Wiring for shorepower??
 

What kind of wire do you guys use inside boat when adding shorepower??

I have seen a few different things, some looks like extension cord, others look like regular romex???? didnt think romex was used in boats...??

I think its a marine-certified stuff that looks a bit like romex. Check a West Marine catalog-they have a good electrical section.

Thats exactly what I thought when I first tore into my boat, Romex WTF!! then I read the coating on the wire & its all marine grade 3 wire. Still looks just like the stuff in my house :lolhit:

Marine wire is stranded, not solid.
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From the shorepower plug to panel is 30A is it gauged like regular AC amp?

i think i used 8ga to my charger/inverter. bought from genuinedealz.com

Braided and solid are rated slightly differently, also jacket material has different temperature ratings that effect the overall rating. It's important to check the rating for that specific wire type. The last thing you want to do is skimp on your shorepower. I added shorepower to my boat, I added a twist lock plug on the outside and a BlueSea circuit breaker panel. I added a GFI to the cabin and a circuit for the ProMariner to keep the batteries charged.

I got all the parts from a doner boat, but I need wire, do I run a #8 or #10 from round plug to panel? it's 30 amp... I am running #10 to everything else...

10 gauge will run 30 amp...wouldn't hurt to go 8 to panel .Most circuits from the panel out shouldn't have to be but 14 gauge for up to 15 amp draw...12 gauge for 20 amp...Marine wire is stranded wire

All I will have is AC, one maybe two outlets... and the charger...

Going to be doing the same project on my boat, where is the best place to get breaker panel, SS shore plug, and isolator?

For splices I like these, expensive but quick and sealed.

http://www.fastenal.com/web/products...0710574&ucst=t

Marine wire is silver in color....

Stay away from copper wire.....no matter what.

Many manufacturers say the marine stranded is actual "silver", but it is a silver nickel compound....mostly nickel. Any way, you have been advised properly. 14ga good for 10a/15a, 12 good for 20a, 8 for 30-40 (short run) 6 for 50a, 4 for 40a and so on.....

When kit comes to amplifiers for your sound system, consider 1a for each ten watts. 1000w =100a.

I got all my stuff from a 94 28 foot Sunrunner, went and pulled it all out myself, got all but the actual wiring, including charger..there is a boat salvage yard over here..

You know that's a good idea, I bet I could find a salvage yard or two around here.:lolhit:

yea.... i'm cheap lol

got all that and a 7000btu cruisair AC for 600 total...

It's all in and working!

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Tim
Looks good. What boat junk yard? Lairds?

Yea lairds

tinned copper wire

Just wanted to make sure there was not another one around that I didn't know about. :)

nope, he took care of me... all good

Looks good. You got me thinking about doing that to mine. Just an FYI your outlets are upside down.

Didn't realize you were from Ohio. Your outlets are fine.

Go Blue :party-smiley-004:

Outlets are proper.... Anyone know why??? Lets see...

ground-up

yep

fixx
 

outlets should be GFI's 1 gfi will feed 2 outlets.

doner boat wasnt so I went with same... if they were by sink I woulda...

fixx
 

Gotcha!..my formuls has one by the sink but you have to think of people trying to plug somthing in when they just got out of the water..you never know,i would rather be safe..Also everything on my boat is grounded,gimbal housing's to engines,to trim pump's brackets to this to that and to the converter..

yaaa oh well... it's better then the extension cord I had last 5 years on the Baja.... lol

Everything being grounded and having gfi outlets is two different things .And all he has to do is install one ,first in chain of outlets.

fixx
 

lol,,i think everything is grounded so your drives and such dont get the coroaded look from having it pluged in at the dock..

fixx
 

ya i know,,if you read my post i states that from what outlets he had posted so i said he only needed one..

Everythign is grounded yes... its done right, only thing in question may be the GFI.. but oh well..

Wire is wire, it makes no difference. It is hyped so they can charge you three times as much for "marine" grade.

I disagree. Compare hardware store copper wire to a quality marine grade wire.......there is a difference

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fixx
 

+1 tinned is the way to go..

OK, good wire is good wire. Apples to apples, it just costs three times as much at a marina than anywhere else.

Can you buy tinned wire at lowes or Home Depot?