6.2 Installation Checklist

Please Complete Checklist and E-mail to support@seakeeper.com.

6.1.1 Mechanical Checklist
(Reference Installation Manual Section: Mechanical Installation)

• Seakeeper foundation installed in hull
• Foundation bolts torqued to specification

6.1.2 Electrical Checklist
(Reference Seakeeper Drawing No. 90396 – Seakeeper 5/6 Cable Block Diagram & Installation Manual Section: Electrical Installation)

Mount Components

• Display (near helm)

Connect Customer Supplied Cables

• Cable 3 (Customer Supplied)
  • Install lugs on both ends of customer-supplied 10 AWG ground cable
  • Connect one end of Cable 3 to nearest vessel ground and other end to Seakeeper rear brace

Connect Seakeeper Supplied Cables

• Cable 1 (Seakeeper Supplied)
  • Connect other end of Cable 1 to 12 VDC power at customer-supplied connection box or directly to circuit breaker
  • Plug connector of Cable 1 into mating connector on Seakeeper wire harness
• Cable 9 (Seakeeper Supplied)
  • Connect Cable 9 from SW PUMP VDC IN directly to circuit breaker
• Cable 5 (Seakeeper Supplied)
  • Connect Cable 5 from SW PUMP VDC OUT to customer-supplied 12 VDC seawater pump
• Cable 4 (Seakeeper Supplied)
  • Connect female end of CAN communications Cable 3 to mating connector on Seakeeper wire harness
  • Route CAN communications Cable 3 from Seakeeper to helm (male end goes to helm)
  • Connect male end of CAN communications Cable 4 at helm to CAN Tee Adapter
  • Connect Display and Seakeeper-supplied Cable 4 to CAN Tee Adapter with CAN Terminator

6.1.3 Cooling Checklist
(Reference Installation Manual Section: Cooling Installation)

• Verify coolant level just below filler neck in heat exchanger coolant reservoir.
• Connect seawater hoses / open sea cocks to heat exchanger and test seawater pump.
• Verify 2.5 GPM (9.5 LPM) minimum and 8 GPM (30 LPM) maximum seawater flow through heat exchanger under all operating conditions of the boat.

6.1.4 Start Up Checklist
(Reference Installation Manual Section: Start Up & Operation Manual Section: System Operation)

• Remove lifting bolts and install cover panels
• Turn on 12 VDC circuit breakers (one for power and one for 12 VDC SW Pump)
• Turn on 110-230 VAC circuit breaker
• Verify display works and no ALARMS are present
• Follow instructions in Installation Manual Section: Start Up Instructions to turn on the Seakeeper
• Verify seawater pump eventually turns on when the Seakeeper is ON
• Verify that no ALARMS are present
• Follow instructions in Installation Manual Section: Start Up Instructions to turn off the Seakeeper
• AC & DC power and seawater pump may be turned off after the Seakeeper is turned off by placing the Seakeeper in LOCK mode and turning the Seakeeper off
• Seakeeper takes 4 or more hours to coast down to 0 RPM from full speed