{"id":20898,"date":"2025-11-13T13:45:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T13:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-18-installation-manual-90672-2-s-n-18-234-2475-to-current-copy\/5-0-installation-checklist-and-supplies\/5-1-installation-checklist\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:47:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:47:49","slug":"5-1-installation-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-18-installation-manual-90672-3-s-n-18-254-2135-to-current\/5-0-installation-checklist-and-supplies\/5-1-installation-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"6.2 Installation Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mechanical Checklist (reference Installation Manual Section 2)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
CHECK<\/td>ACTION<\/td><\/tr>
\"\"<\/td>Seakeeper<\/span> foundation installed in hull<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\"<\/td>Foundation bolts torqued to specification<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Electrical Checklist (reference Seakeeper<\/span> Drawing 90679 & Installation Manual Section 3)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
CHECK<\/td>ITEM<\/td>ACTION<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>MOUNT COMPONENTS<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>MFD Display or Seakeeper<\/span> 5″ Touch Display<\/td>Connect Ethernet adapter M12 D-Code cable to appropriate MFD ethernet cable.<\/strong>

For 5″ Touch Display, install 90600 kit.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>CONNECT CUSTOMER SUPPLIED CABLES<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Ground Cable<\/td>Install lugs on both ends of customer supplied 10 AWG ground cable<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\"<\/td>Ground Cable<\/td>Connect one end of ground cable to nearest vessel ground and other end to Seakeeper<\/span> rear brace<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>CONNECT SEAKEEPER SUPPLIED CABLES<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
\"\"<\/td>DC Control Power Cable<\/td>Connect DC power cable from Seakeeper<\/span> to 24 VDC power at customer supplied connection box or directly to circuit breaker<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>DC Control Power Cable<\/td>Plug connector of DC Input Power Cable into mating connector on Seakeeper<\/span> wire harness<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>AC Power Cable<\/td>Connect AC power cable from Drive Box to 230 VAC single phase at customer supplied connection box or directly to circuit breaker<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>NMEA 2000 CAN Communications Cable<\/td>Connect NMEA 2000 Drop Cable to backbone<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>DC Seawater Output Cable<\/td>Connect DC Seawater Pump Output Power Cable Male-Female connection to the DC \u201cSeawater Pump-Out\u201d from the Wire Harness<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\"<\/td>Y-Branch Seawater Pump Output & Valve Cable<\/td>Connect Y-Branch cable to DC Seawater Pump Output Cable. Connect Seawater Pump and Electric Ball Valve to Y-Branch Cable<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>DC Seawater Input Cable<\/td>Connect DC Seawater Pump Input Power Cable, Female Only connection to the DC \u201cSeawater Pump-In\u201d from the Wire Harness Stripped end to be connected to a 24VDC power source<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Cooling Checklist (reference Installation Manual Section 4)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
CHECK<\/td>ACTION<\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Verify coolant level in heat exchanger coolant reservoir.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Connect seawater hoses \/ open sea cocks to heat exchanger and test seawater pump.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Verify 4 GPM (15 LPM) minimum and 8 GPM (30 LPM) maximum seawater flow through heat exchanger under all operating conditions of the boat.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Startup Checklist (reference Installation Manual Section 6 & Operation Manual)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
CHECK<\/td>ACTION<\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Remove lifting eye-bolts and install cover panels<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Turn on Seakeeper<\/span>, 24 VDC circuit breaker<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Turn on Seawater pump, 24 VDC circuit breaker<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Turn on 230 VAC circuit breaker<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Verify display works and no ALARMS are present<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Follow instructions in Seakeeper<\/span> 18 Operation Manual to turn on the Seakeeper<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Verify seawater pump turns on when the Seakeeper<\/span> is turned ON<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Verify that no ALARMS are present<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>Follow instruction in Seakeeper<\/span> 18 Operation Manual to turn off the Seakeeper<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
\"\" <\/td>The Seakeeper<\/span> is powered off by switching off the AC & DC power and seawater pump. The Seakeeper<\/span> will automatically be in LOCK mode once the system is turned off<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
NOTE<\/strong><\/td>Seakeeper<\/span> 18 takes 4.5+ hours to coast down to 0 RPM from full speed<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mechanical Checklist (reference Installation Manual Section 2) CHECK ACTION Seakeeper foundation installed in hull Foundation bolts torqued to specification Electrical Checklist (reference Seakeeper Drawing 90679 & Installation Manual Section 3) CHECK ITEM ACTION MOUNT COMPONENTS MFD Display or Seakeeper 5″ Touch Display Connect Ethernet adapter M12 D-Code cable to appropriate MFD ethernet cable.For 5″ Touch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":20894,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"manual":[369],"model":[],"document_type":[],"hidden":[],"class_list":["post-20898","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","manual-seakeeper-18-installation-manual-90672-3-s-n-18-254-2135-to-current"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20898"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21148,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20898\/revisions\/21148"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manual","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual?post=20898"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=20898"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=20898"},{"taxonomy":"hidden","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden?post=20898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}