Shore power

I've spent a fair bit of time this week reading up on standards for electrical installations on sailboats, in particular the mains, shore power installation. So, I've bought a very tidy fuse box that houses a rcbo - an earth leakage trip switch combined with a standard 16a fuse and have now fitted that in the lazarette. All mains cable is running in conduit, with the exception of a section that will be covered where it runs through the heads area. I'm using stranded cable, as recommended, with a 3-core running from the shore power connection through to the EE bay, and a 5-core running from there up to the switch panel.

I've also spent quite a bit of time on the design process for the switch panel, but now have a design that I think will be both functional and decent looking. I have the seperate 12v fuse switches for each 12v circuit, a mains socket for the rare occasions that we'll be plugged in, and will have a double usb socket and a standard 12v "cigarette lighter" socket. The panel will also house the marinised radio (for music) which I picked up from Amazon and features front usb and bluetooth connectivity. I also lucked out and got a pair of Sony marine speakers from Amazon at a reduced price due to the damaged packaging :-). The VHF radio will be mounted above the switch panel area.

Anyhow, here's the latest video, showing how we've progressed.