[C320-list] Shore Power

[Jeff Smith]

Ken,

I am by no means an expert but I leave my boat plugged into shore power all of the time. I am currently on the hard painting the bottom, etc. and I am still plugged into shore power. Unless you have an alternative power source, if you are away for a significant period of time you run the obvious risk of discharging your batteries, which means any automatic bilge pumps would not work. I can’t imagine a situation where remaining plugged into shore power is an issue unless there is a concern of overcharging batteries with a “dumb” battery charger.

At least in the ’94 variant, there is a master circuit breaker in the port aft locker. It works! 

I doubt this is much help but the only time our boat is not plugged into shore power is when we are on the water.

Jeff
’94, #121

> On Apr 19, 2021, at 8:36 AM, Ken McCrimmon <kenmccrimmon at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> When I purchased Kia Ora last fall, I asked the previous owner about their practises with leaving the boat plugged into shore power.
> The response was we don't leave it plugged in because it is bad for the electrical system if it is plugged in without a draw on the power.
> Since then, I have done research on shore power and really never found a good answer to what is the concern with leaving the boat plugged in or not.
> 
> I wanted to ask the forum what your practises are when the boat is in the water at the marina and if you know what if any concerns, I should have with leaving the shore power connected when I am not on board.
> 
> Thanks
> Ken