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 or 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 2018 Clauses 11.5.2 and 11.16.1.

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.