Electric Water heaters

[anjinsan]

My Cat 30 has and electric water heater. I am guessing it only runs on shore power but I cant find a switch that operates it. Anyone know about heaters on Catalina 30's?

[scotte]

Don't know anything about your boat, but AC water heaters are typically wired through a breaker on the AC panel... Doubt this helps you, but it's where I'd start, and time to go chasing down wires if that's not so!

[Chief Engineer]

In some older boats they used what looks like steel boxes with house style circuit breakers for AC power. I have seen a lot of them in cockpit lockers located under fenders, rope, PFDs and junk.

[anjinsan]

yes, thats it...stainless steel box on the port side...no fenders and ropes on it however. I think once I power up the AC it may all come clear. Thanks for your input.

[Stillraining]

Next check for blowen plug fuses............................................. ...Just kidding