Marine Electrical Power

Conwy Yacht Arrives In Spain

Congratulations to John and his wife who have successfully sailed their 41‘ Beneteau Yacht “Gizmo” from Conwy to her new home in Spain. 

 

Marine Electrical carried out massive upgrades to the electrical system in the months leading to her departure. We have been informed that the new electrical system performed faultlessly during the voyage. The upgrade included many features configured to suit the owners needs including:

• 150 Amp Alternator & Digital Regulator
• Mastervolt split charge system
• Mastervolt mass combi 2KW pure sine wave inverter and 100 amp battery charger
• Mastervolt Mass GI switched mode isolation transformer
• Solar Panels
• VHF Radio
• AIS Radar
• Twin E 80 Networked system, including digital sounder
• AV system including 17 “ Marine TV/DVD
• TV/DVD linked to on board stereo system
• Multi disc player including DVD
• Navigation equipment linked to AV system
• Domestic Air Conditioning

Call Helen or Chris on 01248 811677 for more details or call in to our showroom in Beaumaris for further details.

C-pod gives boat owners peace of mind

To many people, a boat is a massive investment.  This investment spends the majority of its life unattended in a hostile environment.  Stern glands and skin fittings can fail.  Security is often poor and the boat is packed full of goodies just waiting to be picked up.  Batteries discharge, leaving you facing a bill of hundreds of pounds and your precious weekend ruined.  Even in a marina, your investment is at risk. 

Beaumaris-based Marine Electrical can now supply and install the C-pod boat management system which monitors a number of crucial aspects of your boat and sends a text message and email when things go wrong.  With many owners living several hours drive away, Marine Electrical can react to alerts - saving you from possible disaster.

C-pod provides peace of mind by giving the boat owner direct access to their boat via a web portal or a mobile phone.  In addition alarms are sent either as an SMS message or as an e-mail and are also visible on the web portal so that the end-user can enter telephone numbers that are relevant for each situation.

Key Features of the C-pod system

Alarms                                                     

The C-pod unit is delivered with one magnetic sensor for intrusion alarm as standard, with the option to have up to 12 sensors organised in two different alarm sections.  The GeoFence alarm is triggered when the position of the built-in GPS receiver has changed more than 250m from the current position when the alarm is activated.  If the C-pod unit detects that the external power supply has been disconnected a battery disconnect alarm will be triggered.  When a theft-attempt alarm has been triggered, positions are sent regularly to the C-pod server until the alarm has been reset.  Water level sensors and smoke detectors can also be fitted to warn of rising bilge water or fire.

Alerts                                                                                                        

When the boat battery level drops below a user configurable level a low battery warning is sent.  The C-pod also sends 'heartbeats' at regular intervals - these confirm that the system is working properly.  When a heartbeat has not been received as expected, a communication monitor warning is triggered. 

Tracking data is stored on the C-pod server and available to the end user, or guest accounts, as a map with route and way-point.

C-pod benefits

*  Position, speed and heading from built in GPS
*  Monitors onboard batteries
*  Lets you know if the boat has moved or been towed away
*  High water alert
*  Detects smoke and fire
*  You can remotely control the heater, the fridge, lights or any other equipment onboard
*  The boat's position is continually logged and can be retrieved anytime.

C-Pod is installed on “Plan B”, our Beneteau Antares  located at G13 Conwy Marina and is available for demonstration.  Call Helen or Chris on 01248 811677 for more details or call in to our showroom in Beaumaris.