Beneteau Antares 30S

[Nigel52]

Just taken delivery of 2015 Beneteau Antares 30S initial views very pleased and delivery trip from Hythe Marina to Poole Friday 13th Dec went very well. A couple of things that surprised me was that there is no obvious indication when we plugged in to shore power other than plugging something into see I the socket was live. (Just ordered rom Amazon a voltage display plug that also indicates polarity etc, so hopefully that issue will be sorted.) Secondly it seems if one wishes to turn on the water heater one has to take up the floor under the helmsman seat and get on your hands and knees to find the switch. Is this normal on these boats or have others moved the switch to a more accessible position.

 

[Clash]

Just taken delivery of 2015 Beneteau Antares 30S initial views very pleased and delivery trip from Hythe Marina to Poole Friday 13th Dec went very well. A couple of things that surprised me was that there is no obvious indication when we plugged in to shore power other than plugging something into see I the socket was live. (Just ordered rom Amazon a voltage display plug that also indicates polarity etc, so hopefully that issue will be sorted.) Secondly it seems if one wishes to turn on the water heater one has to take up the floor under the helmsman seat and get on your hands and knees to find the switch. Is this normal on these boats or have others moved the switch to a more accessible position.

You could just leave the switch on under the seat and turn it off at the breaker? Or is that just as inaccessible?

 

[Nigel52]

You could just leave the switch on under the seat and turn it off at the breaker? Or is that just as inaccessible?

The breaker is under the floor

 

[Clash]

The breaker is under the floor

Well that leaves two options. Re-site the switch (probably not a trivial matter) or leave it on all the time. The water heater only comes on when connected to shore power, right?

 

[Nigel52]

I will leave as is. Need shore power on for battery charger and dehumidifier.

 

[Clash]

I will leave as is. Need shore power on for battery charger and dehumidifier.

Yeah, probably the best choice. The thing about water heaters is although they take a bit of juice to get the water up to temp when cold, they use very little to maintain the temp.

 

[PaulRainbow]

I will leave as is. Need shore power on for battery charger and dehumidifier.

If there is space in the consumer unit you could fit one of these in series with the MCB :

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/power-relays/5111133

A switch in a convenient location to activate the relay by 12v saves having to run 240v cable to a switch and back.

Leaving it on all the time will use a surprising amount of power over time.