Thanks Gene.I;m not the guy who cares about boats, so I'm posting this to the list so that the folks who do will see your response.
73, Jim K9YC On 4/4/2011 4:09 PM, Gene Fuller wrote: > Hi Jim, > > Marinas are indeed covered under the NEC. However, almost all power > outlets for boats are either 30A or 50A. As you may know, GFCI > protection is not generally required for any circuit/outlet greater > than 20A. > > At the same time, boats are specifically excluded from the NEC, so no > real requirement there either. Most newer boats have individual > circuit GFCI for AC outlets, but this a rule in the "advisory" ABYC > specs, not a regulation. The double breaker for the ungrounded (black) > and grounded (white) conductors is also an ABYC rule. All boat > builders follow these rules today, but the situation was quite > different 15 or 20 years ago. > > > 73, > Gene > W4SZ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
