The Panel That Will Power Our Entire Catamaran (MJ Sailing - Episode 374)
This one cabinet will eventually power our entire catamaran.
Last episode we installed our two Victron MultiPlus II units, officially kicking off the installation of our electrical system. Now we’re moving on to the cabinet where all of our breakers will live — the place that will ultimately distribute power to every major system on board.
And there are a lot of them.
Matt has spent years planning out this system, carefully considering not only what each breaker will power, but also where each one should be placed so the panel is logical and easy to use once we’re living aboard full time. In this episode we start laying out and installing the breakers that will eventually control everything from lighting and navigation electronics to pumps and onboard systems.
It’s one more step toward bringing the electrical system to life.
We also want to give a huge thank you to everyone who purchased wire from our Amazon wish list. Your support helps keep this project moving forward, and we’re incredibly grateful to have such an amazing community behind us as we build this boat.
We’re already working on the next round of projects for the boat, and while they’re not quite ready to show yet, they’re well underway and will be coming in the next episode.
Subscribe to follow along as we continue building our performance cruising catamaran from the ground up.
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:
Amazon Wishlist
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2B2BOYEH9THAH/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1
Thank you for following along with the build!
We hope you enjoy!!
Much love,
Jessica, Matt & Georgie
If you have spring projects on your own boat and would like 5% off your purchase of Total Boat products, make sure to use our link here!
https://www.totalboat.com/MJSailing
Link to our boat: https://maxcruisemarine.com/
Thank you SO MUCH to our Patrons. These amazing supporters help keep us on the boat, our camera equipment up to date, and the videos coming. Without our patrons, these videos would not be possible.
To join the Patreon ranks, please visit:
/ mjsailing
or
Buy us a beer through PayPal! https://www.paypal.me/MJSailing
or
Help contribute to the build by shopping our Amazon Wish List!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls...
Delivery address:
Kentmorr Marina
910 Kentmorr Road
Stevensville, MD 21666
Thank you!, Matt & Jessica
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
Camera equipment used:
Google Pixel 9
DJI Action 4
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
Editing software: Adobe Premier Pro
Website: http://www.mjsailing.com
Facebook: / mattandjessicasailing
Instagram: / mattandjessicasailing
& / mj_wayfaring
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This one cabinet will eventually power our entire catamaran.
Last episode we installed our two Victron MultiPlus II units, officially kicking off the installation of our electrical system. Now we’re moving on to the cabinet where all of our breakers will live — the place that will ultimately distribute power to every major system on board.
And there are a lot of them.
Matt has spent years planning out this system, carefully considering not only what each breaker will power, but also where each one should be placed so the panel is logical and easy to use once we’re living aboard full time. In this episode we start laying out and installing the breakers that will eventually control everything from lighting and navigation electronics to pumps and onboard systems.
It’s one more step toward bringing the electrical system to life.
We also want to give a huge thank you to everyone who purchased wire from our Amazon wish list. Your support helps keep this project moving forward, and we’re incredibly grateful to have such an amazing community behind us as we build this boat.
We’re already working on the next round of projects for the boat, and while they’re not quite ready to show yet, they’re well underway and will be coming in the next episode.
Subscribe to follow along as we continue building our performance cruising catamaran from the ground up.
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:
Amazon Wishlist
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2B2BOYEH9THAH/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1
Thank you for following along with the build!
We hope you enjoy!!
Much love,
Jessica, Matt & Georgie
If you have spring projects on your own boat and would like 5% off your purchase of Total Boat products, make sure to use our link here!
https://www.totalboat.com/MJSailing
Link to our boat: https://maxcruisemarine.com/
Thank you SO MUCH to our Patrons. These amazing supporters help keep us on the boat, our camera equipment up to date, and the videos coming. Without our patrons, these videos would not be possible.
To join the Patreon ranks, please visit:
/ mjsailing
or
Buy us a beer through PayPal! https://www.paypal.me/MJSailing
or
Help contribute to the build by shopping our Amazon Wish List!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…
Delivery address:
Kentmorr Marina
910 Kentmorr Road
Stevensville, MD 21666
Thank you!, Matt & Jessica
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
Camera equipment used:
Google Pixel 9
DJI Action 4
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
Editing software: Adobe Premier Pro
Website: http://www.mjsailing.com
Facebook: / mattandjessicasailing
Instagram: / mattandjessicasailing
& / mj_wayfaring
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