Tony-B...
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:34pm
Post Subject:
Electrical
Is there any chance that you can give more information? Is this a new or post 1997 boat and if so are you fitting to comply with the RCD (Recreational Craft Directive) or the Boat Safety Scheme? Is this a hire boat or a long term live-a-board? Are you talking about mains sockets (from generator, shoreline, or inverter) or 12V sockets. The problem is that live-a-boards and hire boats may have to comply with the MAINS wiring regulations for houses. The RCD may have different requirements than the BSS and 12V circuits have few regulations apart from being above any likely bilge water level unless the ISO standards underlying the RCD say differently. Because of the ever present danger of flooding I would always seek to fit any sockets as high as I could, probably just under the gunwales. TB