Why Do Boat Builders Put In 50 Amp Power Under 50 LOA?

Blueone said:
Just dealing with the tangled mess in the transom locker
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Hi have twin 25 foot gray cords that are permanently attached to the boat, even in my home port. Then I have home port cords that are permanently installed for the season and I have a pair of clean white travel cords that are neatly coiled in a tote in the transom.

All in all fairly quick and easy to get set up. And helping friends with the 50 amp cords they seem very heavy and unruly.
 
MonacoMike said:
Hi have twin 50 foot gray cords that are permanently attached to the boat, even in my home port. Then I have home port cords that are permanently installed for the season and I have a pair of clean white travel cords that are neatly coiled in a tote in the transom.

All in all fairly quick and easy to get set up. And helping friends with the 50 amp cords they seem very heavy and unruly.
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Yes I have a 50 permanent to the dock about 60’ long as we bow in the slip.
The two 30’s on the boat are 50’…I have to go thru a 4” hole in the transom. Most places we transient is anywhere from 10-20’ away. The hole is the problem because you pull from one side and coil from the other side. The cords don’t want to cooperate…. End of a weekend I don’t want to fight so they get their way
 
I've got two AC units, haven't run out of power yet. I have the end of the splitter hanging out of the 4" hole. I always just unhook the cord there, coil it, tie it with a velcro thingy and then put in the trunk. Cords are left at home slip, just grab the one end and hook to the splitter. For transient use I carry two 50' and one 25'.
 
Mine came from the factory with twin 30's that I had to upgrade to a 50. Kept burning out the plugs on the cord ends.
I travel with twin 50's. That the boat came with twin 30's makes no sense since the panel has twin 50 amp breakers and was outfitted with a 50amp 220v generator from the factory.

EDIT: But the current draw of the boat determines what it needs to be fed with. If you have two 50 amp mains then you need 50A 220v. Does not matter if you don't turn all the breakers on and don't use but 30 amps. You still need to supply the boat with what it is rated for. Yes for the one time you decide to turn everything on ...
 
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SKybolt said:
Mine came from the factory with twin 30's that I had to upgrade to a 50. Kept burning out the plugs on the cord ends.
I travel with twin 50's. That the boat came with twin 30's makes no sense since the panel has twin 50 amp breakers and was outfitted with a 50amp 220v generator from the factory.

EDIT: But the current draw of the boat determines what it needs to be fed with. If you have two 50 amp mains then you need 50A 220v. Does not matter if you don't turn all the breakers on and don't use but 30 amps. You still need to supply the boat with what it is rated for. Yes for the one time you decide to turn everything on ...
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Could a previous owner have swapped it to 30a inlets?
 
I run a single 30a 120v split to two 30a inlets. We monitor draw and have only tripped the breaker once when my wife was blowdrying and the HWH kicked on.

We also have a single 50a 240v on the pedestal. I would like to get a 50a 25' cord, split it in the lazarette to 2 x 30a 120's. Problem is the splitter is ungodly expensive, and the 50a cord isn't cheap either. My other option is a 50a 240 to 30a 120 adapter and I can run a second 30a cord to the boat.

None of the options are cheap, but I'd like to be feeding the boat with 60a as designed versus loading a 30a circuit on the pedestal
 
I have a 75 foot 50 amp cord with a cable master on the 506 to run 4 of six AC units. The other two A/C units are operated by a second 50 amp circuit/ Problem is I need two 50 amp 240V outlets but my slip only has one pedestal and the marina says they cant install a second 50 amp plug in the one box. Also finding 2 30amp plugs in a pedestal that is wire in the same phase can be difficult as well. We are about to head up to Petaluma and the gueat docks only have 30amp power so I will need to find two together to use my splitter. It is a pain in the arse sometimes. I miss my two cable master coiled 30 amp service I had on the 44.
 
Carpediem44DB said:
I have a 75 foot 50 amp cord with a cable master on the 506 to run 4 of six AC units. The other two A/C units are operated by a second 50 amp circuit/ Problem is I need two 50 amp 240V outlets but my slip only has one pedestal and the marina says they cant install a second 50 amp plug in the one box. Also finding 2 30amp plugs in a pedestal that is wire in the same phase can be difficult as well. We are about to head up to Petaluma and the gueat docks only have 30amp power so I will need to find two together to use my splitter. It is a pain in the arse sometimes. I miss my two cable master coiled 30 amp service I had on the 44.
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And I thought I was a power hog, you are a beast.....
 
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