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Discussion in 'General Yachting Discussion' started by RossC, Aug 13, 2023.

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  1. CaptTom, Aug 26, 2023
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    Hi Ross,
    Good call to stay put. You don't want to mess with a potential hurricane with just you and the misses. But do monitor because even though it may pass north of you, we will get the "dirty" side of the storm which could be significant weather when the bands pass by (they usually have the thunderstorms and tornados. If it turns early and comes towards you, it will be too late to run and you will need to hunker down or get a hotel.
  2. RossC, Aug 27, 2023
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    Thanks Tom. Storm track looks like like it will pass north of us, but it is weather. I think we are in the best place to weather it out. If we had continued on we would have been right in the forecasted storm track in the Carolina’s by early next week.
  3. MBevins, Aug 30, 2023
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    Bet you're glad you stayed put ! :D
  4. RossC, Aug 30, 2023
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    Yep. Would have been somewhere around Hilton Head and dealing with it head on. Barely got any rain here. Marinas are taking reservations again, so should be on the move again Saturday. We are making 60-80 miles a day.
  5. MBevins, Aug 30, 2023
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    My dock in FT.Myers is under water.
    So you did really well.
  6. RossC, Aug 30, 2023
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    There was a 110’ Horizon from Ft Meyers hiding out here. As the storm moved north yesterday they took off and went to Ft Lauderdale.

    Do you have a boat on the dock? Did it ride out the storm OK? News coverage up around the bend was scary.
  7. MBevins, Aug 30, 2023
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    Naw, all good, my Viking resides at 1000 islands on the St. Lawrence.
    My Fl boat is a CC , it's tucked away in storage right now, I'll relaunch in November
  8. dewald, Aug 31, 2023
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    Made it thru another one unscathed. House had no wind or water damage. The boat was setting there just like we (wife & I) left her. But I feel like we dodged a bullet, they were call a 3-6' storm surge but we got 3' another 6" and water would have started coming in the house.
    Unfortunately, I'm sure there are many out there that were not as lucky.
  9. RossC, Sep 2, 2023
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    Uneventful run from Fort Pierce to Cocoa. Boat is running good. Shore power cords are acting up. They get to warm and burn ends. This morning when I unplugged I noticed the 50 to 2x30 adapter was burned on one prong (on the 30A end). Probably a topic for another thread.
  10. Norseman, Sep 2, 2023
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    Not unusual..
    I did the same journey last year, from Fort Lauderdale to Palm Coast and experienced a similar problem: My 30 amp shore power cord overheated and burned on the contacts at a marina in Fort Pierce.
    Had to break the news to my crew: No air conditioning tonight boys, but I am buying dinner instead.
    (Not an overload, only a small 10k btu A/C.)
    Possible corroded, or loose contacts at the outlet. My shore power cord and contacts was almost new.
  11. RossC, Sep 2, 2023
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    Well, one small glitch. Turns out the PO only had charts for South FL on the CF card for the E120’s. Glad I brought iPads.
  12. Capt Ralph, Sep 2, 2023
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    On the dock service end, plugging in to where a ding-bat was plugged into the night before, night before, night before,,, fried male ends are common.
    On the boats service entry, warm or overheated ends are lack of proper maintenance and/or hot plugging.
    All needs to be addressed.
    Quickly if your heavy on the AC units.
  13. RossC, Sep 2, 2023
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    I went to west marine and bought a new splitter, but the shore cords need some love and they are hard wired through the Glendinnings. Can’t just swap cords. I do have a spare end I can replace if I have to.

    strange thing about this boat is that there are 2 incoming lines. On shore power each line has a 30A breaker on the panel, but the genset has 2 50’s. The genset will power the entire boat. Have to manage power on shore power. I guess the upside is that if the shore power becomes an issue, I can just run the genset. We are staying at Daytona marina and boatyard tomorrow night. I guess if it comes to it, I can wire in 2 new shore cords.
  14. RossC, Sep 2, 2023
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    it’s warm on the dock end. Rare to find 2 x 30 on the pole so I have to use an adapter. All it takes is one loose connection. This is south FL, so yes, the AC’s are working overtime. I really need to replace the shore power cords, which would be a five minute job if not for the Glendinnings. I’m kicking around the idea of removing the Glendinnings and installing 2 30A receptacles.
  15. Norseman, Sep 2, 2023
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    Fairly cool at night these days, the hurricane sucked some heat out of the air.
    Open the portholes and run a 12 volt fan, it should work good if you have bug screens.
    (My wife is a native New York City girl, she never complained about no A/C on a sailboat we owned for 14 years, But we had great ventilation and more hatches and bug-screens than God)
    When we got into power boats, generators/shore power was a thing but we never really needed it as long as we had big hatches, bug screens and 12 volt Caframo fans.
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  16. Pascal, Sep 2, 2023
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    “Fairly cool at night”!?? What are you smoking? :)

    I can’t believe a boat that size would have twin 30amp shore power… ridiculous. Should be 120/240-50. Adapters only increase the resistance and the number of point of failure
  17. Norseman, Sep 2, 2023
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    82 F, 28 C right now in North Florida, perfect temps, no AC needed, but we are all
    Different.
    Lived on boats for years, not smoking anything.;)
  18. Pascal, Sep 3, 2023
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    well at least with a Glend you don’t have to worry about issues on the boat end since it s hard wired. You may want to pull out the cords all the way and inspect them for nicks or hot spots. Also check the connections for any sign of corrosion. You never know what could have happened in the past.

    a while back, after about a year running an 84, one day I smelled something in my room. Opened the access to the glend and found the 100amp cable melting down about 15’ from the end. caught it right in time. Turned out there was a nick thru the yellow insulation and two of the wires. After a few years, corrosion did its thing causing resistance and heat

    some shore power cords use plain copper wires which have more corrosion issues than tinned. If you replace them, try to buy a cord with tinned wires.
  19. ranger58sb, Sep 3, 2023
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    If you're connecting to a 50A pedestal... with an adapter to two individual 30A cords... isn't that making 50A per cord available?

    Then if you're right at the top end of power consumption inside the boat -- AC blasting, water heater, cooktop, etc. -- couldn't that mean you're actually trying to draw close to or even more than 30A per cord? Which might account for issues?

    -Chris
  20. Pascal, Sep 3, 2023
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    When connecting to a 50Amp with a splitter to twin 30s, the pedestal breaker isn’t going to trip but if you pull more than 30amps on each cord, the 30 amps breakers on the boat side will. How far is the main panel from the the inlets? If over 8’ (?) there should be a set of breakers near the inlets (ABYC recommendation)

    I m really surprised SR out 30 amp shore power on a boat that size.
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