Shore power questions

[FredV]

I'm considering getting a 2x30amp Y adapter for a 50amp dock outlet, a 30amp SmartPlug cord set (I installed a SmartPlug inlet on the boat), and another regular 30amp cord set (for future use). The idea here is to use the SmartPlug cord as my primary power source, and add the other cord as an additional power source only when needed. I would still have to install an additional circuit breaker for the second cord, but was thinking I could wire this to select outlets in the boat to use for extra heaters, etc. My questions are:

- Does this setup make sense?
- Is there another better way to do this?

Thanks!

 

[chuckwayne]

I've got a similar setup on Escape so we can separately power the AC if we need we need the std 30 amp for other things (charger and water heater). I use the Y all the time when we're with other boats since some of the marinas we use have more 50amp than 30 amp posts - 2 sailboats can then share a post