The Victron Electrical Install Begins! (Major Milestone for Our Self Built Catamaran) - Episode 373
This week marks a huge milestone in our catamaran build as we finally begin installing the electrical system. After months of planning and prep work, we take a trip to Annapolis to meet up with our friend Ryan, CEO of Dakota Lithium Batteries. While our batteries aren’t in hand just yet, Ryan was able to supply us with all of the Victron components that will power our boat. With those finally on board, we can officially start the electrical install.
Back at the boat, Matt converts what was originally meant to be our hanging locker into the space that will house our inverters. He walks through how the mounts will be built and how the equipment will be suspended on one-inch foam to keep everything secure and isolated.
Meanwhile, Jessica begins work on the overhead panels in the guest aft berth. Before the panels can go up, support blocks need to be carefully measured and placed to hold the female ends of the snaps. Because of the contours where the hull side, deck, and transom meet, this turns into a lot more measuring and laser marking than expected. It’s a meticulous process, and the next steps will continue in the following episode.
We wrap up by jumping forward a week to where the hanging locker area has been sanded, painted, and is ready to receive the first Victron component — the beginning of our electrical system finally going into the boat.
The next stage of the build will involve running a lot of wire throughout the boat. If you’d like to help support that part of the project, we’ve added many of the cables and supplies we need to our Amazon wishlist:
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Jessica, Matt & Georgie
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Videos made by Jessica, featuring Matt.
Music:
Clean Slate - Isaac Larson
Desert Fire Blues - Will Harrison
My Last Song - Tigerblood Jewel Rex
Pandemonium (Tribute Version) - The Mondays
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Previous Boats: 1983 Trisalu 37 - custom aluminum, built in Quebec (Elements of Life) Where we've been: 2.5 year refit in Indiantown,
Florida; Abacos, Bahamas; St. Barth's; St. Maarten; Antigua; Saba; Azores; Ireland; Scotland; Norway; England 1989
Sabre 34 Targa (Serendipity)
Where We Sailed Her: U.S. - Bahamas - Jamaica - Cuba - Cayman Islands - Honduras - Guatemala - Belize - Mexico - Bermuda - Azores - Madeira - Canary Islands - Sint Maarten - BVI's - USVI's
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