Cruising America's Great Loop and other inland routes
View all threadsJim Alexander,
The Marco 167RY may not be much use to you. I had one and it worked
great when we were in a marina with only 30 amp outlets, and they had
two phase power on the dock. In other words 2 phase 240 V power must be
on the dock to enable the 167RY Reverse Y Adapter to work. Many small
marinas with only 125V 30 amp outlets do not have two phase power on the
dock. They may have two phase power in the marina and in fact one side
of the dock may be one phase and the other side of the dock (or another
dock) may be the other phase. But, unless the marina is wired with 240V
two phase power at each power stand, the Marco 167RY is useless ($400
thrown down the drain).
When we did the Great Circle Route we discovered that most of the
marinas in the inland waters where we needed the adapter did not have
240V 2 phase power on the dock. This rendered the adapter useless.
Instead, we finally solved the problem by rewiring our boat to two 30A
single phase inputs and eliminated all 240 V requirements on the boat.
Then we could use two 30 Amp shore cords from the same phase 30 Amp
outlet. This made our electrical requirements much simpler in the
smaller marinas of the canals and inland waterways. By the way, the
cost of rewiring our boat was a lot less than one Marco 167RY adapter.
If you want more specific information on rewiring your boat from two
phase 240V 50Amp service to one phase 120V 30Amp service contact me
directly off line.
Bob
Skipper Bob Publications
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