55 Year Old Electric Panel Upgrade

[SeaEric]

I thought he said that custom labels were on order and these are temporary. Knowing Eric this is NOT the end state.

Yes. This ^^^

[SeaEric]

Here is the finished panel with all but one of the custom labels in place. The breaker labeled "Heater" will become "Engine Block Heaters". I ordered the correct label and they sent the wrong one. This project was expensive, but I'm very pleased with the end result. Plus, I sleep a whole lot more soundly.

[SeaEric]

BTW there is an all new separate panel for the Air Conditioning, located in the Port side closet. 2 Breakers currently in use, one for each AC unit. I have capability for 4 breakers - one each for 3 new (future) units plus 1 for a sea water pump.

[Jammin']

Beautiful!

[Pascal]

That looks great! That was one of the first things i did on mine when I started the refit. The old panel in the port ER was done and really had to be moved upstairs.

[cww]

This is so worth doing for the 50 amp power, everything is heavier duty, the cords, plugs, wiring, switchgear, all way less problematic. I have had to replace so many shore power cables and outlets on my chris craft that had the same twin 30a setup because somebody didn’t know any better and put one of the air conditioning switches in the wrong position. On my hatt the worst that happens is you blow the fuse on the dock and realize you can’t run every ac and the water heater at once, but there’s nothing damaged.

[bigbill]

that looks great... please give an update on the smart plug in the future, i'm thinking of this change on my yf.. let us know how it is holding up

[SKYCHENEY]

I don't understand how the smartplug is an upgrade. The design of the plug and sealing is superior, but you lose the ability to plug two cords together, if needed and you still have the old plug on the shore end.

But I sure do like that new panel

[Jammin']

I don't understand how the smartplug is an upgrade. The design of the plug and sealing is superior, but you lose the ability to plug two cords together, if needed and you still have the old plug on the shore end.

But I sure do like that new panel

It keeps the fire on the dock side of the cord.

[SeaEric]

I don't understand how the smartplug is an upgrade. The design of the plug and sealing is superior, but you lose the ability to plug two cords together, if needed and you still have the old plug on the shore end.

But I sure do like that new panel

My 2 new shore power cords were built using a 75' white cable that is used for cablemaster replacement. My "home" cord is about 12' long so that left 60' + for my "travel" cord. Smart Plugs on the boat end and typical Hubbell ends on the dock. I purchased and will carry a spare 25' standard 50a Hubbell cord if I need to extend to reach a far pedestal source. I like the Smart Plug well enough at this point that I don't see myself ever going back to the twist lock type.