Advanced Marine Electrics and Electronics Troubleshooting A Manual for Boatowners and Marine Technicians

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copper screen waterline

bonded through-hull fitting

(seacocks shown)

antenna

copper ribbon “tape”

waterline

bus bar

metal water tankSSB radio transceiver

antenna tuner

ground

Installation of SSB radio, antenna, and counterpoise.

GND ANT GNDINANT

Backstay

insulator

Antenna

tuner

Insulated

lead

Terminal

7-foot

clearance

minimum

SSB radio

3-inch copper foil

B

A

A

B

C

C

GROUNDING IN ORDER OF EFFECTIVENESS:

Encapsulated metal keel

Largest sintered groundplate

100 sq. ft. of copper or bronze

screening glassed to inside of

hull below waterline

SSB antenna and ground connections. (Reprinted with permission from Boatowner’s Illustrated Electrical Handbook,
second edition, by Charlie Wing)