MonacoMike
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- Sep 15, 2009
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- Boat Info
- 2000 Cruisers 3870
8.2 Mercs
- Engines
- 85 Sea Ray Monaco 197
260hp Alpha 1
The cords and everything are so heavy and expensive why would anything under 50 feet not just run twin 30 amp?
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mine is twin 30's... I often wish I had a single 50 though at times.The cords and everything are so heavy and expensive why would anything under 50 feet not just run twin 30 amp?
Never short on power?I run mine off one 30 split at the stern to two.
I like my 240v 50a cable especially with it connected to my cablemaster !!!The cords and everything are so heavy and expensive why would anything under 50 feet not just run twin 30 amp?
mine is twin 30's... I often wish I had a single 50 though at times.
I like my 240v 50a cable especially with it connected to my cablemaster !!!
I run mine off one 30 split at the stern to two.
Just dealing with the tangled mess in the transom lockerBecause of Marina pedestal power available or because you wish you had the big 50 amp cord instead of twin 30 amp cords?
What is great about that?
Just dealing with the tangled mess in the transom locker
And helping friends with the 50 amp cords they seem very heavy and unruly.
Yes I have a 50 permanent to the dock about 60’ long as we bow in the slip.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.
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 ...
And I thought I was a power hog, you are a beast.....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.
The bridge has a 24000 BTU A/C unit and a 16000 BTU for the aft deck. I have to run the genny at the dock on the hot days to run the AC!And I thought I was a power hog, you are a beast.....