I just had an experience which once again shows how much we're penalized.
Background: Having been into slips in the past where there was only 50A
shore power pedestals, I either had to wait for the marina staff to come up
with a 30A splitter or adapter, or move slips. So I decided to bite the
On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 02:04:50PM -0400, SteveW wrote:
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> So I did some checking and discovered that while the larger, newer marinas
> all provide the 50A 120/240 pedestals, there were still a huge amount of
> older marina's with 50A, 120V pedestals. So I called Jamestown Distributors
> and
y've got. Good recommendation!
Steve Weinstein
S/V CAPTIVA
1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376
Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY
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From: Ben Okopnik
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 2:37 PM
To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com
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On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 09:24:03AM -0400, SteveW wrote:
> As it turns out, Ben, I'm sneaking out of the office early this afternoon to
> go to the boat to some some maintenance (replacing the stock water pump) and
> there's a Home Depot 10 minutes from the yard. I'll stop in and cruise their
> e
rom: Ben Okopnik
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 10:14 PM
To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 09:24:03AM -0400, SteveW wrote:
> As it turns out, Ben, I'm sneaking out of the office early this afternoon
>
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Well, Ben, I stopped by the HD and there was absolutely nothing
On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 11:55:02PM -0400, SteveW wrote:
> Well, Ben, I stopped by the HD and there was absolutely nothing resembling
> anything that would match up with the prongs on the male end (the 50A
> pedestal side).
Oh, well. Like I said, it's been a mort of years, so I don't recall
exact
On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:26:56 -0400, you wrote:
Bob got the plugs and made his own splitter five or six years ago
because of the same problem with 50 amp service. More of a problem
for us because we have a big boat and a lot of big slips are for the
big power boats..
He says he does not remembe
If I am not mistaken, the stand plugs you are looking for are known as NEMA
SS1 and SS2.
SS1-50P --> 125v, 50A service
SS2-50P --> 220v, (two leg) , 50A service.
This reference shows both of them on the 1st page:
http://www.coxhardware.com/pdf_files/NemaPlugChart.pdf
If you look further down
and the a/c wins every
time and we'll use the showers at wherever we've pulled in.
Steve Weinstein
S/V CAPTIVA
1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376
Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY
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From: Bob Johnson
Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012
How about the option of not stopping at those marinas? If enough people
avoid them, they might either modernize or have spare adapter available
for no charge.
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Ahoy Gentlemen,
I read somewhere that soap has ingredients that damage wood; beeswax or
paraffin is better. Personally, I use wax wire that is used by jewelers to
make sprues when casting by lost wax method. It comes in spools like safety
wire. I get it from Jan but you can buy it from Rio
Sorry Ben. I just discovered I attributed your text of wisdom to Steve...
I get so much of that from the List I get confused sometimes
Norm
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On Sun, Jul 01, 2012 at 11:26:07AM -0400, Norm wrote:
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> How about tying a knot in the positive wire, (or a red tie wrap if it is too
> big for a knot).
Doesn't that confuse them little electron thingies running through them
wires? I mean, I thought that's what "DIRECT" current meant - ya gotta
On Sun, Jul 01, 2012 at 11:28:38AM -0400, Norm wrote:
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> Sorry Ben. I just discovered I attributed your text of wisdom to Steve...
>
> I get so much of that from the List I get confused sometimes
No worries - it's all good. Long as the info gets out there. :)
Actually, I remember where I
liveaboard-boun...@liveaboardonline.com] On Behalf Of Ben Okopnik
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2012 13:27
To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components
On Sun, Jul 01, 2012 at 11:26:07AM -0400, Norm wrote:
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> How about tying a knot in the positive wir
On Sun, Jul 01, 2012 at 02:08:27PM -0400, Craig wrote:
> Wow Ben, That's a nice thing to do for the group.
Thanks! There are lots of benefits to running your own server, and it's
nice to be able to contribute.
> I hope the posts will
> explain the "whys" as well, such as, why tie a knot in the po
y 01, 2012 2:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components
Wow Ben, That's a nice thing to do for the group. I hope the posts will
explain the "whys" as well, such as, why tie a knot in the positive wire,
and what does wax d
Ahoy All,
I am having problems locating an electrical box in the States that seems to
be a common item in Canada.
ebhorsman.com shows a bunch of stores southwestern Canada.
The item is a two-gang, deep, blank (no holes for wires) plastic outlet box.
Could be used for two switches or outlets a
6, Hull #376
Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY
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From: John Sexton
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2012 11:08 AM
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How about the option of n
July 01, 2012 11:28 AM
To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components
Sorry Ben. I just discovered I attributed your text of wisdom to Steve...
I get so much of that from the List I get confused sometimes
To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components
Ahoy All,
I am having problems locating an electrical box in the States that seems to
be a common item in Canada.
ebhorsman.com shows a bunch of stores southwestern Canada.
The item is a two-gang,
board-boun...@liveaboardonline.com
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Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2012 8:26 AM
To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Expensive Marine Elect components
Ahoy Gentlemen,
I read somewhere that soap has ingredients that d
I use the stub from a bees wax candle for wood screws and anhydrous
lanolin (Lanacote) for stainless into aluminum and just about anything
that screws together that I might want to take apart later.
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On Mon, Jul 02, 2012 at 12:42:53PM -0700, Al Thomason wrote:
> Soap will attract moisture, and hence promote rot. Soap is a land-based
> carpenters trick and works well there, but on a boat not such a good idea.
In theory, yes. In practice? We're talking about an essentially
invisible coating of
On Mon, Jul 02, 2012 at 03:59:34PM -0400, Philip wrote:
> I use the stub from a bees wax candle for wood screws and anhydrous lanolin
> (Lanacote) for stainless into aluminum and just about anything that screws
> together that I might want to take apart later.
I'm quite a fan of Lanacote myself, e
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