Catalina 350 International Association

In what position do all of you leave the electrical power breakers with no one on board, while pier side?

I would think the safest set up would be: shore power OFF at the pedestal, both battery switches OFF and all electrical panel AC and DC breakers OFF except for the bilge pump.

We just took ownership of #59 so my wife and I will be on board weekends while we get the boat set up and outfitted for us so we would be onboard once a week and powering up.

Ours stays plugged in 24/7.

But, if you are on every weekend (with shore power on), that would be enough to keep the batteries charged.

If you are not using shore power, safest is to disconnect from the outlet.

A nearby lighting strike can follow neutral and ground wires as well as the hot wire. Just a little more safety factor.

Brett

Thanks for the reply.

I think for overall safety I'll go with power OFF and shore power disconnected on the pier. When we get onboard we can then plug in and power up while we are getting ready to get underway.