Marine electrician · Winnellie workshop & Darwin Harbour
Marine Electrician & Boat Electrics Darwin
Wiring, batteries, solar, chartplotters, sounders and radios for tinnies, cruisers, working boats and commercial vessels. Installed and fault-found by someone who spent four years doing it for Wheelhouse Marine.
Salt air, heat and the wet season work everything harder up here. We install for that: proper terminations, corrosion protection and cable that’s sized for the run, not the cheapest reel.
How it works
Look, quote, install, sea trial.
Free consultation
By phone or at the workshop. Photos of the install area and model numbers of the key gear help us quote faster.
Written quote
Parts, labour and commissioning itemised. On-vessel visits for diagnosis are quoted separately.
Install and hand over
Installed, tested, sea-trialled where it matters, and handed over with a wiring diagram and a walk-through at the helm.
Prices
What it costs
- Consultation and written quote
- Free
- Workshop repairs on removed gearLabour included. Parts quoted on top.
- from $150
- On-vessel workMarinas, moorings, ramps and yards around Darwin. Quoted per job.
- Quoted per job
- Rewires, refits and electronics packagesItemised written quote covering parts, labour and commissioning.
- Quoted
Travel further afield is discussed up front. See ship repair across northern Australia for larger vessels and remote work.
Questions
Common questions
Can you wire my boat from scratch?
Yes. New builds, restorations and full rewires of old boats with a bird’s nest behind the dash are regular work. You get a diagram at the end.
Do you come to the marina?
Yes. Cullen Bay, Frances Bay, Stokes Hill, the ramps and private moorings around Darwin Harbour, plus yards and driveways. On-vessel visits are quoted per job.
Which brands do you install?
Garmin, Lowrance, Simrad, Furuno and Humminbird for electronics; Victron, Redarc and similar for power. We’ll install what you’ve bought, or advise what suits the boat.
Why does everything corrode so fast up here?
Salt, humidity and heat. Untinned cable, bare crimps and indoor-grade gear don’t last a season. We use tinned cable, sealed terminations and corrosion protection as standard.
Can you put solar panels on my boat?
Yes. Panels, a controller matched to the battery bank, and cabling that survives salt and sun. Sized for what you run on board, from a fridge on a tinny to a cruiser on the mooring for a month.
Can you fix my chartplotter instead of replacing it?
Often. Plotters, radios and chargers are repaired at the board level in our workshop when the fault is a component, not a cracked screen.
Do you work on commercial and government vessels?
Yes. Working boats, charter vessels and larger ships across northern Australia. See ship repair.
Where we work
Darwin Harbour, the Top End coast and beyond.
Workshop in Winnellie, a short run from East Arm, Cullen Bay, Frances Bay and Stokes Hill. On-vessel work around Darwin, and scheduled trips along the NT coast for larger jobs.
Contact
Address
4/143 Coonawarra Rd
Winnellie NT 0820
Phone
08 7918 8590
Email
inquiries@iatrt.com
Hours
Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm
Closed weekends & public holidays
What helps us quote faster
Photos of the helm, the battery area and the labels on the main gear. Plus any error messages and when the problem started.
Consultation is free. On-vessel callouts are quoted before we come out.