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Scott Shephard
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Initially Posted - 05/18/2009 :  14:00:10  Show Profile  Visit Scott Shephard's Homepage
I have read many of the posts on this topic but am still confused. I have a 30A shore power receptacle on by boat. I sail in a area where there are no marinas with shore power but I do want to be able to plug my boat in to my house current to charge the battery via the Guest 2610 10A on-board battery charger.

Is this possible? It appears that all I need is some kind of coupling that allows me to plug an extension cord into the shore power cord.

I remember very little from my 9th grade shop unit on electricity. Thanks for whatever advice you can offer.
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Sloop Smitten
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Response Posted - 05/18/2009 :  14:43:18  Show Profile
They sale adapters to convert the 30A receptacles to household 15 amp cords Or you can go the hardware store and buy the appropriate connectors and make you own. The homemade solution might not be a good idea at the marina but would probably suffice for use at home.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/18/2009 :  15:09:41  Show Profile
[url="http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|328|49758|299260|319692&id=140049"]This adapter[/url] and a heavy-gauge extension cord (or shore power cord) should do it. $58 from WM, $37 from Defender.
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islander
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Response Posted - 05/18/2009 :  17:01:22  Show Profile
The adapter that Dave showed is what you need. I use it to connect my Honda 2000 generator to the boat if we are out for more than a day. Gives you 120V and charges the batteries through the battery charger.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 05/18/2009 :  19:07:42  Show Profile
It's not hard to make the adapter. Buy the 2 end fittings and 1 ft of heavy duty extension cord at HD or Lowe's, etc. cost about $15. Just be careful which leads to connect where so you don't reverse polarity. I used mine for 2 years without incident until they renovated the power system on the docks this year. We now have full 30 amp service so I don't have to use the adapter anymore.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/18/2009 :  19:48:45  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I built my own as well from a 10 gauge power cord and the appropriate adapters from either Lowes or HD, don't remember. Total cost was about $30-$40 or so.
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Scott Shephard
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Response Posted - 05/19/2009 :  04:28:30  Show Profile  Visit Scott Shephard's Homepage
Thanks. I've decided to make my own, though I discovered that the 30A plug end comes in a 250v version and a 125v version. Of course, I bought the wrong one.
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Scott Shephard
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Response Posted - 05/20/2009 :  05:07:25  Show Profile  Visit Scott Shephard's Homepage
Project completed: big plug: $22; little plug: $3; 18" cord: $2; being able to charge my battery without lifting it out of the boat: priceless.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 05/20/2009 :  07:04:35  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Scott Shephard</i>
<br />Project completed: big plug: $22; little plug: $3; 18" cord: $2; being able to charge my battery without lifting it out of the boat: priceless.
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Yep, moving those batteries is a guaranteed backache!
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jbkayaker
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Response Posted - 05/24/2009 :  13:00:12  Show Profile
A little bit off topic: Defender has a 50 foot cordset and a right angle adapter on sale for $70. It's item number 201265. That's a good deal if you need one.
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