We have a few photos of the electrical panels on the first FPB 64 to share. We’ll start with the AC panel shown above.

This panel is mounted in the cabinet at the forward end of the bridge area, starboard side. It includes controls for the genset and inverter, meters for voltage and amps, and breakers (with lots of spares). The upper section of breakers is for 230VAC while the lower is for 115VAC (being destined for the US there are many 115V domestic items on board).

Below the AC panel in the same cabinet is one of two DC panels.This has the usual metering devices, several selector switches, and dual pole breakers for 24 volts (above) and 12 volts (below). The items controlled from this panel are those in use from the bridge area (such as electronics and nav/deck lighting) and circuits in the forward end of the boat.

The large panel above has DC dual pole breakers for the engine room and the rest of the interior. There are DC meters here as well.

A word about our panel logic. Our approach has always been to isolate as many electrical items as practical on their own circuits, each with a dedicated breaker. This costs more in front, but makes it much easier to trouble shoot as the yacht matures. We know from experience that regardless of how much engineering we do in front, over time there are going to be lots of changes and additions. Hence what now appears as an excessive amount of spare breakers (they will get used over time). Rather then engraving the panels, which locks you in, we favor removable engraved labels. These look good and are easy to update as changes occur.