Power Cords - 2004 420

wayne0 said:
Many marinas will not let you use a home made cord. They must be marine grade.
Click to expand...
It's not home made... It's assembled at home.... It's all the same components that are UL rated... Most are Marinco components. If it doesn't fit with your marina rules... Don't do it
 
First make sure you know which 50 amp receptacle is at your dock. There are two kinds and they’re different.
It could be either 50 amp 125 volt or 50 amp 125/250 volt.
I would get a 2 30 amp female to single 50 amp male Y pigtail for the boat end and then run a single 50 amp cord to the dockside pedestal.
I like Blueone’s idea of a single cord. Less connections the better. Either make one up or have someone make it up for you.
Leave the pigtail on the boat when you travel and leave the cord at the dock.
I have 2 30 amp receptacles at my dock and I leave my cords at my home dock all season and have two others aboard to use at transient docks.
Get a second 50 amp cord to travel with. Lots of transient Marinas have 50 amp around here.
Again though, some places have 50-125 and others have 50-125/250.
You could also get yourself another Y adapter in the reverse of the first one in case you pull in to a place that has 2 30 amps for each slip.
Or, if you have the space you can add 2 more 30 amp cords to the collection on the boat. But cords tend to take up more space than adapters.
I keep 2 30 amp cords and a supply of splitters and adapters on the boat to be prepared for whatever electric setup I may encounter when traveling. They take up some space but so far I’ve never not been able to hook up to the dock power.
 
I just moved to a coveted 50 foot side tie and was so happy until I tied up with the bow oriented to our preference only to find the dock box with the electric outlet at the bow. I have to reel out my two 30amp chords and use a splitter to the 250/125 50 Amp service. In order that I don't have my pristine white cable master cords exposed to the elements I thought I would simply buy a 50 foot 50 amp cord and lay it down the dock to the stern where my shore power resides. I about had a heart attack when I saw the $758 discounted price tag!!! I may just change my preferred orientation after all.
 
Carpediem44DB said:
I just moved to a coveted 50 foot side tie and was so happy until I tied up with the bow oriented to our preference only to find the dock box with the electric outlet at the bow. I have to reel out my two 30amp chords and use a splitter to the 250/125 50 Amp service. In order that I don't have my pristine white cable master cords exposed to the elements I thought I would simply buy a 50 foot 50 amp cord and lay it down the dock to the stern where my shore power resides. I about had a heart attack when I saw the $758 discounted price tag!!! I may just change my preferred orientation after all.
Click to expand...

I own my 50’ dock which is also a side tie so when I ran the electric I located it where I needed it.
Is it possible for you to just move the electric from up at your bow to back near the stern?
If not, I’d be tempted to tie up facing the opposite way if possible.
 
Last edited:
Back into the slip. Not only is it good docking practice, but you won’t be dragging cords all over the boat when you come in.

Short cords that you already have, quick hook up. You can’t go wrong.
 
Soulshine said:
Back into the slip. Not only is it good docking practice, but you won’t be dragging cords all over the boat when you come in.

Short cords that you already have, quick hook up. You can’t go wrong.
Click to expand...

Might be tough to secure the boat once you back against a side tie. Neighbors might get pretty pissed off at that big bow swinging around in the middle of the canal too.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Forum statistics

Threads
113,174
Messages
1,427,949
Members
61,086
Latest member
MrWebster
Back
Top