{"id":21584,"date":"2026-06-16T11:53:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T11:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-4-5-operation-manual-90763-1-copy\/3-0-system-operation\/3-3-operating-instructions\/3-3-1-start-up\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:09:17","slug":"3-3-1-start-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/seakeeper-5-operation-manual\/3-0-system-operation\/3-3-operating-instructions\/3-3-1-start-up\/","title":{"rendered":"3.2.1  Start Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Make sure AC and DC power are available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn on the boat\u2019s DC circuit breaker that supplies control power to the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn on the boat\u2019s AC circuit breaker that supplies power to the Motor Drive Box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Energize the 12 VDC Seawater Pump power supply at the customer-supplied circuit breaker (unless a fuse is supplied as overcurrent protection).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the high DC power is turned on, the ConnectBox and MFD application will initialize as seen below. The <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 5 can be powered on and controlled by either the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> application or the ConnectBox.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1749\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Displays.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18423\" style=\"width:700px;height:223px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Displays.png 1749w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Displays-768x246.png 768w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Displays-1536x492.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1749px) 100vw, 1749px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With the system energized, check the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> display for any ALARMS. If there are any ALARMS present. Alarms must be addressed to proceed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To turn the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> on, press the POWER button; the button will turn blue. The progress bar will appear and indicate how soon the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> will be available for stabilization. The progress bar indicates the flywheel&#8217;s speed as it accelerates to its rated operating RPM.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1811\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SEAKEEPER-1-Press-Power-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14956\" style=\"width:700px;height:229px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SEAKEEPER-1-Press-Power-2.jpg 1811w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SEAKEEPER-1-Press-Power-2-768x252.jpg 768w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SEAKEEPER-1-Press-Power-2-1536x504.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1811px) 100vw, 1811px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> is initialized and up to Stabilization RPM, the STABILIZE button will appear on the application, or if using the ConnectBox, the STABILIZE button will illuminate blue and pulsate. At this point, the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> is available for stabilization by pressing the STABILIZE button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Updated-Locked-spooling-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18425\" style=\"width:700px;height:227px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Updated-Locked-spooling-photo.jpg 944w, https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Updated-Locked-spooling-photo-768x260.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">STABILIZE BUTTON PULSATING                                                                                                                   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The progress bar indicating flywheel spool-up will disappear from the display screen once the STABILIZE button is pressed (it turns blue) and the ConnectBox fully illuminates. At this point, the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> has reached its rated operating RPM, and maximum stabilization is available. If the STABILIZE button has not been pressed (it is grey), pressing it will turn it blue and enable stabilization. The seawater pump will cycle on and off based on the <span translate=\"no\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span><\/span> 5&#8217;s operating temperature.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/Updated-Running-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11025\" style=\"width:274px;height:221px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-content\/uploads\/SK-2-French-Stabilizing-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3569\" style=\"width:372px;height:223px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":21582,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"manual":[377],"model":[],"document_type":[],"hidden":[],"class_list":["post-21584","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","manual-seakeeper-5-operation-manual"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21584","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=21584"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21842,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21584\/revisions\/21842"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"manual","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/manual?post=21584"},{"taxonomy":"model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/model?post=21584"},{"taxonomy":"document_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/document_type?post=21584"},{"taxonomy":"hidden","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/seakeeper\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hidden?post=21584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}