Lion's Paw II power system consists of 2-marine batteries wired in parallel. They are managed by a power management system that charges both batteries at once and isolates the power banks when not charging--detailed in the previous update.

One battery is used to start the motor and the other, the "house" battery, power the lights, radio and the cappuccino machine.

The electrician (me) finally installed a 12-volt power outlet panel

 

This panel is wired on the HOUSE SIDE battery. It has a 15-amp internal circuit breaker (which is also the "on" and "off" switch), a 12-volt power socket and two 2.1A USB power sockets for charging phones, GPS, music speakers and so on.

[The Blue Sea Systems company had a huge fire at their manufacturing plant this year which delayed the new and improved 2019 waterproof model's shipment to me.]

The panel also has a VOLTMETER that will display the status of your house battery in volts when the switch on the panel is turned on to power the panel. The switch is water-proof and the entire panel is IP66.

I am not sure what happens when the house battery drops below a certain voltage level. Perhaps the power management system (AFT) starts triple flashing, signaling it is time to start the motor. 

The house battery fuse panel bus is located in the aft berth, to the left of the impossible battery door compartment (should modify door with velcro someday).

The main switch panel and the new house outlets are wired with separate 15A protected circuits.

The house outlet panel (pic-1) has an internal 15A internal breaker AND the 15A fuse in the aft fuse bus.

ONLY TURN THIS PANEL "ON" WHEN YOU NEED A POWER SOURCE. 

LEAVING IT "ON" WILL CAUSE PARASITIC BATTERY DRAIN--REMEMBER TO TURN "OFF" WHEN NOT IN USE. 

Bring a USB power cord.

I didn't have time to label anything but it is self-explanatory.

Vincent Penoso
2019 Cruiser Maintenance Director