Well, I was also including labor costs of a competent marine electrician. I'm sure I could screw up it royally if I tried to install it myself. I may be being a little heavy-handed in estimating the probable labor charges, but I also know that no job is ever as straightforward as it initially appears. At 11:28 AM 5/2/2002 -0700, you wrote: >Richard, the costs you mention seem very high.......my transformer for >60 amp shore power only cost me 600usd......and it has a 5% upgrade tap >on it also..wired 208 or 240 volts...maybe the actual wiring is you big >cost?? mine was a replacement for the original which had no tap on >it...never heard of any problems with effecting ones brains......except >boat owners may be bit strange anyway !!!!!!!! so it may improve the >situation !! >Dennis Richard ------------------------- 49' Marine Trader Pilothouse (1978) Twin Lehman 120's SF Bay, CA