Is there a boat builder out there who is an electrical engineers dream post purchase?

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Oyster? Hallberg Rassy? Discovery?

I would like to find a boat builder who would say "when it is time to repair a system or replace old with new we are the boat electrical installers dream because we lay out everything like the Romans did and colour code so it is easy to follow."

Anyone?
 
No experience myself, but I hear this about Amel. Also the Dashew FPB series, if you're into slightly sinister-looking motorboats :)

Pete
 
Jamesuk said:
Oyster? Hallberg Rassy? Discovery?

I would like to find a boat builder who would say "when it is time to repair a system or replace old with new we are the boat electrical installers dream because we lay out everything like the Romans did and colour code so it is easy to follow."

Anyone?
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well every piece of wire on my Jeanneau is colour coded to a wiring diagram and labelled at both ends with little coded plastic clips that DO match with the schema and all cables are run in conduits and are really easy to work with. Running new cables for additions is a piece of cake. Cant say about ALL Oysters but the only one I have done wiring work on was a nightmare as was a Dufor. So in terms of your enquiry Jeanneau would fit the bill.
 
Jamesuk said:
Oyster? Hallberg Rassy? Discovery?

I would like to find a boat builder who would say "when it is time to repair a system or replace old with new we are the boat electrical installers dream because we lay out everything like the Romans did and colour code so it is easy to follow."

Anyone?
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Most production motorboat builders color coded even in the 80's, Sealine even used a pre-made color coded harness that plugged into the switch panel, the problem is not having the color code. While yachts had a color code, it just tended to be odd, but that's life.

Brian
 
My understanding is that many boat builders are now moving to a distributive power system, usually by Mastervolt. This transforms how wiring works on boat so is worth checking out first. Southerly in the UK use this system, and I think Hallberg Rassy now do too, as do many others, I'm sure. Paul Shard of distant shores fame wrote an interesting blog about it here:
http://www.distantshores.ca/boatblog_files/power-systems-photos.php

I also remember an article in YM about 5 years ago with a new Malo being fitted with one.
 
Our boat was built in Holland with European coloured wiring. Electrical items were added in the UK with UK coloured wiring. More electrical equipment was added when the boat was in America with American coloured wiring. It wasn't really a problem once you learnt the different colours. The key thing was all the wires at the fuse box had labels saying what they were for.
 
nimbusgb said:
Ease of service does not equate to low production cost. Your only hope will be the top end of the market and custom / semi custom builders.
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nice to know you view Jeanneau as the top end of the market, as far as I can see there is no negative correlation between ease of service and low production cost - as far as I can tell they are a very positive correlation, certainly the high end boats I have been involved with have "bespoke" looms and no documentation - exactly what you don't want.

The mass production boats all seem to be very well served regarding serviceability
 
Jamesuk said:
Oyster? Hallberg Rassy? Discovery?

I would like to find a boat builder who would say "when it is time to repair a system or replace old with new we are the boat electrical installers dream because we lay out everything like the Romans did and colour code so it is easy to follow."

Anyone?
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Beneteau do a quite straightforward numbering system with each wire numbered. I find it quite straightforward to work with!
Stu
 
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