BoatHowToReviews of boathowto.com

Being able to re-watch the lessons to catch more of the details is great. I'm not in the classes for a grade; I'm trying to learn how to take care of the electrical system on my boat. The lessons are well paced and the graphics are really helpful. The only negative would be that the written material in not in a PDF format that can be downloaded and referred to easily.

I have more than 20 years of experience designing AC systems in buildings, and I was surprised by how much DC systems differ from AC systems. Knowledge, shared by Nigel and Jan, is elementary to understand and deep enough to be able to design and install your own system on a boat. They also share the most common mistakes you can find in a boat's electrical system, especially with new LiFePo4 batteries, and inox washers and nuts in a conductor path. Additionally, they highlight issues such as using too big fuses for the given cable or an undersized cable for a given consumer. There is also an emphasis on following standards and rules, which results in a safe and long-lasting installation. As a result of that knowledge, I was able to redesign and reinstall the electrical system on my own boat. I highly recommend it to everyone, including experts.

I am so amazed by this new course concept and its implementation: The professional contents paired with breath taking illustrations and an easy to understand explanation. The combination of Jans and Nigels expertise, adding competences to each other and forming a perfect training package, prepared with a lot of effort, is really unique in the marine world. Even my wife started to participate in the courses to understand electrics better, although she had no clue about it before. For me as engineer and trained hobby electrician the basics were not boring but quickly added a lot expertise of how to design and install el. systems and especially of what the critical issues are to take care of on an existing yacht. The price of the course is certainly justified for the added value it brings, which many amateur YouTube videos will never achieve.

Lessons are meticulously prepared and researched. The 3D modeling of the engine parts and visual aides presented in the videos are very well done. Everything is very well explained and also goes into depth - so comprehensible and interesting to both novices and experts alike. Highly recommended!

Congratulations on preparing a really well thought out course. Your videos were well produced and I love that you produced them on your boat! The written chapter notes matched and supplemented the videos and your questions on the quizzes were a good review to make sure that the learning has settled into usable knowledge. I read through the ABYC Marine Electrical Certification and was pleased at the alignment of the ABYC course material and Electronics 101-it pleased me to note the consistency. I now know what I need to know as the lead rigger at Atlantic Boat Company to be able to connect and disconnect mast wiring. Thank you again for a well done course that was a pleasure to take! Annie Baker

For my boat project I installed a 2kW solar system with 16kW LiFePO4 battery and a 5k inverter. I learned all the details on how to do this, what to look for, best practices etc. from BoatHowTo. All the information and much more is in one place in easily digestible chapters, often with animation and supporting media. I had three certified electricians look over my installation over a period of a year and every one was impressed by the design and implementation. The quality of the courses speak for itself.

Excellent Electrics Course - The course gives very understandable description of the electronics as well as practical how tos for implementation and testing. I highly recommend these courses.

I already knew quite a bit about boat electrics. But I wanted to deepen my knowledge, understand even better the 'why' behind best practises, understand the ISO standards and the reasoning. BoatHowTo delivered exactly that. It gave outstanding value. I got super valuable knowledge and background information. Their online response to questions is of great value as well. After the training I confidently undertook a large LiFePo4 upgrade and rewiring on m boat. Absolutel recommend BoatHowTo .. simple the best source of knowledge on these topics!