Shore Power and AC - resources for cruising sailors

The Power equipment & Electricity forum

[Site]

Non-commercial forum

A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes focused on the best ways to generate, distribute, and control electricity on a cruising boat.

[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
- The Electicity forum

Installing Shore Power

[Offline]

Brief How-To By Ted Hugger

Selecting equipment, choosing and installing an AC distribution panel, running the wiring and ground, and checking the installation. 4 pages with diagram, photos and list of distribution panel vendors.

[Sail Magazine, April 2002]
- Order the Sail Magazine back issue

AC Shore Power Adaptors

[Article]

Detailed How-to By Steve Dashew
AC Shore Power Adaptors

How to make an adapter to convert various shore power specs on the dock (50 amp 220V dual phase and others) to 30 amp 110v single phase service on the boat.

[SetSail]
- Read about Dashew's shore power adapter

Cablemaster

[Vendor]

Manufacturer

For larger yachts with long heavy shore-power cords, this motorized unit will extend, retract, and store the cable.

[Glendinning Marine Products, Inc., Conway, SC, USA]
- Cablemaster shore power cord

Mastervolt isolation transformer

[Vendor]

Manufacturer Mastervolt isolation transformer

Galvanic isolator isolates the electrical systems on board from the shore to reduce galvanic corrosion and includes a standard soft start, an automatic switch that suppresses the inrush current from the transformer to prevent the shore fuse from blowing.

[Mastervolt USA, Inc., Thomaston, ME, USA]
- The Mastervolt isolation transformers
- Worldwide Mastervolt dealers
- N. American Mastervolt dealers

Cable Clamp

[Vendor]

Manufacturer Cable Clamp

An alternative to cable ties or Velcro, this solid clamp holds coiled electrical cable and can be opened or closed with one hand. Might be useful for coiled lines as well.

[QA Worldwide, North Clearwater Clearwater, FL, USA]
- The CableClamp selection
- Dealers
- A product review

Hubbell wiring devices

[Vendor]

Manufacturer

Cables, plugs, adapters and other components of a shore power wiring system.

[Hubbell Incorporated, Milford, CT, USA]
- The Hubbell marine electrical range

CordPro extension cord holder

[Vendor]

Manufacturer CordPro extension cord holder

This simple device holds your shorepower cord or other electrical cord neatly coiled, releasing only the amount needed.

[BurkTek Incorporated, Kansas City, MO, USA]
- The CordPro cord holder

Iso-Boost isolation transformers

[Vendor]

Manufacturer Iso-Boost isolation transformers

Marine isolation and boosting transfers provide all the magnetic power transfer benefits of an isolation transformer, plus automatically "boosting" low or fluctuating voltages from the dock caused by long cable runs or heavy demand. Also sells isolation transformers without the boost capability.

[Charles Industries, Ltd., Rolling Meadows Illinois, 60008, IL, USA]
- The isolation transformers
- Charles Industries' home page
- Galvanic isolator comparison