Options for shore power - USA and Caribbean trip

[RJJ]

Hi folks

Our boat is European-wired for shore power - 2 pin sockets in each cabin. We are off on the ARC this year (crikey, I just wrote "next year", it's creeping up) and will be in Caribbean and potentially USA for a few months.

I would welcome thoughts on what to do for shore power. Option A is just stick to 300w solar panels, the charger, the inverter, and otherwise live without. Option B is some kind of plug in (or easily retrofit) 110V transformer device that's small, cheap and safe. Option C is just plug it in and don't power anything more than a laptop / phone charger. Option D is rewire the boat and seems to be disproportionate cost / labour for a few months' benefit.

So I would love anyone please to help me understand what Options B and C actually look like...if indeed B exists?? We won't have a TV or aircon, so our usage is for laptops, fridge, battery charging and occasional power tools.

Thanks as always.

 

[LadyInBed]

Simran AC-5000 Power Converter Voltage Transformer 110V to 220/240 Volt, 5000 Watt

https://www.amazon.com/Simran-AC-50...R6M68RZQ7Z6&psc=1&refRID=4E51S2X0MR6M68RZQ7Z6

 

[pvb]

Check your battery charger's specs. Many will accept a wide range of input voltage. The Sterling Pro Charge Ultra (one of the most popular chargers) for example, works on 80-270v.

 

[michael_w]

On my two Atlantic Circuits I didn't bother to change anything on the AC side, apart from buying a cheap 300w inverter to power the few bits of AC equipment I had on board. Its primary use was to run the magimix for soup making and charge the shoreside laptop.

The immersion heater for hot water worked fine, if a little slowly on 110v. The battery charger was happy to accept 110v or 220v.