I own a new Hunter 33 purchased last year. One of the options that it came with was air conditioning. Throughout the season last year, I found that I kept tripping the circuit breaker every time I was hooked up to shore power with the air and hot water heater running at the same time. So, during the winter months I decided to figure out what exactly was wrong. Come to find out, when looking in the manual for the boat, there is some very fine print that says that boats outfitted with air, should come with 2 shore power outlets installed by the factory. Hunter is trying to deny that this is their problem, and I was just wondering if anyone else has come across this problem yet, and if so, what did you do about it? The dealer who sold the boat to me agrees that this issue should be resolved by the Hunter factory
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I got 2 cords
My 33 came with two 50 foot 30 amp shore power cords. I know for certain that it came from the factory that way. Do you know the amperage of your air conditioner? Do you know the amperage of your water heater? The water heater is about 12.5 amps. The A/C is about 12 more amps. The problem is that the A/C draws about TRIPLE its normal amperage on startup; so that is about 36 amps. THe following letter was sent out from Hunter about this subject: April 14, 2004 Dear Hunter Owners, Over the last few weeks it has been brought to our attention that many Hunter owners are not using the proper amperage and voltage required for boats with factory-installed heat and air-conditioning. It is outlined in the Hunter Owners manual for all boats to use two (2) thirty-amp services if either the heat or air-conditioning is being operated on the vessel. At no time should splitters or pigtails be used in conjunction with power cords to service a boat. Any boat leaving Hunter will require, no less than, one-hundred twenty volts and thirty amps of service for each dockside inlet on the boat. Failure to provide this type of service can and will cause system failures. It is not uncommon for short cycling of the units or tripping of the main circuit breakers to occur when low voltage or amperage is delivered to the boat. For many years it has been common for owners to use a single fifty amp service with a splitter/pigtail. With today’s new overhead ducting systems, such as in the H41, proper amperage and voltage to the boat is a necessity. For owners who are not familiar with this requirement a review of their boats owner’s manual will be of help. For H41 owners you should refer to page 63A -2 in your manual. Thank you The Customer Service Department
My 33 came with two 50 foot 30 amp shore power cords. I know for certain that it came from the factory that way. Do you know the amperage of your air conditioner? Do you know the amperage of your water heater? The water heater is about 12.5 amps. The A/C is about 12 more amps. The problem is that the A/C draws about TRIPLE its normal amperage on startup; so that is about 36 amps. THe following letter was sent out from Hunter about this subject: April 14, 2004 Dear Hunter Owners, Over the last few weeks it has been brought to our attention that many Hunter owners are not using the proper amperage and voltage required for boats with factory-installed heat and air-conditioning. It is outlined in the Hunter Owners manual for all boats to use two (2) thirty-amp services if either the heat or air-conditioning is being operated on the vessel. At no time should splitters or pigtails be used in conjunction with power cords to service a boat. Any boat leaving Hunter will require, no less than, one-hundred twenty volts and thirty amps of service for each dockside inlet on the boat. Failure to provide this type of service can and will cause system failures. It is not uncommon for short cycling of the units or tripping of the main circuit breakers to occur when low voltage or amperage is delivered to the boat. For many years it has been common for owners to use a single fifty amp service with a splitter/pigtail. With today’s new overhead ducting systems, such as in the H41, proper amperage and voltage to the boat is a necessity. For owners who are not familiar with this requirement a review of their boats owner’s manual will be of help. For H41 owners you should refer to page 63A -2 in your manual. Thank you The Customer Service Department
dual 30s
I had the same problem. Our dealer never registered our boat so we never got the message about the safety issue with boats with A/C. You can go to Hunter's website and see the letter in the product safety notifications. The story we got was that at first they were not going to put 2 30s on and then they decided to and raise the price. The changed ours with a new 110 panel(dual), dual breakers, and an extra cord and outlet in the boat. I think you should press the issue because it is not safe, it won't work right and there is just two much wattage for 30 amps with an air conditioner.
I had the same problem. Our dealer never registered our boat so we never got the message about the safety issue with boats with A/C. You can go to Hunter's website and see the letter in the product safety notifications. The story we got was that at first they were not going to put 2 30s on and then they decided to and raise the price. The changed ours with a new 110 panel(dual), dual breakers, and an extra cord and outlet in the boat. I think you should press the issue because it is not safe, it won't work right and there is just two much wattage for 30 amps with an air conditioner.
Not my problem - see the other guy
I make no secret of the fact that I am not a fan of Hunter Marine for a number of personal reasons. However, in this instance I think the dealership ought to 'belly up' to a greater part of the responsibility. If you ordered AC as an option, the salesman/dealer should have advised you of the full configuration and requirements for that option, prior to ordering. If he/they did not know the boat sufficiently well to do so, he/they should not be selling the boat. Finding out only after you had access to a Manual means the horse has bolted!! In a perfect world Hunter should have gone back to the dealer to verify or stipulate the additional requirement for the AC option, prior to issuing the build spec internally. However it is far from a perfect world at Alachua!!! PS: (Some) dealers, in a cosy togetherness with Hunter, love to play this (well-rehearsed) game of 'not my problem.' In the meanwhile, the customer is shafted and neither cares.
I make no secret of the fact that I am not a fan of Hunter Marine for a number of personal reasons. However, in this instance I think the dealership ought to 'belly up' to a greater part of the responsibility. If you ordered AC as an option, the salesman/dealer should have advised you of the full configuration and requirements for that option, prior to ordering. If he/they did not know the boat sufficiently well to do so, he/they should not be selling the boat. Finding out only after you had access to a Manual means the horse has bolted!! In a perfect world Hunter should have gone back to the dealer to verify or stipulate the additional requirement for the AC option, prior to issuing the build spec internally. However it is far from a perfect world at Alachua!!! PS: (Some) dealers, in a cosy togetherness with Hunter, love to play this (well-rehearsed) game of 'not my problem.' In the meanwhile, the customer is shafted and neither cares.
A/C 2005
We toured the factory in Alatchua before Memorial Day and noted that the 33s coming off of the assembly line with A/C now have dual 30s. Also, we understand that Hunter has a package(dual 110 breaker panel,wiring,shore outlet and cord, etc) for Dealers who want to install A/C as an add on after the fact at the dealership. If yours was ordered from the factory with air, yours should have had dual 30s. We received different stories about why ours did'nt have dual 30s. One time we were told that they just forgot to put it on. The factory retrofitted ours with dual 30s and it has been so much better. I don't think our inverter charger would charge when we did not have enough power because of the A/C. Our circut breaker has not tripped since it has had two 30s. The dealer should press the issue with the factory and you should settle for nothing less than complete satisfaction.
We toured the factory in Alatchua before Memorial Day and noted that the 33s coming off of the assembly line with A/C now have dual 30s. Also, we understand that Hunter has a package(dual 110 breaker panel,wiring,shore outlet and cord, etc) for Dealers who want to install A/C as an add on after the fact at the dealership. If yours was ordered from the factory with air, yours should have had dual 30s. We received different stories about why ours did'nt have dual 30s. One time we were told that they just forgot to put it on. The factory retrofitted ours with dual 30s and it has been so much better. I don't think our inverter charger would charge when we did not have enough power because of the A/C. Our circut breaker has not tripped since it has had two 30s. The dealer should press the issue with the factory and you should settle for nothing less than complete satisfaction.
Hey LMS of Chicago...
in light of the discussion above, what is Hunter's argument/reasoning in "trying to deny that this is their problem" as you say above? Who installed the a/c on your boat, Hunter, the dealer, or some third party? Seems that if it were Hunter, as most of the posters above have said above, Hunter would retrofit your boat accordingly. It seems odd that they would argue with just you. Maybe a little info?
in light of the discussion above, what is Hunter's argument/reasoning in "trying to deny that this is their problem" as you say above? Who installed the a/c on your boat, Hunter, the dealer, or some third party? Seems that if it were Hunter, as most of the posters above have said above, Hunter would retrofit your boat accordingly. It seems odd that they would argue with just you. Maybe a little info?
2 Power Cords
My 2005 hunter 33 has A/C and came with two 30 amp cords and outlets from the factory. My previous boat, which also had A/C only had one 30 amp service. We could only run some of the electricla loas when the A/C was on or we would trip the breaker due to overload on startup.
My 2005 hunter 33 has A/C and came with two 30 amp cords and outlets from the factory. My previous boat, which also had A/C only had one 30 amp service. We could only run some of the electricla loas when the A/C was on or we would trip the breaker due to overload on startup.
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