boat power

[dale1]

hello, i'm new to boating this type of boat, so here goes. Its a 2004 carolina skiff, with a 225 honda. It's a walkaround with a small cuddy. the wife and I slept on it last night. "no a/c" she probobly wont do that again The boat has 2 power plugs in the rear motor deck. one is a standard 110volt plug. the other is a 3 prong, with slightly rounded prongs. the dock where the boat stays only has the larger rounded type. last night we borrowed a cable from a guy at the dock. It gave us 110v in the cuddy. What else should it do? I cant find a battery charder or inverter on the boat. Why is there two? What is the standard 110 volt plug for? the dock hand "a young man" at the marina stated the shore power was 220volts??? is that correct? thanks dale

PS. I didnt get any verbal info on the boat or manuals with it. cant find anything on the carolina skiff web site. thanks dale

 

[dwco5051]

Re: boat power

If that 3 prong with rounded prongs is about 3/4" in diameter it sounds like that is the receptacle that your stern light would plug into.

 

[PSYKO_Inc]

Re: boat power

The round plug is probably a 220v shore power plug, and the other one is most likely for 110v shore power when 220 is not available. The 220v connector will have 3 pins, two legs of 110 out of phase from each other, and a neutral.

 

[dale1]

Re: boat power

The round plug is probably a 220v shore power plug, and the other one is most likely for 110v shore power when 220 is not available. The 220v connector will have 3 pins, two legs of 110 out of phase from each other, and a neutral.

thanks, is the 110 plug on the back of the boat usually used at home, or when ever there is not 220v shore power avail? Is it standard for marine shore power to be 220v? thanks dale

 

[DuckHunterJon]

Re: boat power

Not all places, I used to work at a campground, and our "Shore power" was an extension cord ran to a GFI 110 outlet inside the fish cleaning station.

As you mentioned, you can also use it at home when needed.