Marine Electronics Juneau Gets The Job Done

By Sonya Riley

Modern mariners rely heavily on electronic equipment. When hunting to buy a new item, a skipper values a distributor who can source the product quickly, preferably out of stock, or on order with minimum shipment time. For installation, repairs or maintenance, the skipper searches for a certified trades person that will get the job done quickly and correctly first time around. Marine Electronics Juneau meets all these requirements and its team of dedicated professionals is certified, experienced and insured.

Installing modern marine electronic products not only requires a certified professional, it requires something more. It requires a professional with a flexibility of mind that only comes with deep knowledge and long experience. It needs someone who has seen it all and then some.

Boat electrical specialists are confronted with many difficulties when sourcing, installing and repairing electronic items on boat. These difficulties recur again and again. They are a constant challenge. Here we mention a few.

Trade persons must quickly grasp the idiosyncrasies of the boat electrical system. Each boat is different, especially its electrics. The system is often more chaos than organization, cobbled together over years in uncoordinated fashion by successive boat owners.

Installers must be able to decipher the installation instructions. This can be a formidable task because there is a vast number of products and several models for each one. Marine products include GPS, monitors, AIS systems, satellite and terrestrial TV signal amplifiers, VHF and SSB radios, frequency converters, Wi-Fi boosters, computer modems, remote control bow thrusters, remote control anchor windlass systems, and water makers. Installers also need to handle more conventional consumer items such as TVs, DVD players and microwave ovens.

The work is always done in cramped quarters. The space for new ducting and wiring is even more restricted. This is an important factor when considering 12 volt versus 24 volt DC systems because the two require systems require different sized wiring. This can be explained as follows. We know from Ohms Law that Watts [W] equals Voltage [V] times Amps [A]. Amps is also referred to as current (or amps current) while watts is also referred to as power.

They must be able work with both 12 volt DC and 24 volt DC electrical system since most boats have one of these in combination with a 210/220/240 volt AC system. The 12 volt and 24 volt systems exist mainly because manufacturers design many items of electrical and electronic boating equipment based on similar automotive and or industrial items in order to facilitate mass production and minimize production costs. For example, smaller boats below about 18 meters (60 feet) in length generally have a 12 volt DC electrical system and a separate 210/220/240 volt AC system. Larger boats above 18 meters (60 feet) in length generally have a 12 volt DC electrical system and a separate 210/220/240 volt AC system.

Marine Electronics Juneau is well familiar with all these intricacies and has successfully navigated through their challenges for many years. Members of the team are Marine Electronics Installer (MEI) certified by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA). Many of them have received their training or served with US Coast Guard as electronic specialists. Whatever the electronic job might be, small or big, its professionals can get it done efficiently.

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