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Long Beach Marine Electric: Dockside Marine Electrician in Long Beach, CA
Shore power tripping, batteries dead, bilge pump quiet? Long Beach Marine Electric connects you with a licensed, insured marine electrician who comes to your slip, finds the fault with a meter, not guesswork, and gives you a written price before any work starts.
- Free estimate within 24 hours
- ABYC Marine Electrical Certified
- Published pricing
- Written price before work
- ABYC Marine Electrical Certified electrician
- ABYC E-11 AC/DC standard
- NEC 555.35: 30 mA pedestal protection
- Tinned marine-grade wire only
- Leakage & voltage-drop testing
- Written price before work
- 30A & 50A · 120V & 240V shore power
Sound familiar?
The four calls that can’t wait until the weekend
Electrical faults on a boat in a slip get worse while nobody’s aboard. These are the ones to call about today.
Pedestal keeps tripping
The pedestal is cutting power because current is leaking off the boat. Leave it unplugged until the leak is found, because that current can go into the water.
Burnt or melted plug
Brown or melted plastic at the inlet means a connection is running hot. In BoatUS claims, AC faults between the pedestal and the inlet cause about 12% of boat fires.
Bilge pump not cycling
BoatUS research found boats sink at the dock 4 times as often as underway, and nearly half of those sinkings follow heavy rain. A pump that only runs on manual won’t save the boat while you’re away.
Batteries flat every weekend
A parasitic draw, a failed charger or a dying alternator. A dead bank also means a dead bilge pump.
What gets fixed
Marine electrical services in Long Beach
Repairs first, then upgrades. Every job starts with testing, not parts-swapping.
Boat Electrical Repair
Dead circuits, flickering panels, intermittent faults. A dockside electrician traces the fault with a meter and a voltage-drop test, then fixes it at your slip.
Details Call-nowShore Power Repair
Pedestal keeps tripping, burnt inlet, no AC at the panel. Covers 30A and 50A inlets, cords, ELCI breakers and leakage faults.
Details Call-nowMarine Battery Installation
Batteries keep dying, or the charger won't charge on shore power? Covers battery banks, chargers, switches and parasitic-draw testing.
Details Call-nowBilge Pump Repair
Pump runs on manual but not on auto, or won't shut off. Covers float switches, wiring, fuses and high-water alarms.
DetailsGalvanic Corrosion Testing
Zincs gone in weeks? Covers reference-electrode testing, galvanic isolators and isolation transformers for crowded marinas.
DetailsLithium Battery Conversion
LiFePO4 house banks installed to ABYC E-13, with matched chargers, alternator regulation, DC-DC charging and BMS integration.
DetailsMarine Inverter Installation
Pure-sine inverter/chargers sized to your loads and wired with proper transfer switching, so they don't trip the pedestal.
DetailsBoat Rewiring
Aging automotive wire replaced with tinned marine cable, new AC/DC panels and labeled circuits, built to ABYC E-11.
DetailsMarine Electronics Installation
Chartplotters, radar, VHF/AIS and autopilots on a clean NMEA 2000 backbone, with correct power and grounding.
DetailsBoat LED Lighting
Navigation lights to COLREGs, underwater lights, and cabin and deck LED retrofits that cut DC load.
DetailsMarine Solar Installation
Bimini, arch and deck-mounted panels with MPPT controllers, sized to keep moored and liveaboard boats topped up.
DetailsYacht Electrical Systems
50A and 100A 240V service, generator transfer switches, isolation transformers and digital switching on 40 ft+ yachts.
DetailsCommercial Marine Electrical
Work boats, charter and sportfishing boats, crew boats and harbor vessels: troubleshooting, rewiring, charging systems and inspection-ready repairs.
DetailsWhy book through us
Fewer surprises, more answers
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Prices published up front
Hourly rates and job ranges are on this site, with the math shown. Most Long Beach marine electricians don’t publish prices at all.
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Diagnosis before parts
Leakage, polarity and voltage-drop tests at the slip, so you pay for the fix and not for guesses.
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ABYC certified, built to E-11
Your electrician holds the ABYC Marine Electrical Certification and works to ABYC E-11: tinned marine cable, correct overcurrent protection and sealed connections, the standard surveyors check.
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One call, the right specialist
Shore power, lithium, yacht systems or a Duffy pack. You’re matched with an electrician who does that work.
How it works
From call to fixed
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Call or send the form
Give the boat, the marina and what failed. You get a callback the same day.
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Dockside diagnosis
The electrician tests the system at your slip and finds the fault.
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Written price, then work
You approve a fixed parts-and-labor price. Simple repairs like inlets, cords and float switches usually finish on the same visit.
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Re-test and hand-over
The system is re-tested on shore power, and you get written findings on what was fixed.
Get an emergency marine electrician to your slip
Lost shore power, dead batteries or a bilge pump that won’t run: call now for a same-day callback.
Upfront pricing
What marine electrical work costs in Long Beach
Real ranges with the math shown, so you know the ballpark before anyone comes to the dock. Your electrician confirms a fixed price in writing after inspecting the boat.
Dockside diagnosis & repair
$140–$200/hr
Typically a 1–2 hr minimum at your slip
Basis: Published 2026 marine-electrician shop rates; one Long Beach firm published $175/hr with a 2-hr minimum
See detailsShore power inlet & cord
$180–$1,175
Installed, 30A, from a like-for-like inlet up to a SmartPlug inlet + 50 ft cord
Basis: Parts $36 (inlet interior) to ~$540–$575 (SmartPlug kit) + 1–3 hrs labor
See detailsELCI main breaker install
From ~$1,000
50A boats; adds onboard 30 mA leakage protection (ABYC E-11)
Basis: Blue Sea C-Series 50A ELCI lists ~$719 + 2–4 hrs labor
See detailsWhat changes the price: boat size and AC service (30A vs 50A), access behind panels, wire condition, parts brand, and whether the fault is on the boat or the dock.
Estimate my jobNot sure what it costs?
Get a price for your boat
Tell us the boat, the marina and what's wrong. An electrician calls back the same day with next steps and a free estimate within 24 hours.
Know what you're paying for
DIY vs cheap fix vs proper marine work
| Factor | DIY | Cheap operator | Proper marine work |
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| Wire | Hardware-store copper, often solid core | Automotive stranded, untinned | UL 1426 tinned, fine-strand marine cable |
| Connections | Twist-on nuts, tape | Uninsulated crimps | Ratcheting crimps + adhesive heat-shrink |
| Fault finding | Swap parts until it works | Replace the obvious part | Meter, voltage-drop and leakage testing first |
| Overcurrent protection | Often missing | Fuse sized to the load, not the wire | Sized to the wire, within 7 in of the source (ABYC E-11) |
| Shore power safety | Household parts, no ELCI | Inlet swapped, leak left behind | Leakage test, ELCI, galvanic protection |
| Survey and insurance | Flagged at survey | Often flagged | Built to the standard surveyors check |
| Paperwork | None | Invoice only | Written findings, labeled circuits, updated wiring notes |
Where the electricians go
Harbors and cities served
Dockside service across Long Beach and the nearby LA and Orange County harbors, plus trailer boats stored at home.
Long Beach
Alamitos Bay, Naples, Shoreline Marina and Rainbow Harbor: about 3,500 city slips.
Huntington Beach
Huntington Harbour canal docks, Peter's Landing, Sunset Aquatic Marina, plus Sunset Beach and Seal Beach.
Newport Beach
About 9,000 boats across roughly 18 marinas and the harbor's mooring fields.
Redondo Beach
King Harbor's four marinas: about 1,400 slips plus moorings.
Los Alamitos
Trailer boats stored at home in Los Alamitos, Rossmoor and Seal Beach.
Straight answers
Marine electrician questions, answered
How much does a marine electrician cost in Long Beach?
Does my boat need to be hauled out for electrical work?
Who actually does the work?
Why does my boat keep tripping the shore power pedestal?
How fast can an electrician get to my boat?
Which harbors do you cover?
Get a marine electrician to your Long Beach slip
Same-day dockside callback · Free estimate within 24 hours.