Hello All,
I'm a relatively new owner of a 1990 Ericson 38, and I live aboard in the Puget Sound. Anyways, we've been having some cold weather lately (dipping into the 20's at night), and I've found I can't plug in much heat or many appliances to the existing stock 15-amp outlet circuit before the breaker trips. My 1.5 kW West Marine heater can barely keep the boat in the 50's, and draws almost all of the 15 amps I have available in the outlet circuit.
I have a friend with a 1989 C&C 30 MKII, and he says his boat is wired up with two 15 amp outlet circuits - one for port and one for starboard. He can plug in as much heat as he needs.
So, I want to look at wiring a new 15-amp circuit. There is an existing spare breaker in the panel I could use. I've found a wiring diagram on this site of the earlier version E38's, but can't find one for the later versions. I'm not sure if anybody has done something similar, or has a wiring diagram for the later E38's.
Thanks!
Mark
I'm a relatively new owner of a 1990 Ericson 38, and I live aboard in the Puget Sound. Anyways, we've been having some cold weather lately (dipping into the 20's at night), and I've found I can't plug in much heat or many appliances to the existing stock 15-amp outlet circuit before the breaker trips. My 1.5 kW West Marine heater can barely keep the boat in the 50's, and draws almost all of the 15 amps I have available in the outlet circuit.
I have a friend with a 1989 C&C 30 MKII, and he says his boat is wired up with two 15 amp outlet circuits - one for port and one for starboard. He can plug in as much heat as he needs.
So, I want to look at wiring a new 15-amp circuit. There is an existing spare breaker in the panel I could use. I've found a wiring diagram on this site of the earlier version E38's, but can't find one for the later versions. I'm not sure if anybody has done something similar, or has a wiring diagram for the later E38's.
Thanks!
Mark