Shore Power Basic
The mere idea of running AC electrical from shore, to a boat immersed in water, gets people’s attention. Marinco has been doing it better than anyone since 1972.
It all starts with an “inlet”. As the word suggests, we “let electricity in” via this portal. It’s a permanently mounted male electrical wiring device that allows for easy detachablity when the boat is underway. Add a powercord (which makes the run from boat to dock receptacle), and you have the basic system.
In Marinco’s case they’ve earned predominant market presence through superior design, service and performance. Marinco Stainless Steel inlets are the envy of the entire marine world. Two of the major differentiating benefits:
1) Cap Up Feature — When you’re making inlet to cord attachment, the unit “caps up” to allow for hands-free connection;
2) Easy Lock — The cord easily connects to the inlet with a bayonet style lockdown. And the cap locks down onto the inlet itself the same way.
The Marinco range of inlets are available at your favorite retailer. Check ‘em out on the web at www.marinco.com
Editor’s Note: John Tinghitella formerly VP Sales / Marketing for the Marinco Electrical Group spent many years in the trenches of the marine electrical products market. He’s moved on and now runs the hottest negotiation training group in the business.
On-Board Charging
It started out promising to be a great day.
Gear is loaded. You’re at the boat launch or marina. Wife and kids are ready to go. And then…
…You turn the key…nothing happens. Dead battery. Now it’s now a lousy day.
We all have war stories of preparing for a great day of boating or fishing, only to get snagged by boat batteries that somehow died since the last boat use. No rocket science here. Know this: batteries lose 1% of their charge each day they are not used. Boats often times sit for long periods between uses. You can do the math.
There is a better way. If you have not embraced the concept of on-board charging, you need to. It’s simple … buy, install and use a marine-grade battery charger. The technology has come a long way. While the boat is either trailered and stored in your garage, driveway or wherever, you leave it plugged in. So instead of discharge between boat uses, your batteries are well maintained and healthy.
Today’s 3 stage chargers recognize when the battery is fully re-charged, and then go into “maintenance” or ”float” mode. That keeps it topped off…so when you’re ready to boat, the batteries are ready to crank.
The Guest range of on-board battery chargers are simply the most reliable, best performing and longest lasting products in marine electronics. Check ‘em out!
Editor’s Note: John Tinghitella formerly VP Sales / Marketing for the Marinco Electrical Group spent many years in the trenches of the marine electrical products market. He’s moved on and now runs the hottest negotiation training group in the business.
