50 amp shorepower question

[greatlakestkd]

We took our 2002 460 Sundancer to another marina for the weekend and when I went to plug in our shorepower it would not connect to the base pedestal. My boat has 50a/250v and the harbormaster verified the pedestal is the same. We plugged into 2 other pedestals and it would not work either, so the harbormaster suggested we move to another slip that he said had recently installed new 50amp/250 connections and it worked just fine. To make it more confusing a boat just like mine, same year and everything pulled into the slip I just left and plugged in just fine. Any ideas?

 

[Alex F]

Do you have any pics of what's the fimale adapter on the dock looks like? It's possible that the 50amp was 120v in your slip while other slip had 50amp/240v.

 

[fwebster]

Did you turn the breakers on the pedestals on?

 

[osd9]

Frank...I was going to say the same thing....but geesh...you would think that the harbormaster would have thought of that.....

 

[Four Suns]

Were you at Trump Marina?

 

[Alex F]

I thought the plug didn't fit, but if you were able to get the plug in and had no power, then it's a different storry.

Gary,

If he was at Trump's he would have been accused of breaking the power........LOL.