Montenido
Senior Member
- Joined
- Dec 3, 2014
- Messages
- 382
- Location
- Mexico
- Vessel Name
- Ansedonia
- Vessel Make
- Californian/Carver 52CPMY
Hi folks,
I just brought my new-to-me boat from Sausalito to Channel Islands, CA. The trip went well and everything worked great. In Sausalito the boat had a 50amp plug-in at the dock. My new dock only has 30amp service.
Yesterday I went to the boat with several 30a cords and proceeded to try everything in the world, but could not get any power to my boat. Finally, I removed a speaker, which gave me visual access to the back of the plug-ins on my boat. Out of two 50amp plugs and two 30amp plug-ins available on my boat, only one of the 50amp plugs was even wired! One of the 30amp plugs has cut off wires attached to the rear, but no wiring to my breaker panel.
So, I need to re-establish 30amp service on my boat in order to charge my batteries. Shouldn't it just involve running new wiring from the plug-in to the breaker panel? If so, it sounds like something I could tackle my self. My only problem is that I am leaving in two days to do the Baja Bash aboard my friend's boat. So my boat will be sitting for up to 2 weeks with no shore power.
I did run the generator yesterday and fully charged my house bank. I think if I shut everything except the bilge pumps, I should be okay. Any thoughts and suggestions are welcome.
Cheers, Bill
I just brought my new-to-me boat from Sausalito to Channel Islands, CA. The trip went well and everything worked great. In Sausalito the boat had a 50amp plug-in at the dock. My new dock only has 30amp service.
Yesterday I went to the boat with several 30a cords and proceeded to try everything in the world, but could not get any power to my boat. Finally, I removed a speaker, which gave me visual access to the back of the plug-ins on my boat. Out of two 50amp plugs and two 30amp plug-ins available on my boat, only one of the 50amp plugs was even wired! One of the 30amp plugs has cut off wires attached to the rear, but no wiring to my breaker panel.
So, I need to re-establish 30amp service on my boat in order to charge my batteries. Shouldn't it just involve running new wiring from the plug-in to the breaker panel? If so, it sounds like something I could tackle my self. My only problem is that I am leaving in two days to do the Baja Bash aboard my friend's boat. So my boat will be sitting for up to 2 weeks with no shore power.
I did run the generator yesterday and fully charged my house bank. I think if I shut everything except the bilge pumps, I should be okay. Any thoughts and suggestions are welcome.
Cheers, Bill