When plugging into shore power, or disconnecting from shore power,
TURN OFF the breaker at the point of connection. Hopefully you have a
50 AMP shore power supply and you will simply plug into that service.
Be sure the AC Panel has Circuit Breaker in the SHORE position. Turn
ON appropriate breakers for Yellow Dot items like water pumps,
shower sump pumps, etc. that may be used that evening.
If only 30 AMP service is available, you will find adapters, pigtails, etc. in
a tote box next to the rail mounted BBQ. If you have only 30 AMP
service available (or sometimes even 20 AMP service) you must be very
cautious regarding which circuits to power up at one time. If you “POP”
breakers, turn off certain items that are drawing high amperage. Pick
and choose wisely what of have ON at any one time. Water Heaters
take a high draw for example.
INVERTER
Blue Moon is equipped with an inverter than can, for a limited period,
provide 110-volt power by converting 12-volt DC power (from ships
batteries) to 110-volt power. This is a finite amount of power and does
deplete the ships batteries over time. The inverter does NOT provide
power to the water heater or battery charger.
To turn ON the inverter, go to the AC panel and move the selector
switch to INV. This will power up the AC circuits except for noted
earlier. Use this power sparingly! Hair dryers, toasters, coffee pots will
draw down power very quickly.
Inverters are best used for short periods of time when at a quiet
anchorage and using the generator would become a noisy nuisance.
