Mounting an electrical box over the old hole could work. Just a thought....
David Shugarts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: When I went to take care of this matter, I found ordinary outlets and thought it would be easy to change them to GFCIs. However, it turned out that they were not placed in boxes, but just cutouts in the furniture of the boat, and the cutouts were barely large enough for the old units. I could not fit a new, bulky GFCI unit in the hole, and the hole defied reaching by ordinary tools--yea, even a Dremel. I don't know whether this installation was any kind of "standard," but I thought I should pass along this finding so that it doesn't bushwhack you. --Dave Shugarts C-27 #4866 Cahoots (1981) SR, A4, Outboard, Tiller, Dinette Newtown (Housatonic River), CT E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.BoatDiddly.com ~~~~_/)~~~~~~~~~~~~(\_~~~~ ~~~~~ (\_~~~~ On 5/23/07 8:59 PM, "James Henderson" wrote: > Thanks all. Looks like I have some investigating to do. I opened up two > outlets the other night and discovered they were both individually wired (or > the end of a chain; they each had only three wires). I had thought they > would all be wired together. Thanks for all the help. > > J > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: GFCI? >> Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 18:11:47 +0000 >> >> 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 >> 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 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 storageËget 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..... > > _________________________________________________________________ > PC Magazineâs 2007 editorsâ choice for best Web mailËaward-winning > Windows > Live Hotmail. > http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_ > HM_mini_pcmag_0507 > Change your thinking, change your life. We are guided, we are guarded, we are healed, we are blessed.....
