Newby question about power cord connections in dry storage

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Ralph vaughn

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Nov 14, 2018
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Atlanta Ga
Boat Info
2007 Sea Ray 290 radar & GPS, triple axle trailer. 2006 Sea Ray 280 radar & GPS & triple axle tlr
Engines
5.0 MPI closed cooling Sea Core engines & Bravo III outdrives
4.3 MPI with alpha outdrives
My 290 is stored in a covered RV lot. I connect my 30 amp marine power cord to a 30 amp power pole or a 120 volt power pole using adapters I purchased at amazon. When I go to the MDP the green power light is off but the voltage meter indicates I'm getting 125 volts. Am I doing something wrong that is causing the green power light to be off?
 
Do you have a Reverse Polarity light beside the green light?...if not that might indicate you have reverse polarity somewhere in the circuit after the boat
 
The green power light is off. The reversed polarity light is also off. The ac power shows 125 volts. The outlets are working properly.

can I run my AC heat with boat out of water?

Maldonado boat hasn’t been connected to electricity for 10 plus days or possibly longer. Would this be why my cabin lights don’t work because batteries are dead. How long to recharge.
 
Ralph vaughn said:
can I run my AC heat with boat out of water?
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No the AC/Heat requires raw water for operation. Water pickup is via the hull bottom strainer and then pumped out through the side via one of the through hulls.

-Kevin
 
Ralph vaughn said:
Maldonado boat hasn’t been connected to electricity for 10 plus days or possibly longer. Would this be why my cabin lights don’t work because batteries are dead. How long to recharge.
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Batteries could be dead or just disconnected via the battery switch. If the batteries are on and the cabin light switch is on in the panel then most likely the batteries are drained. If you hook up to AC and turn on your AC Converter (this is the charger) you should see DC voltage for lights almost right away since the charger is putting out the voltage.

-Kevin
 
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