| Shore Power - 30amp Max?
I'm looking into buying a boat.
It appears that the standard hook up for everyone is a 30 amp shore power cord.
30 amps ain't much. Down in the South, an a/c can easily eat 30 amps by itself. Then there is a water heater, likly a decent 13 amps. Then all the lights, fans, water pumps, rechargeing the battery bank, and 12v appliances.
I've even seen boats advertized with a/c systems that will use a maximum of 45 amps during start up. What the heck?
What do people do to mannage their power at the shore to keep from burning up the cord and/or tripping the shore breakers? Two cords? Or just be careful? Do people find a way to sink up the shore power with some sort of on board power source?
I've seen a bunch of yachts advertized with 8kW generators, and 30amp cords. 30 amps at 110, is only 3300 watts. That doesn't seem like a good match to me. Or are all the cords 220V? Thats still only 6600 watts or so.
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