{"id":21352,"date":"2026-03-31T12:33:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-6-installation-manual-90402-6-6-254-8146-to-current-copy\/installation-checklist-and-supplies\/installation-checklist\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:30:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T12:30:54","slug":"installation-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-7-5-installation-manual\/installation-checklist-and-supplies\/installation-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"6.2 Installation Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Please Complete Checklist and E-mail to support@seakeeper.com<\/a> or emeasupport@seakeeper.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mechanical Checklist
(Reference Installation Manual Section: Mechanical Installation)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  • Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> foundation installed in hull<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Foundation bolts torqued to specification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n

    Electrical Checklist
    (Reference Seakeeper<\/span> Drawing No. 90951 \u2013 Seakeeper<\/span> 7.5 Cable Block Diagram & Installation Manual Section: Electrical Installation)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Mount Components<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • Display (near helm)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Connect Customer Supplied Cables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      • Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> Ground Cable (Customer Supplied)
        \n
          \n
        • Install lugs on both ends of customer-supplied 10 AWG ground cable<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Connect one end of Cable 3 to nearest vessel ground and other end to Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> rear brace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Connect Seakeeper<\/span> Supplied Cables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            \n
          • DC Control Power Input Cable (Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> Supplied)
            \n
              \n
            • Connect other end of cable to 12 VDC power at customer-supplied connection box or directly to circuit breaker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Plug connector of cable into mating connector on Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> wire harness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • DC Seawater Pump Input Cable (Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> Supplied)
              \n
                \n
              • Connect cable from SW PUMP VDC IN<\/em> directly to circuit breaker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • DC Seawater Pump Output Cable and Y-Branch SW Pump & Valve Cable (Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> Supplied)
                \n
                  \n
                • Connect cable from SW PUMP VDC OUT<\/em> to Y-Branch SW Pump Output & Valve Cable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Connect customer-supplied DC seawater pump to Y-Branch SW Pump Output & Valve Cable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Connect inline fuse connector to DTM Deutsch connector and the electric ball valve to the inline fuse connector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • Ethernet Cable (Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> Supplied)
                  \n
                    \n
                  • Connect end of cable to mating connector on Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> ConnectBox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Route Ethernet cable from Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> to helm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Connect appropriate MFD-specific cable to end of Ethernet cable from ConnectBox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • Connect Ethernet MFD-specific cable into compatible MFD or Ethernet bus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  • NMEA 2000 drop cable (Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> Supplied)
                    \n
                      \n
                    • Attach NMEA 2000 drop cable to appropriate connector in ConnectBox.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Connect other end of NMEA 2000 drop cable into NMEA backbone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n

                      Cooling Checklist
                      (Reference Installation Manual Section: Cooling Installation)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
                        \n
                      • Verify glycol coolant level just below filler neck in heat exchanger coolant reservoir.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • Connect seawater hoses \/ open sea cocks to heat exchanger and test seawater pump.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • Verify 4.5 GPM (17 LPM) minimum and 6 GPM (22.7 LPM) maximum seawater flow through heat exchanger under all operating conditions of the boat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n

                        Start Up Checklist
                        (Reference Installation Manual Section: Start Up & Operation Manual Section: System Operation)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
                          \n
                        • Remove lifting bolts and install cover panels<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Turn on 12 VDC circuit breakers (one for control power and one for 12 VDC SW Pump)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Turn on 110 or 230 VAC circuit breaker<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Verify display works and no ALARMS are present<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Follow instructions in Installation Manual Section: Start Up Instructions to turn on the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Verify seawater pump eventually turns on when the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> is ON<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Verify that no ALARMS are present<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Follow instructions in Installation Manual Section: Start Up Instructions to turn off the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • AC & DC power and seawater pump may be turned off after the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> is turned off by placing the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> in LOCK mode and turning the Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> off<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        • Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> may take 4 or more hours to coast down to 0 RPM from full speed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                          Please Complete Checklist and E-mail to support@seakeeper.com or emeasupport@seakeeper.com. Mechanical Checklist(Reference Installation Manual Section: Mechanical Installation) Electrical Checklist(Reference Seakeeper Drawing No. 90951 \u2013 Seakeeper 7.5 Cable Block Diagram & Installation Manual Section: Electrical Installation) Mount Components Connect Customer Supplied Cables Connect Seakeeper Supplied Cables Cooling Checklist(Reference Installation Manual Section: Cooling Installation) Start Up Checklist(Reference Installation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":21348,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"manual":[373],"model":[],"document_type":[],"hidden":[],"class_list":["post-21352","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","manual-seakeeper-7-5-installation-manual"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21352","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=21352"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22622,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21352\/revisions\/22622"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manual","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual?post=21352"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=21352"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=21352"},{"taxonomy":"hidden","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden?post=21352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}