From Actual Installation of MarineGuard System on a Boston Whaler

From Actual Installation of MarineGuard System on a Boston Whaler

Layout for a 275 Boston Whaler Conquest

Upper Panel - Transmitter, Light Switch & LED (1)

Forward Cabin - Chime Plate (3)

Bathroom Cabinet - Wire Run (4)

Starboard Wall - Captain's Chair (5)

Note: Deck Sensor wires in picture are encased in tubing.

Siren

Chime mounted on on/off switch plate

Boston Whaler Conquest

In July 2000, a New York based company specializing in marine security installed a MarineGuard security system on a 28' Boston Whaler Conquest.

This boat had been vandalized and a substantial amount of electronic equipment stolen.

Entering the Conquest

A MarineGuard Deck Sensor was mounted under the rear battery hatch (1).

As you can see, the Deck Sensor is invisible, but if someone steps on the platform, the alarm will trigger. Provides an early warning to keep an intruder from reaching the cabin area.

A hatch contact was installed at the hatch to protect the battery compartment (2).

Cockpit Area

The cockpit area was secured using hatch contacts and Deck Sensors.

Two Deck Sensors are located in the cockpit area. One is mounted in the center section of the cockpit (1). The other is mounted on the starboard side (2).

A hatch contact protects the alarm panel location (3).

The alarm panel mounted under decking (4).

Helm

The cockpit area was secured using hatch contacts and Deck Sensors.

An LED was located on the upper panel at the helm (1). The LED gives the status of the alarm system. If the LED is off, this indicates that a hatch is open. If the LED is blinking slowly, it means that the system is ready to be turned on. If the LED is blinking quickly, it means that the system is armed.

Helm

A transmitter (2) was mounted at the helm to transmit a signal from the boat to the house. In this particular case, the boat's security system was tied directly into the residential security system.

Siren

These MarineGuard features announce guests and alert neighbors about intruders.

The siren for the alarm was located inside the starboard gunwale (1). A siren is an essential part of an alarm system. The siren startles the thief and frequently chases him away before any property is stolen.

Chime and Lighting

The annunciation chime (2) benefits boat owners by allowing them to use their alarm system even when they are onboard. With a flip of a switch, you can have your security system sound a pleasant "ding dong" when someone comes aboard. This is a particularly soothing feature for children or people who sleep on their boat alone. On the Conquest, the chime was mounted in the cabin area on the starboard wall.

Two halogen lamps provide automatic lighting during alarm condition. When the alarm triggers, the lights on the boat turn on and flash. When combined with the siren, the lights are extremely effective for chasing away intruders. When you turn off your alarm system, the lights will also turn on and stay on for one minute. With our lighting feature, you never have to enter a dark, unlit boat.

Security System (Steps 1, 2 &3)

Step 1

Determine the location for the alarm panel. This step is important because you will need to run wire from each piece of security equipment to the alarm control panel.

Security System (Steps 1, 2 &3)

Step 2

Decide where the MarineGuard Deck Sensors and other security components will be located.

Security System (Steps 1, 2 & 3)

Step 3

Decide how you will run wire from the security equipment to the alarm panel. Then, remove any paneling along the path of the wire to make the areas more accessible.

Step 4: Wiring

After you have decided where you want to run the wire and have carefully removed any paneling to provide more accessibility, you need to lay out the main split tubing on the top of the boat. Split tubing is optional; however, it keeps your wiring neat and organized.

Always leave excess tubing. It is easier to cut a wire that is too long than it is to extend wire that is too short. (Colors in picture are for identification purposes.)

Step 4: Wiring (cont)

Red Colored Tubing - The following wires were inserted: (1) 4-conductor, 22-gauge wire for transmitter, 1 pair 16-gauge wire for siren, 1 4-conductor, 22-gauge wire for chime plate, 1 pair 22-gauge wire for LED

Blue Colored Tubing - Insert the following wires: 1 pair 22-gauge wire for LED, 4-conductor, 22-gauge for transmitter and 12-gauge wire for halogen lights.

Step 4: Wiring (cont)

Orange Colored Tubing - Insert 1 4-conductor, 22-gauge wire for chime plate.

Pink Colored Tubing - Insert 16-gauge siren wire.

Green Colored Tubing - Insert the 12-gauge wire for battery hook up, 22-gauge wire for hatch contact, and 4-conductor, 22-gauge wire for Deck Sensor by battery-compartment.

Step 4: Wiring (cont)

Blue, orange and pink tubing from the individual components meet (5). They are joined to the orange tubing that then runs all the wires back to the alarm panel.

Step 4: Wiring (cont)

Step 4: Wiring (cont)

Red tubing was run from the captain's chair (front) toward the rear of the boat. Then it was run around and through the battery compartment into the storage area under the cockpit deck where the alarm control panel is located. At the battery compartment, the green tubing was picked up and run simultaneously to the alarm panel.

Step 5: Mounting Peripheral Equipment - The Invisible Deck Sensor

After the tubing was run, 2 MarineGuard Deck Sensors (the center [pictured] and starboard Deck Sensors in the cockpit area.) were mounted. When mounting Deck Sensors, it is important to have ample wire attached to the sensor so that the wire will reach from the sensor to the alarm control panel. You do not want to add wire after the Deck Sensor is mounted. At this stage of installation, the contact protecting the hatch in the cockpit area was mounted.

Step 5: Mounting Peripheral Equipment in Battery Compartment

Contact (1), magnet (2) and a third Deck Sensor (3) were mounted in the battery compartment area. Power was also installed (4). Note: you must use the appropriate size fuse. The size is determined by the amount of current needed to drive the lights and siren.

Step 5: Mounting Peripheral Equipment - Siren

Siren was mounted behind starboard gunwale. You may have to drill hidden holes to make the sound from the siren more effective.

Step 5: Mounting Peripheral Equipment - Chime and Light Controls

Chime plate was mounted in forward cabin.

The transmitter, LED and lighting controls were mounted in the upper panel. Wires for the lighting controls get attached in parallel to the light control switch enabling lights to be triggered by flipping the switch or by disarming the alarm system.

Step 5: Connect Wires to the Control Panel

Step 5: Connect Wires to Control Panel

All wire sorting should be done in as comfortable a position as possible. First, attach all the wires. Then mount the alarm panel.

Step 5: Connect Wires to the Control Panel

Step 5: Connect Wires to the Control Panel

From Actual Installation of MarineGuard System on a 540 Sundancer

From Actual Installation of MarineGuard System on a 540 Sundancer

Frankentech of New Jersey installed a MarineGuard security system on this 540 Sea Ray Sundancer. This particular system was installed in March 1999 and has never falsed. The owner is so pleased that he intends to install another system when he purchases a new Sea Ray.

Entering the Yacht

First Deck Sensor (1) was mounted under the rear hatch platform.

As you can see, this Deck Sensor is invisible, yet it provides early warning if someone steps on the platform.

A Sure Action (MarineGuard's parent company) security decal is mounted on the hatch. Security decals are proven to discourage theft.

Deck Sensors in Cockpit Area

Three Deck Sensors were located in the cockpit area. One on the port side, one on the starboard side and one toward the salon entrance.

Deck Sensors in Cockpit Area

Deck Sensors in Cockpit Area

Hatch Contacts

Two hatch contacts are located at the swim platform. Another is located on the salon door.

Swim platform hatch contact (1) and magnet (2).

540 Sundancer Cockpit

540 Sundancer Cockpit

The system indicator lights were mounted on dashboard (1).

540 Sundancer Cockpit

The control panel was mounted behind an open drawer (2).

Additional Features

Voice messages sound through the hailer (1). Each of the six alarm zones has its own message.

Additional Features

The annunciation chime (2) and switch plate that enables/disables this feature located under the salon stairs.

Additional Features

The actual siren (3) is mounted behind a louvered door in the cockpit area.

Your System Can Look This Good Too

All wiring was supported by split tubing or wire ties.

Your System Can Look This Good Too

All wire connections were soldered and sealed using a sealant-filled shrink tube.

Your System Can Look This Good Too

Viewing port holes cut into bulkhead to run wires may be necessary.

Great Wiring! Clean and Neat!

Great Wiring! Clean and Neat!

Great Wiring! Clean and Neat!

Invisible Deck Sensor

First a section of insulation is cut out where the Deck Sensor is to be mounted.

Next, a raceway is cut in the insulation to run wire.

Then, the sensor is mounted to the fiberglass. Wiring is soldered, shrink-tubed and run through the raceway.

The Invisible Deck Sensor

System is fully tested after epoxy has cured and all components are installed.

Insulation plugs are re-installed and held in place using foil tape.