Genny to boat question

[rustymember]

The sun's going down and the nights getting longer so time to get myself a genny. Looking at some cheap low wattage ones such as this

www.a2zcamping.co.uk/camping-generators/pro-user-850-watt-generator-2-stroke.html

though would probably avoid this particular model. Anyways noticed that not many actually come with a 16a scket as in the usual one you would have when attaching to shore. Is it normal or okay to have a 13a to 16a connector?

Also, my neighbour looked a little confused at our power inlet on the boat as was a plug as opposed to a socket. Did some muppet put in the wong thing as if so an easy fix to replace with a socket.

[Roy]

Sept 21, 2012 10:42:49 GMT rustymember said:

Also, my neighbour looked a little confused at our power inlet on the boat as was a plug as opposed to a socket. Did some muppet put in the wong thing as if so an easy fix to replace with a socket.

Don't change it!
Plug may look unusual but it is SAFE.
If the shore lead was plugged into the mains (or Generator) with a plug on the end and not plugged into the boat socket, the prongs on the plug attached to the lead would be live and very dangerous.
With the plug on the boat end, it is never live when exposed.
(hope that makes sense)

[Roy]

Sept 21, 2012 10:42:49 GMT rustymember said:

www.a2zcamping.co.uk/camping-generators/pro-user-850-watt-generator-2-stroke.html

though would probably avoid this particular model. Anyways noticed that not many actually come with a 16a scket as in the usual one you would have when attaching to shore. Is it normal or okay to have a 13a to 16a connector?

I had one of those cheap 2/t generators as a standby.
A bit noisy, not a lot of power (depends on what you want to run on it)
But it did the job and that's what maters.
As I say it depends on what you intend using it for.

And yes a lot come with a 13amp three pin socket on them.
13amp plug on one end of the lead to a (what ever you need to plug into your boat) on the other.

[rustymember]

cheers roy. Just reaffirmed what i thought. Silly neighbour has a dangerous plug in that case. Anyways yeah just gonna rewire the lead to 16 amp 3 pin on one end in that case