BUT...if you travel to other marinas, you can't be certain that they will have GFCI protection, so protect your boat!
Bob Mann -------------- Original message -------------- From: Russ Dearmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Another alternative is to verify how many receptacles are on how many circuits by tripping the breakers one at a time and using a lamp or voltmeter to really see what is on what circuit. Then if they truly are on several circuits you probably should install all new GFCI's. But if they are on just one circuit then install a GFCI breaker instead to control all of them. The rub is that the breakers are more expensive. I'm a retired electrician and like the other sailor said just check the dock power at your slip and if it is GFCI protected then don't worry about it. Just remember to check at least once a season to make sure the marina didn't change anything. One more thing since the load side of a GFCI receptacle will control anything downline, put a GFCI receptacle on the first one and the rest on the load side of it. That would be the cheapest and safest scenario. I'm sure that's clear as mud but once you figure out the wiring it may be easier to see..... Good lu! ck... Russ James Henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hmm. I didn't think about that. Thing is, when I bought the boat, the surveyor said I should install a GFCI. Does anyone have A GFCI aboard? And if you must replace every outlet with a seperate GFCI, the project starts to become a costly one. >From: "Sailor Chef" >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: >Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: GFCI? >Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 11:37:11 -0500 > >I can't speak to your individual outlets but around here the dock outlets >are GFCI. If that is the case, I would think you would not need individual >GFCI outlets. >Mark >Want to keep your WHOLE PAYCHECK? >PLEASE VISIT http://www.fairtax.org >----- Original Message ----- >From: "James Henderson" >To: >Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 10:04 AM >Subject: catalina27-talk: GFCI? > > >While tinkering with my outlets last night, and trying to install a GFCI >outlet, I noticed that none of the 110v outlets seemed to be wired in the >same circuit and would thus each need to be changed to a GFCI. Am I >correct? >As it is, my boat has no GFCI installed at all. Thanks! > >_________________________________________________________________ >More photos, more messages, more storage-get 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. >http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migratio >n_HM_mini_2G_0507 > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.7.3/809 - Release Date: 5/17/2007 >5:18 PM > > > _________________________________________________________________ More photos, more messages, more storageget 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_2G_0507 Change your thinking, change your life. We are guided, we are guarded, we are healed, we are blessed.....
