The new electrical code requires GFI breakers at every pedestal that trip with the slightest difference in amperage - 30 mA. If you are on such a dock you may have to have your boat checked by a marine electrician. The upside is that wasting of zincs and danger to swimmers is greatly decreased.
Joel On Fri, May 31, 2019 at 11:28 AM Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Edd > > Everyone at our club, including us, leaves their shore power and charger > on.. I always shut down the DC power when off the boat,,except when we > have provisioned the boat for cruising. > > There can be issues with poorly grounded boats creating some sort of > charge that wreaks havoc with zincs and is potentially dangerous. But one > of our members who understands this stuff checks the slips periodically and > disconnects any leaky boats until they fix the issue. > > Tom Buscaglia > S/V Alera > 1990 C&C 37+/40 > Vashon WA > P 206.463.9200 > C 305.409.3660 > > > On May 31, 2019, at 8:05 AM, cnc-list-requ...@cnc-list.com wrote: > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 31 May 2019 11:02:07 -0400 > From: Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Shore Power at a Slip > Message-ID: <62853b15-09fd-412e-9c95-70a2e9efa...@schillay.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Listers, > > The Enterprise will soon be moving to a full-time slip location ? a first > in my boating history. So, a question for all of your slip owners out there > with shore power: > > Do you keep your shore power connected, your charger running, your 12V > system on, fridge and other accessories on at all times, even if you?ll be > away from the boat for a length of time? > > Are there any negatives associated with doing that? I?m used to a mooring > where everything is shut down when you leave the boat. > > All the best, > > Edd > > > Edd M. Schillay > Captain of the Starship Enterprise > C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B > City Island Yacht Club | City Island, NY > Venice Yacht Club | Venice, FL > > Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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