- Purchased a 10' section of 3/4" PVC pipe from HomeDepot.
- Slipped the 10' section of PVC pipe onto the port side line used to haul the boat out of the slip. The line was being chafed by the port side cap shroud. Using the mooring lines to pull the boat to starboard in the slip may result in insufficient scope to allow the boat to move with spring tides combined with a northwest or north wind forcing water out of the Bay. Secured the PVC in place using an Ashley stopper knot at each end of the pipe.
- Purchased a BlueSea 5035 ST Blade Fuse Block - 6 Independent Circuits
from WestMarine.
- Installed the Victron SmartSolar
75/15 on the aft bulkhead of the galley with four #8 3/4" pan head screws.
- Installed the BlueSea 5035 ST Blade Fuse Block - 6 Independent Circuits
on the aft bulkhead of the galley, next to the electrical panel, with two #8 3/4" pan head screws.
- Installed a 10AWG yellow wire from the "Battery Negative" terminal of the 75/15 to the ground bus bar of the circuit breaker panel.
- Installed a 10AWG red wire from the topmost circuit of the 5035 ST Blade Fuse Block - 6 Independent Circuits
to the "Battery" terminal of the BlueSea m Series Mini On-Off Battery Switch with Key (6005)
. Always HOT...unswitched.
- Installed a 10AWG red wire from the topmost circuit of the 5035 ST Blade Fuse Block - 6 Independent Circuits
to the "Battery Positive" terminal of the 75/15.
- Installed a 15A ATC fuse in the top circuit of the 5035 ST Blade Fuse Block - 6 Independent Circuits
. The SmartSolar
75/15 turned on immediately, showing a flashing blue LED indicating that "the system is powered but there is insufficient power to start charging." per page 36 of the manual.
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- Remaining items:
- Secure solar panel in the cockpit.
- Run conductors from the solar panel to the Victron SmartSolar
.
- Monitor the Victron SmartSolar
via Bluetooth as described on page 3 of the VictronConnect manual.