BoatWired provides mobile marine electrical service to boats at Waukegan Harbor and across Lake County. We come to your slip or storage yard and fix it properly, to ABYC standards.
Fishing and charter boats
Waukegan is one of the busiest fishing ports on the Illinois shore, with private fishing boats and charter boats heading out after salmon and lake trout all season. Fishing boats are hard on their electrical systems. Long days, many electronics and pumps, and downriggers drawing current add up. We focus on keeping them reliable:
- Electronics: sonar, plotters, radar and VHF, powered from clean, properly protected circuits so screens don't reboot when the engine starts or a downrigger runs.
- Downriggers and livewells: dedicated circuits sized for the load, with wiring and connections that hold up to water and fish slime.
- Batteries and charging: banks and charging sized for long days, plus chargers that bring everything back up overnight at the dock.
- Troubleshooting: quick fault-finding when something fails mid-season, because a charter boat that's down loses bookings.
Charter operators
For charter boats, downtime costs money. Tell us your schedule and we'll do the work around it. Bigger projects, like a new helm of electronics or a rewire, fit best in the off-season, when the boat can be ready for opening day.
Services for Waukegan boats
- Electronics installation
- Battery and charging systems
- Electrical troubleshooting
- Shore power repair
- Electrical surveys for buyers and insurers
Request a quote and tell us about your boat and how you use it.