted (Identify after delivery)
 zincs are not corroded away on engine or its cooling system
 corrosion protection zincs bright, unpainted and not corroded away
 in corrosion protection system, appropriate protection current is flowing (10 to 25 mA, or more, per square foot of bare metal to be protected, depending on many factors)
 compasses not affected by operation of any of ship's equipment -- check on two perpendicular headings (e.g., N and W)
 GPS, autopilot, VHF, RADAR, etc. continue to operate properly when other electrical systems are turned on -- Do not perform this test with engine starting circuit or winch motor!
 depth sounder transducer is free of marine growth and has thin or no paint layer on bottom surface
 appropriate sensing devices are installed to warn of propane leaks
 autopilot, VHF, RADAR, SSB and other critical, high-power devices have input voltage different from battery voltage by less than 0.5 Volts while operating
Maintenance: Wiring & Connections
 contact surfaces of mechanical connections are cleaned and coated with moisture resisting sealant before being put together
 no frayed or cracked insulation (check bilge and engine compartment)
 12 Volt system leaks less than 5 mA of current (test)
 battery switch connections clean and sealed
 for each 'on' position, voltage drop is less than 0.5 Volts in battery switch, while engine is cranking
 fuses have clean, tight, sealed contacts
 every electrical system is documented in diagrams or schematics and these are in one location on board
Click here to see DC & AC Power Supply Labels for Distribution Panel
Ampere Carrying Capacity of Wire (Ampacity) at (105 C/221 F)
Conductor Size (AWG)
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Inside Engine Room
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Outside engine Room
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18
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17.0
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20
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16
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21.3
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25
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14
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29.8
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35
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12
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38.3
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45
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10
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51.0
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60
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8
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68
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80
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6
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102
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120
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4
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136
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160
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2
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178
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210
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1
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208
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245
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0
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242
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285
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00
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280
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330
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000
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327
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385
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0000
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378
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445
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ABYC Wiring Color Codes
Code
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Color
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Item
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Use
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YR
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Yellow w red stripes
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Starting Circuit
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Starting switch to solenoid
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BY or Y
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Brown w Yellow stripes or Yellow
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Bilge blowers
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Fuse or switch to blowers
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Gy
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Dark Gray
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Nav lights, tachometer
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Fuse or switch to lights, tach sender to gauge
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Br
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Brown
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Generator armature, alt charge light, pumps
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Generator armature to regulator, gene, terminal alternator, aux terminal to light to regulator, fuses or switch to pumps
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Or
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orange
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Accessory feed
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Ammeter to alt or gene output and accessory fuses or switches, distribution panel to accessory switch
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Pu
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Purple
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Ignition, Instrument feed
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Ignition switch to electrical instruments, distribution panel to electrical instruments
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Bl
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Dark Blue
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Cabin & instrument lights
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Fuse or switch to lights
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LtBl
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Light Blue
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Oil Pressure
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Sender to gauge
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T
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Tan
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Water Temp
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Sender to gauge
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Pk
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Pink
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Fuel gauge
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Sender to gauge
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G/x
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Green any stripe not Y
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NA
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Tilt/trim circuits down
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Bl/x
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Blue any stripe
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NA
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Tilt/trim circuits up
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G or G/Y
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Green or G with Yellow
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DC ground
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Multiple uses
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B or Y
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Black or Yellow
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DC Neg Conductor
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Multiple uses
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R
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Red
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DC Pos Conductor
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Multiple Uses
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The pages that follow describe other electrical components not discussed here:
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