[Public-List] Shore Power

[J Bergquist]

I have a 3 breaker shore power distribution panel.

30 A receptacle at the same location you describe.

In my electrical panel, I have a blue seas 30 A panel with a main
breaker and 3 subs, Volts, and Amps.

One sub breaker is for the battery charger.

One sub is for outlets.

The third sub is for an on-demand water heater. I have not gotten this
to work yet. I bought and installed it and it doesn't work probably
operator error but I have too many other things to do to fix it these
days.

I have 3 outlets. One is on the main breaker panel. One is as you
describe in the galley. The third is in the head. All 3 are GFCI.

I run my heater off the outlets. I live on my boat in Baltimore
harbor, so heat is necessary.

My battery charger is installed in the electrical locker and I turn it
on whenever I am connected to shore power. It's a modern solid state
2-bank 20A charger with float. I think it's a Xantrex.

Kind regards,

J Bergquist

On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 5:13 PM,  <mahseer at kos.net> wrote:
> Certainly replace the inlet with a 30amp recepticle.  Lead the wire to
> your double pole breaker then to a GFI 15amp outlet, this gives you power
> in the galley.  The output side of the GFI feeds to duplex for my
> refrigeration and battery charger only.  I have no other sockets in the
> boat.  All lighting and accessories are 12 volts.
>
>
>> All -
>>
>> When we bought #229, the shore power system was a mess.  I tore the whole
>> thing out.  I am now tring to install a new (simple) system.  I have the
>> orignal 20 amp inlet mounted on the front of the cockpit, and an unused
>> double-pole marine grade circuit breaker.
>> 1. Do any of you use the 20 amp inlet, or have you replaced it with a 30
>> amp inlet?  If so, did you put it in the same location, or move it?
>> 2. Where did you install outlets inside the boat?  I was thinking one GFCI
>> under the overhead cabinet starboard, near the galley, one at end of the
>> sette (still under the overhead), and one under the shelf starboard in the
>> V-berth area.
>>
>> Any suggestions are appreciated.
>>
>> David Swanson
>> Strayaway Child
>> Alberg 30 #229
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