Ok, so this isn’t really external (it’s under the port side Lazarette and still therefore covered) but it was outside the main cabin and therefore needed some extra measures taken. This was going to be where the...
Read MoreWith the panel mounted, and all the outlets wired, the only thing left to do was to install the galvanic isolator and connect the outlet wires to the panel. First, the GI, which looks like this. This interrupts the AC...
Read MoreI’m done! But not without a struggle. I bought new screws, that had flatter heads, and used them as shown Then I tried to put the cover on – still wouldn’t fit. ARGH. Part of the metal box was poking...
Read MoreOH GOD. Anyway, first order of business was to add connectors onto the wires. In houses, this is done by just wrapping the wire strand around the screw. In boats, this doesn’t fly for a number of reasons. I chose to use...
Read MoreToday, I started seriously changing the outlets to GCFIs. Theoretically, you only need one GFCI at the start of each circuit and all the outlets downstream are covered, but I decided to change out them all – the old...
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