This needs a full rebuild
What happened?
Well, after all, the boat is 40 years old. One could say, without exaturation, that the electrical system is a bit outdated. In addition the boat was recently hit by a lightning, according to the previous owner it fried the whole electrical system. The caretaker said that when he turned on the electrics after the lightning struck, there was smoke coming out of the switchboard. So they did not use it anymore but installed some basic items like cabin lights in a parallel system. When we inspected the boat, all instruments had been taken out for varnishing the wooden panels they were mounted in.
The situation looks grim, but it is actually not too bad. It prevents me from trying to do quick fixes and encourages me to redo the electrics from scratch. This will be my fourth one after Magayon, Sancara, and Magayon II.
Design principles
There are a few design principles I will stick to:
- As little automation as possible.
- To keep the carbon footprint low, use as much as possible re-cycled materials, except for the key electrical components like fuses, switches etc.
- Scrap legacy devices and use state of the art technology (e.g. LED lights, USB outlets…)
The Switchboard
The switchboard as the center of the electrical systems. The old one (Picture) will be ripped out and replaced with a completely new design.
