necessary, add a 50/125volt CORD ADAPTER located under starboard pilot house step. Turn the dock
power on. Cords coming off the bow can be wrapped loosely around the bow line. There are 2 locations for
chord plug-in: starboard stern under the cockpit bench and port bow under the bench. Turn switch at control
panel to starboard for stern plug-in and port for bow plug-in.
At the ELECTRICAL PANEL, flip the SHORE CIRCUIT BREAKER on. Check for reverse polarity.
Then turn on appropriate breakers for battery charger, refrigeration, and water heater. Watch your volt meter
for load. If the load exceeds voltage, you will pop your breaker. If this occurs, wait to turn on one of your
systems (i.e. water heater) until your use of volts drop.
If your outlets fail to work, check your GFIs to make sure that they have not been tripped.
Inverter Power
The INVERTER provides AC power to the 110-volt receptacle plugs (i.e. the microwave oven) when the
boat is disconnected from shore power. The inverter does not provide power to the water heater or the
battery charger. Your inverter panel is located on the upper pilot house dashboard port side with an on/off
switch. Make certain that it is on. The actual inverter is located in the engine room.
The inverter’s power source is the DC house or inverter batteries located lazarette. The quantity of DC power
is limited to the capacity of these batteries... Therefore, running hair dryers, toaster, coffeepots, space heater,
etc. and will quickly discharge the house/inverter batteries. Use these items VERY SPARINGLY! Monitor
your battery usage very carefully!
When connected to shore power, the inverter automatically becomes a battery charger for the 12-volt
HOUSE BATTERIES. Should you detect the inverter failing to charge the house batteries, check the circuit
breaker in the AC Panel. And the inverter control panel. Also, there is usually a circuit breakers located on
top of the inverter box.
Generator
(Northern Lights 10KW)
After generator is running, turn your AC distribution switch to generator (or ship). Then turn on AC systems
as you would on shore power one system at a time.
To turn the generator off, first take off the load by turning off AC breakers. Then turn off main AC
distribution switch. Lastly kill the generator by switching generator switch to “off” until it dies.
To start your GENERATOR, first check that your generator’s
fluids are topped off and the raw water intake is open. The
generator controls are located port side in pilot house. First pre-
heat the generator for about 20 seconds. Then while still pre-
heating turn the switch to start. Hold the switch in that position
while the generator catches. (about 5-10 seconds). Make
sure water and exhaust is exiting port stern..The generator can
also be started from the engine room using these controls.photo
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