1988 3450 BaylinerWelcome aboard.
what boat?
whats wrong?
what light?
It is a Bayliner 1988 /3450Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... Need much more details to help,....
I never had problems with the outlet in the house,it’s been there since bought the house 15 years agoI think it's the panel in the boat? They have a reverse polarity light on the panel. Very possible the outlet in the house is wired incorrectly.
1988 Bayliner 3450Welcome aboard.
what boat?
whats wrong?
what light?
Thank you ,I really appreciate your help.No need for multiple replies with the same info.
As mentioned above, test the outlet and extension cord. For most household items you wouldn't notice a reverse polarity.
Or try another outlet.
Thank you ,I really appreciate your help.
I assumed it has two 30 amp inlets. You can use them separetly or both at the same time.I would suspect your boat panel. Why is it only on buss 2? and not on buss 1?
Seems to me that a reverse polarity issue at the house would affect both sides of the boat panel polarity hazard.
First thing would be to open the panel and clean the neutral and ground connection. Especially in a boat from 1988 and especially if it was on salt water.
Attaching house current to a boat is not often doable. The condition of your extension cord can cause an issue. Depending on how long it is from your breaker panel, it might not work at all.
Did you check the other receptacle on on the boat? Does buss 1 hazard light up? It seemed to me that you had checked buss 1 already.I assumed it has two 30 amp inlets. You can use them separetly or both at the same time.
10 people drown every day according to statistics. Most are ages 1-4.Please explain number seven. There is known cases of people getting electrocuted jumping in the water. If you have seen some of the wiring jobs I have, you would think twice about that statement.
I am a professional boat electrician. I've had all the Abyc classes and have been wiring on boats for many years. if you haven't been or seen what can happen if someone screws up wiring, then you would know that swimming in a marina can and will get you killed. The water disperses the current, but it will make you unable to swim and you will drown. At our marina, we have installed 30 milliamp breakers at all pedstals . Found about 15 boats out of 144 that had small issues .https://www.electricshockdrowning.org/esd--faq.html10 people drown every day according to statistics. Most are ages 1-4.
There are NO STATISTICS for electric shock drownings. The reason is that there are so few it doesn't make sense to count them.
Electric shock drownings can be caused by lightning strikes, underground wiring, anyone near a hydroelectric dam. If you are in a tub and drop a TV in the water, then you might hurt yourself. A swimming pool or hot tub near high tension lines stands a bigger risk of ESD than a boat does. Listening to a radio in a shower can cause ESD.
The fact is, a boat in a body of water disperses the vast majority of the electricity. Basically, big water, small current.
If your boat is properly grounded you won't have any issue, ever. Properly maintain your boat and you won't have a problem. It's no more dangerous than the current running all around your house.
How many times have you been to the marina and seen kids swimming off the back of boats plugged into shore power at the dock? I have seen......conservatively speaking......THOUSANDS. And not one time has anyone every been the victim of ESD.
Fact is, in over 50 years of boating and being around boats I have never, not once, ever even heard of anyone dying from electric shock drowning.
If you are so worried about it then hire a professional marina or boat electrician to fix your boat.
Really? A professional? 'Small' issues? But no deaths. Why are you even asking the question on this forum if you are a 'professional'?I am a professional boat electrician. I've had all the Abyc classes and have been wiring on boats for many years. if you haven't been or seen what can happen if someone screws up wiring, then you would know that swimming in a marina can and will get you killed. The water disperses the current, but it will make you unable to swim and you will drown. At our marina, we have installed 30 milliamp breakers at all pedstals . Found about 15 boats out of 144 that had small issues .https://www.electricshockdrowning.org/esd--faq.html