2003 3860 Engine Room

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Anyone know if the 3860 has an 120 outlet in the engine room. I bought a boatsafe heater that the manufacturer recommends hard wiring but I would rather just put a plug on if I have a engine room 120 outlet.

Thanks,
Steve
 
No, it does not and if you have gas engines putting one in can be very difficult to do "legally"

There is a thread in the Surveyors forum that goes into a lot of detail on this issue in general. The gist is you need an ignition protected outlet due to the potential for gas fumes. Easier said than done.
 
On the 3880 it's very easy but I'm afraid I don't know the 3860 well enough to help. I'm assuming the AC panel is in the salon which means you have to run thru the aft stateroom somewhere. Sorry I'm not going to be much help on this one.
 
You should have a GFI in the cockpit at your wetbar. That is where you can plug it in.
 
Dominic,
Congratulations on the new purchase. How do you like the Jeanneau in comparison to your old 4260?

Paul
 
Thanks, well obviously it is a totally different boat. The 42 felt more solid and was better equipped (meaning american amenities) which I will have to add myself. But overall the quality is very good. We test drove it from the lower helm and expected to hear a lot of rattling and squeeking but nothing. The 500HP Cummins just catapult the boat out of the water faster then any my Regals did, however the cruise is now down to about 27-28kts compared to the 31 we had on the 42. The engines are identical to the 540HP version and I heard that it is just the fuel mapping that needs to be changed, we will see. Other then that she is only 3 inches wider and 3 feet longer so we can keep our current slip, but has a lot more room. Can't wait, she is under wraps now, worse thing I ever did, buying a new boat in December.
 
I'm not sure how hard it would be to do on the 3860 but on our 3560, it took me the better part of the day to run a wire from the panel box back to the storage area under the helm seat and run the cord from the heater out of the engine compartment to the same storage area. I followed the factory runs with a fish tape to get through. After going through all of this, I found the ice maker has a plug in the same compartment. But now the bilge heater is on it's own circuit and breaker. There were a couple of spaces in the panel that were not being used at the time. Now one is for the bilge heater and the other is for the wine cooler. I would be carful about plugging a heater into a GFI protected outlet since it takes very little "leakage" to trip out.
 
My breaker panel inside is up against the rear bulkhead of the engine room so I will take a look to see if it can be done fairly easy. If not I will run it to the GFI outlet and put a protective cover over it.

Thanks,
Steve
 
Not needing an engine room heater and never anticipate needing one and will never live in a climate where one is necessary, I don't know squat about them. I do know about manufacturer's warranties, insurance investigation and insurance claims. Should a problem develop in the engine room that would cause severe shorting, fire or any other bad thing a non manufacturer or non licensed electrician installed in the engine room could easily void all insurance responsibility.

Arcing of an outlet is a distinct possibility when a high amperage or high wattage appliance is plugged in or switches on/off. If gasoline fumes were present then the possibility of an explosion becomes a better possibility. A couple of hundred bucks spent on a licensed electrician with marine experience would then be a bargain.

Just an opinion. Mike, 2004 4260
 
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