Robert Chazz
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- Aug 10, 2018
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- Boat Info
- 1988 SeaRay 268 Sundancer 454 mercruiser I/O
- Engines
- 454 mercruiser alpha 1
The marina I left had a straight 3 prong female dock plug and it worked fine. I'm really stumped.
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The marina I left had a straight 3 prong female dock plug and it worked fine. I'm really stumped.
boat plugThe marina has a 20 amp female twist plug. My boat has a standard plug, like a house hold. Just got the boat, that's what it came with. Worked fine at last marina that had a standard house type female outlet. View attachment 60014 View attachment 60014new marina.
The marina has a 20 amp female twist plug. My boat has a standard plug, like a house hold. Just got the boat, that's what it came with. Worked fine at last marina that had a standard house type female outlet. View attachment 60014 View attachment 60014new marina.
I have never seen a marina that did not have either 30A twist lock, 50A twist lock, or just standard 3 prong outlets, like at home, generally 15A. Not sure what you mean by "straight 3 prong female dock plug".
I too, want to see a photo of your marina side and the boat side. What cord were you using?
MM
Can you post a picture of what you have on your boat?
Can you post a picture of what you have on your boat?
The marina has a 20 amp female twist plug. My boat has a standard plug, like a house hold. Just got the boat, that's what it came with. Worked fine at last marina that had a standard house type female outlet. View attachment 60014 View attachment 60014new marina.
The black, 3-prong 15a plug can't be the boat side. If so, you have some sort of Frankenstein's monster setup.
In response to my asking if you could post a picture of what you have on your boat, you posted two pictures.
I have never seen a marina that did not have either 30A twist lock, 50A twist lock, or just standard 3 prong outlets, like at home, generally 15A. Not sure what you mean by "straight 3 prong female dock plug".
I too, want to see a photo of your marina side and the boat side. What cord were you using?
MM
The actual plug is yellow and no adapter in line. I don't know what the last owner did. Screwed up setup but it worked at last marina. .The black, 3-prong 15a plug can't be the boat side. If so, you have some sort of Frankenstein's monster setup.
Are you sure your cord is one piece... as opposed to having an adapter in there? FYI, that yellow cord/connector is a 20a connector.
If you look close on the yellow female it's marked 20 amp. The end that goes into boat is standard plug in, the end that goes to shore is the 3 prong standard household plug.In response to my asking if you could post a picture of what you have on your boat, you posted two pictures.
1. A (yellow) female 30 Amp twist lock receptacle.
2. A male 15 amp plug.
Does that mean you have a (yellow) female 30 amp receptacle mounted on the side of your boat? That isn’t typical.
If that’s the case, That could be a part of your problem. There should be a 30 amp male mounted on the side of your boat.
Does the shorepower cord you used at your previous marina have males on both ends?
Is it possible a previous owner installed a female instead of a male on the side of the boat by mistake or for some unique reason?
You may want to swap the female receptacle on the boat for a proper male with a flip down cover.
That will enable you to use a standard 30 amp shore power cord. You would connect the female end of the cord to your boat, and the male end to the receptacle on the dock.
If the dock doesn’t have a 30 amp receptacle, then you could use the Marine 30-20 adapter I posted in an earlier reply.
If the picture of the yellow receptacle you posted is not a picture of what is mounted on the side of your boat, then if you can take a picture of what is on the side of your boat we can probably help you better.