Basic Electrical Mystery Solved

• Date: Saturday November 7, 2026
• Time: 1200 - 1600
• Location: The Rigging Shoppe. 44 Midwest Road, Scarborough
• Fee: $20
• Presenters: Diane Reid and Allen Lewis

This hands-on seminar takes the mystery out of basic 12-volt boat electrical systems. You will learn how power is wired, consumed and replenished by connecting a lamp to a battery, monitoring the load and then recharging the battery using shore power and solar.

• Wire crimping and electrical connections
• Checking for continuity
• Understanding volts, amps and watts
• Parallel versus series wiring
• Building a consumption and replenishment chart
• Shore power and solar charging basics
• VHF connection basics