Understanding Marine Power Systems - Part 1

Do you find marine power systems confusing? Are you trying to determine if your boat has enough power to run the equipment you’d like to install? In Part 1 of this new video series, we take you aboard our new Southerly 480, Distant Shores III, and start with the basics to help you understand what is involved in setting up a marine power system for your own boat. Future episodes will include creating an electrical budget and incorporating solar power.)

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Principal photography by Paul and Sheryl Shard.

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About
Paul and Sheryl Shard are award-winning travel documentary filmmakers and videographers and have been cruising internationally since 1989 documenting their global adventures for television, in books and sailing publications. They have sailed over 100,000 nm including 9 ocean crossings and are the producers and presenters of the Distant Shores sailing adventure TV series which is broadcast to 47 million households in 24 languages around the world. Through their TV programs, YouTube videos, articles/blogs and popular cruising seminars, the Shards help anyone dreaming of setting sail to get out on the water and experience their own adventure safely and comfortably.

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Boat:
Southerly 480 by Discovery with variable-draft swing-keel

Discovery Yachts Group / Southerly Yachts:

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Get an introduction to the cruising life and join us on a leg of our upcoming Around the World voyage. Learn more about our Sail Away Weeks here:

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Gifts for Sailors! Own the whole Distant Shores collection:
All 130 full half-hour episodes of the Distant Shores Sailing Adventure TV series are available as a collectors set as HD downloads and also on DVD through the Distant Shores website. The Distant Shores DVD Super Pack box set is perfect for binge-watching and makes a great gift for the sailor in your life! Info and order here:

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Thank you for watching!

Sheryl and Paul

[anthonylennon]

Great video. Finally someone willing to explain the basics without thinking all viewers are apprentice electricians.

[dwyn]

Your intro and basic explanation of volts/amps/watts.... that was the simple best explanation I've ever seen!!! I GET IT!!! You've achieved a significant life's accomplishment making me get it just like that!!!

[himaunshuagte]

Spent 4 hours with a physics textbook and my electrical engineer friend to figure out what you explained perfectly in 7 min. You’re the best. Thank you!

[Mixa]

I came here just to see Paul's twin. By the time I own my own yacht, all these technologies are obsolete. These videos editing are awesome! Seems so easy but now I know it took you many years to master this. Would love to see some more basic boating skills. Thanks!

[willhooke]

This was very helpful 👍

Thank you for making the connection between watts to watt hours with run time in minutes x watts

G'day from Australia 🇦🇺

[harleysoltes]

We are looking at buying/building a boat in Europe. We would eventually want a US boat after using for a year in Europe. A video on Euro vs US AC Power with the issues of adapting back and forth an the option for converting/rewiring to permanently change the boat would be GREAT!!! We are looking at several European wired boats that would need something done when we bring it home to the US. Thanks so much for this series.

[steedharold]

Professionally done. It's so obvious you've been doing this for years. The best explanation I've seen yet. Looking forward to part 2 as this aspect of boating has always been a struggle for me. Thanks!

[deemacvee]

Very helpful and informative. Thank you! No one else communicates technical stuff like this.

[dahveed]

Nice, looking for part 2 now. Wow, for once YouTube made it easy and put it first in the recommended videos.

[VContent]

This is awsome, clear and understandable language. Thank you!

[sailingluckybear]

Thank you for this one, I am building my boat and this information comes in handy for me doing the calculations I will need to design the electrical sys. Looking forward to part 2

[jasonfliu]

thank you so much for making a textbook topic such an interesting one to watch

[TheCraigBlakeley]

What a well layed out and informative intro to power.
Thank you, and looking forward to the series.

[Forpublic]

Awesome! All smiles here.
Bill and Lori

[violettownmicroenterprises]

excellent, well done and.. thank you.

[daveskye]

Prefect timing, I am re-wiring my boat at the moment!

[TrailerYacht]

Thanks Paul & Sheryl for a thoughtful & clever video. We are re-wiring our boat right now so great timing. Can't wait to see the rest of the series.

[Overland-And-Sea]

Enjoyed this one Paul, very educational!

[kgstudio]

This was great. Looking forward to part 2. Peace & fair winds

[josehurtado]

Hello!, Thanks once again to bring another important issue for the long term and sea passage, I´ll waiting for part two