United States marine electrical coverage
Prism Marine Electric is based in Fort Lauderdale and supports yacht owners, captains, management companies, shipyards and refit facilities across the United States — with traveling marine electricians ready to fly to any marine hub in the country.
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Prism Marine Electric across the United States
From our shop at 201 SW 18th Ave in Fort Lauderdale we support ship's electrical work nationwide. Roughly 90% of what we do is scheduled maintenance and class survey work, and that program travels with the vessel — if the boat moves north for the season or hauls out in another state, the same technicians who know her systems come with it.
Our scope is the ship's electrical system as a whole: power generation, protection and distribution, shore power, battery banks, control systems and automation, alarm and fire alarm systems, navigation and LED lighting, grounding and bonding, and galley, laundry and appliance circuits. We do not do bridge navigation electronics or audio/video work — this is electrical, from the generator to the final circuit.
The process is identical wherever the vessel sits. We scope the work by phone, arrive with the documentation and test gear the job requires, diagnose by measurement, repair to marine standard and leave behind labeling and written results your captain, surveyor or underwriter can use.
Where the work is based
Our shop at 201 SW 18th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 carries commonly needed marine electrical stock — breakers, tinned cable, lugs, relays, sensors and lighting — so traveling technicians arrive with parts rather than a shopping list. 30+ years of combined marine electrical experience, licensed and insured, available 24/7 emergency and scheduled service.
Marine electrical services available nationwide
Every service we run out of Fort Lauderdale is available to vessels anywhere in the United States, dockside or in the yard.
Power Generation, Protection & Distribution
Generator output, switchboards, breakers and branch distribution serviced at your dock or shipyard anywhere in the country.
View Power Generation, Protection & Distribution detailsControl Systems & Automation
Relay logic, PLC cabinets, HMIs and the interlocks that keep systems talking.
View Control Systems & Automation detailsAlarm & Monitoring Systems
Bilge, tank, temperature and machinery alarms you can actually trust.
View Alarm & Monitoring Systems detailsFire Alarm Systems
Detection loops, panels and releasing interlocks, tested and documented.
View Fire Alarm Systems detailsClass Survey Support (5, 10, 15 & 20-Year+)
Periodical class survey support — annual, 5, 10, 15 and 20-year-plus — with attendance and findings close-out at any U.S. yard.
View Class Survey Support (5, 10, 15 & 20-Year+) detailsBuyer & Seller Survey
Pre-purchase and pre-sale electrical inspections for boats lying anywhere in the U.S., with a written report for the deal file.
View Buyer & Seller Survey detailsNavigation Lighting Systems
Compliant nav lights, mast wiring and failure alarms.
View Navigation Lighting Systems detailsLED Lighting Systems
Interior, exterior and underwater LED — dimming that behaves.
View LED Lighting Systems detailsShore Power Systems
Inlets, cordsets, transfer gear and Magnus shore power conversion.
View Shore Power Systems detailsBattery Service, Load Testing & Replacement
12V and 24V bank testing, replacement, charging and DC distribution.
View Battery Service, Load Testing & Replacement detailsVFDs & Harmonic Analysis / Mitigation
Variable frequency drives plus harmonic analysis and correction.
View VFDs & Harmonic Analysis / Mitigation detailsGrounding, Bonding, Hull Potential & Corrosion
Hull potential surveys, ground fault tracing and corrosion control.
View Grounding, Bonding, Hull Potential & Corrosion detailsGalley, Laundry & Appliance Wiring
Power feeders, breakers and circuits for new appliances and retrofits.
View Galley, Laundry & Appliance Wiring detailsUnderwater Lighting
Underwater light installation, replacement and circuit repair.
View Underwater Lighting detailsElectrical Troubleshooting & Fault Finding
The gremlin hunters — intermittent faults tracked down by measurement.
View Electrical Troubleshooting & Fault Finding detailsCall now — 24/7 marine electrical response
Fort Lauderdale based, working across United States. Free estimates, licensed and insured.
Why owners and captains nationwide call Prism
Traveling marine electricians
We fly to the vessel with test equipment, prints and commonly needed parts, so a diagnosis on day one usually turns into a repair on day one — not a second trip.
One team, one standard
The same electricians who maintain the boat in Fort Lauderdale do the work out of state. Tinned copper, correctly rated terminations, proper support and clear labeling on every circuit we touch.
Survey-fluent
We prepare vessels for periodical class surveys and buyer/seller surveys, attend with the surveyor and close out electrical findings with documentation that gets accepted.
Honest scoping and pricing
Travel work is quoted in advance with transit, lodging and on-board hours itemized separately. Free estimates, and a straight answer on what can wait and what can't.
Where we work in the United States
Marine hubs we routinely support. If your location isn't listed, call us — we travel for the vessels we maintain.
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Miami & Miami Beach, FL
- West Palm Beach, FL
- Stuart & Fort Pierce, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- Tampa & St. Petersburg, FL
- Savannah, GA
- Charleston, SC
- Norfolk, VA
- Annapolis, MD
- New York, NY
- Newport, RI
- Boston & New England
- Gulf Coast (Pensacola, New Orleans, Houston)
- San Diego, CA
- Seattle, WA
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United States marine electrical FAQ
Will you travel to a yacht outside Florida?
Yes. For vessels we maintain — and for larger projects and survey work generally — we travel to any U.S. marine hub for troubleshooting, refit electrical work, survey preparation, attendance and repairs.
How is travel work quoted?
In advance, with transit, lodging and on-board hours itemized separately from parts. You see the full picture before anyone books a flight, and there are no surprise line items on the invoice.
Can you attend a class survey out of state?
Yes. We prepare the vessel ahead of an annual, 5, 10, 15 or 20-year-plus periodical survey, attend on board with the surveyor to answer for the electrical systems, and close out findings afterward with documentation.
Do you work in shipyards and refit facilities?
Yes — we're credentialed for yard work and used to coordinating with project managers, other trades and yard safety requirements during a haul-out or refit period.
Do you handle navigation electronics or audio/video on the road?
No. Prism Marine Electric is strictly a marine electrical company: ship's electrical systems, power, wiring, controls, alarms, lighting and appliances. Radar, chartplotters, autopilots, TVs and entertainment systems are a different trade.
Other service areas we cover
International / Worldwide
Worldwide marine electrical support — Caribbean, Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Visit areaFort Lauderdale, FL
Our home port — New River yards, 17th Street and Las Olas marinas and private Intracoastal docks.
Visit areaAll service areas
See full coverage — Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties, nationwide and worldwide.
View hubElectrical problem on board? Talk to a marine electrician.
Call and describe the fault — you'll speak with a technician who works on yacht electrical systems every day, not a call center.
Licensed & insured · All yards & marinas