# Boat Electrical Guides: Costs, Fixes & Standards | Long Beach Marine Electric > Boat electrical guides for Long Beach boat owners: real costs, what to do when shore power trips or batteries die, and ABYC and NEC rules explained. URL: https://longbeachmarineelectric.com/guide/ Answers before you call # Boat Electrical Guides [Long Beach Marine Electric](/) publishes these boat electrical guides so you can understand a problem, and what it should cost, before anyone comes to the dock. Every guide starts with a short answer, shows its sources, and links to the service that fixes it. - [Boat Electrical Repair](#boat-electrical-repair) - [Shore Power Repair](#shore-power-repair) - [Marine Battery Installation](#marine-battery-installation) - [Bilge Pump Repair](#bilge-pump-repair) - [Galvanic Corrosion Testing](#galvanic-corrosion-testing) - [Lithium Battery Conversion](#lithium-battery-conversion) - [Marine Inverter Installation](#marine-inverter-installation) - [Boat Rewiring](#boat-rewiring) - [Marine Solar Installation](#marine-solar-installation) - [Marine Electrical Inspection](#marine-electrical-inspection) ## [Boat Electrical Repair](/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. - [Cost Guide How Much Does a Marine Electrician Cost in Long Beach? (2026) Hourly rates, minimums and what common dockside jobs actually cost, with the math shown.](/guide/marine-electrician-cost/) ## [Shore Power Repair](/shore-power-repair/) Pedestal keeps tripping, burnt inlet, no AC at the panel. Covers 30A and 50A inlets, cords, ELCI breakers and leakage faults. - [What To Do Now Burnt Shore Power Plug: Is It Dangerous and What Should You Do? Brown plastic, melted pins or a warm plug are all warnings. Here's what's happening and what to do.](/guide/burnt-shore-power-plug/) - [Learn Marina ELCI Requirements: What NEC 555.35 and ABYC E-11 Mean for Your Boat Why marinas changed the rules, what your boat is expected to have, and what to do if it doesn't pass.](/guide/marina-elci-requirements/) - [Cost Guide Shore Power Installation Cost: Inlets, Cords, ELCI and Isolators (2026) What it costs to replace an inlet, upgrade a cord, add an ELCI or install a galvanic isolator, with parts prices and labor shown.](/guide/shore-power-installation-cost/) - [What To Do Now Why Does My Boat Keep Tripping the Shore Power Breaker? A tripping pedestal is a warning, not a nuisance. Here's what causes it and how to find the fault.](/guide/boat-tripping-shore-power-breaker/) ## [Marine Battery Installation](/marine-battery-installation/) Batteries keep dying, or the charger won't charge on shore power? Covers battery banks, chargers, switches and parasitic-draw testing. - [What To Do Now Boat Batteries Not Charging on Shore Power: What to Check Plugged in but still going flat? Work from the pedestal to the battery and the fault shows itself.](/guide/boat-batteries-not-charging-on-shore-power/) - [What To Do Now Why Does My Boat Battery Keep Dying? Six causes, the tests that tell them apart, and what to do before the bilge pump loses power.](/guide/boat-battery-keeps-dying/) ## [Bilge Pump Repair](/bilge-pump-repair/) Pump runs on manual but not on auto, or won't shut off. Covers float switches, wiring, fuses and high-water alarms. - [What To Do Now Bilge Pump Works on Manual but Not Automatic: How to Fix It Manual working tells you the pump is fine. The problem is in the part that protects the boat while you're away.](/guide/bilge-pump-works-manual-not-automatic/) ## [Galvanic Corrosion Testing](/galvanic-corrosion-testing/) Zincs gone in weeks? Covers reference-electrode testing, galvanic isolators and isolation transformers for crowded marinas. - [Decision Guide Galvanic Isolator vs Isolation Transformer: Which Does Your Boat Need? Both protect your underwater metal from the marina. They do it differently, at different cost and weight.](/guide/galvanic-isolator-vs-isolation-transformer/) - [What To Do Now Zincs Wearing Out Fast? Galvanic vs Stray Current Corrosion Anodes that vanish in weeks are a symptom. The cause is either a galvanic load through shore power, or stray current.](/guide/zincs-wearing-out-fast/) ## [Lithium Battery Conversion](/lithium-battery-conversion/) LiFePO4 house banks installed to ABYC E-13, with matched chargers, alternator regulation, DC-DC charging and BMS integration. - [Cost Guide Boat Lithium Conversion Cost: What a LiFePO4 Upgrade Really Costs (2026) Batteries are only part of it. Here's what a lithium conversion costs once chargers, alternator protection and labor are included.](/guide/lithium-conversion-cost/) - [Learn Lithium Batteries and Boat Insurance: What Insurers Want to See Talk to your insurer before you buy batteries, and get the installation documented to ABYC E-13.](/guide/lithium-batteries-boat-insurance/) - [Decision Guide Lithium vs AGM Marine Batteries: Which Is Worth It for Your Boat? Price per battery points one way, price per usable amp-hour and per cycle the other. Here's how to decide.](/guide/lithium-vs-agm-marine-batteries/) ## [Marine Inverter Installation](/marine-inverter-installation/) Pure-sine inverter/chargers sized to your loads and wired with proper transfer switching, so they don't trip the pedestal. - [Decision Guide Inverter vs Generator on a Boat: Which Do You Need? Silent power from the batteries, or engine-driven power that runs anything. Most boats are better served by one, and some need both.](/guide/inverter-vs-generator-on-a-boat/) - [Cost Guide Marine Inverter Installation Cost (2026): Inverter/Charger Prices and Labor The inverter is about a third of the bill. Cables, fusing, transfer switching and labor make up the rest.](/guide/marine-inverter-installation-cost/) ## [Boat Rewiring](/boat-rewiring/) Aging automotive wire replaced with tinned marine cable, new AC/DC panels and labeled circuits, built to ABYC E-11. - [Learn ABYC Electrical Standards: What They Require and Why Your Boat Is Measured Against Them The standards surveyors, insurers and good electricians all work to, in plain English.](/guide/abyc-electrical-standards/) - [Cost Guide Boat Rewiring Cost: How Much to Rewire a Boat in 2026? Rewiring is priced by scope and hours. Here's how the stages break down, and why most owners rewire in stages.](/guide/boat-rewiring-cost/) - [Decision Guide DIY Boat Wiring vs Hiring a Marine Electrician: Where to Draw the Line Plenty of boat electrical work is fair game for owners. Some of it starts fires, trips marinas or fails surveys. Here's the line.](/guide/diy-boat-wiring-vs-marine-electrician/) ## [Marine Solar Installation](/marine-solar-installation/) Bimini, arch and deck-mounted panels with MPPT controllers, sized to keep moored and liveaboard boats topped up. - [Cost Guide Boat Solar Panel Installation Cost (2026): A 400 W System Priced Out Panels are cheap. Mounting, wiring and set-up are where the cost and the quality are.](/guide/marine-solar-installation-cost/) ## [Marine Electrical Inspection](/marine-electrical-inspection/) Pre-purchase electrical checks and repairs for the electrical items your surveyor or insurer flagged, measured against ABYC. - [Learn Marine Survey Electrical Findings: What They Mean and How to Fix Them Your surveyor or insurer listed electrical items. Here's what the common ones mean, how urgent they are, and how they get fixed.](/guide/marine-survey-electrical-findings/) Rather talk to someone? Call (562) 374-7233 for a same-day callback. [Call (562) 374-7233](tel:+15623747233) [Get a Free Estimate](/contact/)