3.3 Electrical Equipment Ground Connections

Seakeeper to Vessel Ground Connection Instructions

1. Connect the Seakeeper foundation ground stud, shown in Figure 18, to vessel ground.
   
   1. Install Ground Wire, 4 AWG (25 mm²), (Customer Supplied), from the M6 brass ground stud to vessel grounding bus to comply with:
      
      1. EM / IEC 60204-1 Clauses 6.3.3 and 8.2.3.
      2. ABYC E-11 July 2021 Clauses 11.5.2 and 11.17.

NOTE: ONLY USE THIS LOCATION FOR GROUNDING THE SEAKEEPER TO THE VESSEL GROUND.

b. A proper ground connection is critically important for corrosion protection and helps to ensure the ignition protection of the unit by ensuring it does not carry any stray current.

c. NOTE: the ground is not referring specifically to a bonding system but for outboard boats generally refers to the outboard engine negative terminal, or its bus, to the DC grounding bus. This connection shall be used only as a means of maintaining the negative side of the circuit at ground potential and is not to carry current under normal operating conditions. See Figure 19.