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Boat and Batteries and Charging, Oh, my!
On Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:06:48 -0400, wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2016 21:07:19 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:32:32 -0400, wrote: Most shore power posts will have a regular 5-15 on them along with the 240v-50a and/or 120v-30a. I doubt you are getting a powered slip for $15 tho. Wayne may stop by, he is the marina guy. I just know what I see === It depends entirely on the marina and what kind of boats they cater to. Most boats over 25 ft or so will have standard twist lock shore power cables, either 30 amp 120 volts or 50 amp 240 volts. Many of us carry adapters however for non-standard power outlets like 15 amp 120 volts. I think I saw a regular 5-15 (along with the twist locks) on the posts at the little marina behind the CAMA office under the FMB bridge (next to Bonita Bill) but I really wasn't paying that much attention. They do seem to have a blow boat patronage tho. I really just saw the 16 ga SJT "orange cords" going off of the posts into fairly modest boats. I try not to stare at these people's homes ;-) === A lot of sail boats do not have proper shore power circuits and connectors. They frequently use extension cords and portable chargers, and every now and then one will catch fire. It happened to an old friend of mine on a 50 footer. He was fortunate not to lose the whole boat but it did quite a bit of damage to the interior. I don't have shore power circuits on our Sea Ray runabout but I do use a marine rated charger. |
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