Developed in response to customer demand for a compact, robust weatherproof kWh meter, suitable for marine use. Manufactured in our UK workshop, these units provides an exceptional quality shoreline cable, combined with a digital MID certified meter, offering a range of advantages when compared to other available products.
Boats in the UK use four types of connector, which are not cross compatible. Please carefully check the connection on your current shoreline lead before ordering.
The meter is available with four types of output socket. For further guidance on the different types of marine connectors and using shore power, see our guide.
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Shoreline Lead Socket
To Fit Boat Inlet |
IEC60309 'Commando'230v 16A IEC60309 230v 16A socket, commonly referred to as a Commando or CEE connector. This is the most common connector used across the UK and Europe for small boats. Note that in contrast to the Victron connector below, the plastic around the boat inlet protrudes outwards and is 43mm diameter. The shoreline socket is recessed inside the blue shell, with an outside diameter of 49mm. 230v 32A and 63A Larger 32A (57mm diameter) and 63A versions (69mm diameter) are also available - contact us for details. |
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Shoreline Lead Socket  To Fit Boat Inlet |
Victron Energy/Ratio250v 16A The same connector is marketed under the brand names Victron Energy and Ratio Electronics. At first glance it can appear the same as the commando connector, as the pins are an identical size and configuration. However, the two types are not cross compatible. In contrast to the commando connector, the pins in the boat inlet are recessed inside. The shoreline socket part protrudes from the outer yellow shell and is 39.5mm in diameter. 250v 32A and 50A Larger 32A (50mm diameter) and 50A (52mm diameter) versions are also available - contact us for details. |
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Shoreline Lead Socket
To Fit Boat Inlet |
Marinco230v 16A The Marinco is the European version of the most popular connector in Northern America. The connector has flat blades, pushes in and then twists to lock. The connector will be marked 230v 16A, although it is actually based on the NEMA L5-30 design. The white section of the shoreline socket is 45mm in diameter and 19mm deep, far less than the Hubbell. The outside diameter of the blades in the boat inlet is 27mm. If you look at the boat inlet, one of the blades is an L shape. The blade clockwise from the L shaped blade is wider than the one anti-clockwise. If you look at end of the shoreline connector, the hole anti-clockwise from the L shaped hole is wider than the one clockwise. 230v 32A A larger 30A (50mm diameter) version is available - contact us for details. |
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Shoreline Lead Socket To Fit Boat Inlet |
Hubbell230v 16A The Hubbell connector is also the European version of a connector used in Northern America. The connector has flat blades, pushes in and then twists to lock. The connector will be marked 230v 16A, although it is actually based on the NEMA L5-15 design. The white section of the shoreline socket is 45mm in diameter and 35mm deep. The outside diameter of the blades in the boat inlet is smaller than the Marinco at 24mm. If you look at the boat inlet, one of the blades is an L shape. The blade anti-clockwise from the L shaped blade is wider than the one clockwise. If you look at end of the shoreline connector, the hole clockwise from the L shaped hole is wider than the one anti-clockwise. |
Meter specification:
- Digital kWh meter, with class 1 accuracy.
- MID B&D approved, which is the certification required for a meter to be used for sub-billing applications.
- Cumulative kWh reading is retained permanently, even if the power is removed for a long period of time.
- Pressing the push button toggles the meter between displaying the live power usage, a resettable kWh reading and a non-resettable (by any means) cumulative kWh reading.
- Download meter component manual.
We offer a range of cable storage solutions to keep your lead neat and tidy.
- Irrespective of the outlet socket, all units are supplied with a heavy duty German manufactured Menneke 230v 16A CEE IEC 60309 plug.
- Robust compact IP65 rated weatherproof enclosure (6 = complete dust protection, 5 = protected against water jets from any direction).
- Dimensions W105mm x H158mm x D115mm.
- Available in 0.5m and 10m lengths - select the required length from the drop down list above. Custom lengths can be made to order, even for just one unit.
- Heavy duty 2.5mmsq H07BQ-F orange rubber cable. This marine grade cable is simply in a different league to the normal blue artic cable. It offers extremely high resistance to UV, oil and mechanical damage, remaining flexible down to -40C.
- We do not use artic blue cable as it offers poor resistance to UV, oil and mechanical damage and should not be used below -5C (see IET article).
- Meter is placed approximately 25-30cm from the plug, but can be inserted at any point along the cable on request.
- Each unit has a unique serial number, which can be accessed by removing the top section of the enclosure.
- Contact us for 32A units.
- PAT tested.
