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Lough Key Developments Posted by John Geary
Well I remember more than one discussion here about the suitability of certain boat types for inland lakes quoting the recreational craft directive catagories A,B,C,&D. Perhaps its time for the IWAI secondary directive and catagorise boats as follows 12v Suitable all areas 24v Suitable for almost all areas 220v Suitable for shore power harbours only 380v Suitable for commercial ports only.  Seriously though the need for shore power or generators (in harbours ) is a sign of an inadequate battery bank or charging system ie it does not suit the added equipment or usage profile. Remember boats as a rule arent born needing these! 
Bah humbug! 220v is nice to have alright but most times we come into a public facility that has shore power, I often find I couldn't be borthered unrolling the cable to hook up. Tell you one thing though, if I plugged into a socket and "paid" for units with my card, and somebody else came along later and tapped it with an adaptor without asking I'd unplug him and if he persisted, cut his cable!!! No problem sharing if asked and unit costs shared, but wont tolerate theft. On safety grounds I would be opposed to more than two boats plugged into a single socket using adaptors.One of the joys of overnight anchoring is no such woes exist  Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum. Online UsersGuests within the past 30 minutes:
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